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MARCIA MILGROM DODGE American director, choreographer, writer, teacher. Born April 28, 1955 in Detroit, MI. Married to Anthony Dodge on October 20, 1980. Daughter Natasha Dodge born September 23, 1997 in Russia, Adopted in October, 1998.

Marcia’s work as a director and choreographer has been seen throughout the United States, in Canada, Great Britain and South Korea. Her first play, the Edgar Award nominated SHERLOCK HOLMES & THE WEST END HORROR, co-written with her husband Anthony Dodge, had it's world premiere production at Bay Street Theatre in June, 2002 and played to sold-out houses at the Asolo Theatre Company in Sarasota, FL and Pioneer Theatre in Salt Lake City, Utah. On Broadway she served as Associate Choreographer of HIGH SOCIETY at the St. James Theatre. Her TheatreworksUSA production of SEUSSICAL garnered rave reviews when it played at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, NYC in 2007. It is booked to tour through 2010. Off-Broadway: COOKIN' (Minetta Lane, The New Victory Theatre); THE SECOND HURRICANE (The 92nd Street Y); RADIO GALS (John Houseman Theatre); Maltby & Shire's award-winning CLOSER THAN EVER (Cherry Lane); THE MUSIC MAN (New York City Opera); William Finn's ROMANCE IN HARD TIMES (NY Shakespeare Festival) and Donald Margulies' THE LOMAN FAMILY PICNIC (Manhattan Theatre Club). World premieres include KNIGHT LIFE THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING (Riverside Theatre); Rupert Holmes' THUMBS starring Kathie Lee Gifford and Diana Canova (Helen Hayes Theatre Company); COOKIN' (S. Korea and International Tour); ONE FOOT ON THE FLOOR by Jeffrey Hatcher (also conceived, Denver Center Theatre Co.); OFF-KEY (George Street Playhouse); ELMER GANTRY (LaJolla Playhouse) and CASINO PARADISE with William Bolcom & Arnold Weinstein (American Music Theatre Festival.) For the Cape Playhouse she directed CRIMES OF THE HEART starring Sandy Duncan, ACCOMPLICE with Stephanie Zimbalist & Richard Kind and ANGEL STREET starring David McCallum & Jean LeClerc. For Sacramento Music Circus: MY FAIR LADY, GYPSY, JEKYLL & HYDE, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, GREASE, DAMN YANKEES, THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN, KISMET Other projects include MASTER CLASS (Maltz Jupiter Theatre); BLITHE SPIRIT & DAMES AT SEA (Riverside Theatre); ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, HAIR and FIT TO PRINT (Bay Street Theatre); KISMET, FORUM w/Gary Beach and DAMN YANKEES (Sacramento Music Circus); GOOSEBUMPS-LIVE ON STAGE (Wintergardens Opera House, Blackpool, England); ON THE TOWN, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG and OF THEE I SING* (Arena Stage, *Helen Hayes Award Nomination for Outstanding Choreography). As resident director of the Phoenix Theatre Co. at SUNY Purchase she directed Ken Ludwig's SULLIVAN & GILBERT starring George Grizzard, HIGH SPIRITS, THE CRUCIFER OF BLOOD and THERE'S ONE IN EVERY MARRIAGE. Marcia's Goodspeed Opera House production of ON THE TOWN won critical raves and her Virginia Stage production of AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' played several regional theatres, received two Barrymore Award nominations, and most recently played to sold-out houses at Bay Street Theatre, Pittsburgh Public Theatre and Boston’s Huntington Theatre. She has had exciting collaborations with Rupert Holmes, Stephen Sondheim, Robert Falls, Des McAnuff, Richard Adler & Bill C. Davis, Douglas C. Wager, Gregory Boyd, Michael Cristofer and Joanne Woodward. Devoted to the training of young performers, Marcia is a frequent guest director at NYC universities and conservatories: For Marymount Manhattan College she directed & choreographed DROOD. At CAP21/NYU--DIVORCE ME DARLING, David Krane's TIMES SQUARE, DROOD and MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG. At Fordham College--OF THEE I SING and GUYS & DOLLS and PACIFIC OVERTURES at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Ongoing: Directing & Choreographing Industry Showcases for AMDA. For Television, she choreographed SESAME STREET (Emmy Award-winning episode "The Tango Festival") and REMEMBER WENN for AMC. Video: Elmo's World- Wild Wild West featuring Bill Irwin, Michael Jeter & Kristin Chenoweth (Sony Wonder.)