Photo of Tamara Kangas EricksonChoreographer: TAMARA KANGAS ERICKSON

Tamara is so pleased to be a part of the new ownership team for Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. She has been involved in productions on three Chanhassen stages dating back to 1981, and has been the resident choreographer at CDT since 2004. Tamara was named "Outstanding Choreographer of 2005, 2006, and 2008" by the Star Tribune for Singin' in the Rain, West Side Story, and 42nd Street, and received an Ivey Award in 2008 for her choreography in 42nd Street. In the Fireside, she directed and choreographed Respect and choreographed Altar Boyz; and in the Playhouse, she directed The Musical of Musicals: The Musical. Tamara has also performed in numerous Chanhassen shows including 42nd Street, Cats, Oklahoma!, Can-Can, Crazy For You and Hair. Other Twin Cities credits include The Wild Party (Cardinal Theatricals); Faust and The Merry Widow (Minnesota Opera); and The Most Happy Fella (Skylark Opera). "Love to Peter and Chloe Lou."

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