Lorin Latarro is an actor, dancer, choreographer, and theater director who has worked on Broadway and with The Metropolitan Opera.

Life and career

Latarro graduated from the Juilliard School in 1997 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance.[1] Latarro has danced for the Martha Graham Dance Company, MOMIX, and Twyla Tharp. She made her Broadway debut as a replacement in the ensemble of the 1999 revival of Kiss Me, Kate.[2] She also holds a Master of Arts degree from NYU.[3]

Latarro has been nominated at the Drama Desk Awards, the Lucille Lortel Awards, the Outer Critics Circle Awards, and the Chita Rivera Awards. Latarro is on the Artists Council at Bucks County Playhouse.[4]

Latarro has worked as an adjunct professor at Juilliard. She also founded the organization Artists Against Gun Violence, which put on works of protest art in 2013 and 2014.[5]

Personal life

Latarro's first marriage ended in divorce. She married Dr. Brian Harris Kopell, a neurosurgeon, in June 2015.[6] They have a daughter, Arden.[7]

Stage credits

Year(s)ProductionTheatreRoleDirectorChoreographerPerformerRef.
1999Kiss Me, KateMartin Beck TheatreSwing[8]
2000Swing!St. James TheatreSwing[9]
2002Movin' OutRichard Rodgers TheatreSwing/Brenda Understudy[10]
2002Man of La ManchaMartin Beck TheatreFermina/Gypsy Dancer[11]
2003Wonderful TownAl Hirschfeld TheatreGreenwich Villager[12]
2006A Chorus LineGerald Schoenfeld TheatreVicki/Understudy for Cassie, Diana, Judy, and Sheila[13]
2006The Apple TreeStudio 54Nadjira/King Arik's Court/Ensemble/Dance Captain[14]
2007CurtainsAl Hirschfeld TheatreBambi Bernet[15]
2009Guys and DollsNederlander TheatreEnsemble/Hot Box Girl/Mimi/Miss Adelaide Understudy[16]
2010FannyNew York City CenterChoreographer[17]
2010American IdiotSt. James TheatreSwing/Associate Choreographer/Dance Captain[18]
2011How to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingAl Hirschfeld TheatreSwing[19]
2011CompanyNew York City CenterEnsemble[20]
2011Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPhersonNeil Simon TheatreChoreographer[21]
2011Tomorrow MorningYork TheatreChoreographer[22]
2012City ClubMinetta Lane TheatreChoreographer[23]
2013Hands on a HardbodyBrooks Atkinson TheatreAssociate Choreographer[24]
2013Waiting for GodotJames Earl Jones TheatreChoreographic Movement[25]
2013No Man's LandJames Earl Jones TheatreChoreographic Movement[26]
2013RigolettoMetropolitan OperaAssociate Choreographer[27]
2014Queen of the NightParamount HotelChoreographer[28]
201421 Chump StreetBrooklyn Academy of MusicChoreographer[29]
2014Kiss Me, KateBarrington Stage CompanyCo-Director/Co-Choreographer[30]
2014The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-TimeEthel Barrymore TheatreAssociate Choreographer[31]
2015The OdysseyDelacorte TheatreChoreographer[32]
2015CompanyBucks County PlayhouseChoreographer[33]
2015Beaches The MusicalDrury Lane TheatreChoreographer[34]
2016WaitressBrooks Atkinson TheatreChoreographer[35]
2016God Bless You, Mr. RosewaterNew York City CenterChoreographer[36]
2016Les Liaisons DangereusesBrooks Atkinson TheatreMovement Director[37]
2017AssassinsNew York City CenterChoreographer[38]
2018ChessKennedy Center-Eisenhower AuditoriumMovement Director[39]
2018A Taste of Things to ComeNederlander TheatreDirector/Choreographer[40]
2018Twelfth NightDelacorte TheatreChoreographer[41]
2018La TraviataMetropolitan OperaChoreographer[42]
2019 SuperheroSecond Stage TheatreMusical Staging[43]
2019Almost FamousOld Globe TheatreChoreographer[44]
2019 Merrily We Roll AlongLaura Pel TheatreChoreographer[45]
2019Guys and DollsThe MunyCo-Choreographer[46]
2019# DateMe: An OkCupid ExperimentWestside TheatreDirector[47]
2021WaitressEthel Barrymore TheatreChoreographer[48]
2021The VisitorThe Public TheatreChoreographer[49]
2021Is There Still Sex in the City?Daryl Roth TheatreDirector[50]
2021Mrs. DoubtfireStephen Sondheim TheatreChoreographer[51]
2022Into the WoodsSt. James TheatreChoreographer[52]
2023Oliver!New York City CenterChoreographer[53]
2024The Who's TommyNederlander TheatreChoreographer[54]
2024The Heart of Rock and RollJames Earl Jones TheatreChoreographer[55]
2024Once Upon a MattressHudson TheatreChoreographer[56]
2025JoyLaura Pel TheatreDirector[57]

References

  1. ^ "'Monsoon' Lets Artists Bridge Divides | The Juilliard School". www.juilliard.edu. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
  2. ^ "Kiss Me, Kate – Broadway Musical – 1999 Revival | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
  3. ^ "Lorin Latarro - Stage Directors & Choreographers Society". Retrieved 2025-12-16.
  4. ^ "Our Team". Bucks County Playhouse. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
  5. ^ "Art=Ammo | Artists Against Gun Violence | "Non-action is a tragic flaw" - Brecht". www.artammo.org. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
  6. ^ "Just Search for ‘Ideal Partner’ (Published 2015)". 2015-06-14. Archived 2022-06-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
  7. ^ Scheps, Leigh (7 May 2024). "Katie Rose Clarke, Alison Luff, and More on Taking on Broadway and Motherhood". Broadway Direct. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  8. ^ Playbill. "Kiss Me, Kate". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Swing!". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Movin' Out". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  11. ^ "Man of La Mancha". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  12. ^ "Wonderful Town". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  13. ^ "A Chorus Line". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  14. ^ "The Apple Tree". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  15. ^ "Curtains". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  16. ^ "Guys and Dolls". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  17. ^ Latarro, Lorin (21 October 2019). "Fanny". Lorin Latarro. Lorin Lataro. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  18. ^ "American Idiot". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  19. ^ "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  20. ^ Hetrick, Adam. "NY Philharmonic Company Concert, with Neil Patrick Harris, Will Get DVD Release". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  21. ^ "Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  22. ^ "Tomorrow Morning". The York Theatre Company. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  23. ^ Gans, Andrew. "New Musical City Club, Directed by Mitchell Maxwell, Will Play Off-Broadway's Minetta Lane Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  24. ^ "Hands on a Hard Body". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  25. ^ "Waiting for Godot". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  26. ^ "No Man's Land". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  27. ^ Latarro, Lorin (21 October 2019). "Rigoletto". Lorin Latarro. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  28. ^ Rosky, Nicole. "TV Exclusive: Meet the Creators of QUEEN OF THE NIGHT- Spotlight on Lorin Latarro". Broadway World. Wisdom Digital Media. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  29. ^ Latarro, Lorin (25 October 2019). "21 Chump Street". Lorin Latarro. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  30. ^ Gioia, Michael. "Joe Calarco and Lorin Latarro Will Helm Barrington Stage Company's Kiss Me, Kate". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  31. ^ "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  32. ^ Gluck, Victor (11 September 2015). "The Odyssey". Theatre Scene. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  33. ^ Blank, Matthew. "Photo Call: First Look at Justin Guarini in Bucks County Playhouse Production of Company". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  34. ^ Gioia, Michael. "Broadway-Bound Beaches, Starring Shoshana Bean and Whitney Bashor, Opens Tonight". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  35. ^ "Waitress". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  36. ^ Clement, Olivia. "Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater Begins Tonight". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  37. ^ "Les Liaisons Dangereuses". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  38. ^ "See Alex Brightman, Steven Pasquale & More Suit Up for Assassins' Opening at City Center". Broadway.com. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  39. ^ Gans, Andrew. "How Did Critics Review Kennedy Center Chess, Starring Raúl Esparza, Karen Olivo, Ramin Karimloo, Ruthie Ann Miles?". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  40. ^ Loerzel, Robert. "Lorin Latarro's A Taste of Things to Come Captures the Inception of Feminism". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  41. ^ Vine, Hannah. "First Look at Musicalized Twelfth Night at Shakespeare in the Park". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  42. ^ "Lorin Latarro will Choreograph La Traviata at the Metropolitan Opera". The Cooper Company. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  43. ^ Franklin, Marc J. "A First Look at Kate Baldwin and Bryce Pinkham in Superhero Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  44. ^ Clement, Olivia. "Old Globe Season Includes Almost Famous Musical, Jitney, Noura, Plus New Michael John LaChiusa Musical". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  45. ^ Sod, Ted. "Merrily We Roll Along: The Choreography". Roundabout Theatre Company. Roundabout Theater Company.
  46. ^ "Watch for Familiar Muny Faces on Broadway This Spring!". The Muny. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  47. ^ Clement, Olivia. "#DateMe: An OkCupid Experiment, Directed by Lorin Latarro, to Play Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  48. ^ "Waitress". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  49. ^ "The Visitor". The Public. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  50. ^ Franklin, Marc. "A Look at Candace Bushnell's Is There Still Sex in the City? Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  51. ^ "Mrs. Doubtfire". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  52. ^ "Into the Woods". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  53. ^ Gans, Andrew. "Lilli Cooper, Raúl Esparza, Tam Mutu, More Will Star in Oliver! at New York City Center Encores!". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  54. ^ "The Who's Tommy". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  55. ^ "The Who's Tommy". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  56. ^ "Once Upon a Mattress". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  57. ^ "Joy: A New True Musical (Off-Broadway, Laura Pels Theatre, 2025)". Playbill. Archived 2025-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-12-16.