LAINIE SAKAKURA
performer
The King And I
Vivian Beaumont, Broadway 2016
Original Cast: Archer, Ensemble
Director: Bartlett Sher
Choreography: Christopher Gattelli
Based on the Original Choreography: Jerome Robbins
Music Direction: Ted Sperling
Starring: Kelli O'Hara and Ken Watanabe
Producer: Lincoln Center Theater
Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, Broadway 2005
Original Cast: Colette (Understudy), Camille (Understudy), Ensemble
Directed and Choreographed: Graciela Daniele
Musical Concepts, Arrangements & Direction: Mark Hummel
Starring: Chita Rivera
Producers: Marty Bell, Aldo Scrofani, Martin Richards, Chase Mishkin, Bernard Abrams/Michael Speyer, Tracy Aron, Joe McGinnis
Flower Drum Song
Virginia Theatre, Broadway 2002
Original Cast: Miss Ireland, Ensemble
Directed and Choreographed: Robert Longbottom
Musical Adaptation and Supervision: David Chase
Starring Lea Salonga, Jose Llana, Sandra Allen
Producers: Benjamin Mordecai, Michael Jenkins, Waxman Williams Ent, Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum/Gordon Davidson/Charles Dillingham
Fosse
Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway 1999
Original Cast: Dance Captain, Dance Reconstruction, From This Moment On, 1st Cover Trumpet Solo & Lead Frug, Ensemble
Production Directed: Richard Maltby, Jr.
Co-directed and Co-choreographed: Ann Reinking
Choreography Recreated: Chet Walker
Music Director: Patrick Brady
Starring: Valarie Pettiford, Jane Lanier
Producer: Livent
The King And I
Neil Simon Theatre, Broadway 1996
Original Cast: Royal Ballet Soloist, Archer, Ensemble
Director: Christopher Renshaw
Musical Staging: Lar Lubovitch
Choreography: Jerome Robbins
Musical Supervision: Eric Stern
Music Direction: Michael Rafter
Starring: Donna Murphy and Lou Diamond Phillips
Producer: Dodger Productions
The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Broadway 1994
Original Cast: Working Girl, Showroom Patron
Directed: Peter Masterson and Tommy Tune
Choreographed: Jeff Calhoun and Tommy Tune
Musical Supervision, Vocal and Dance Arrangements: Wally Harper
Musical and Vocal Direction: Karl Jurman
Musical Advisor: Robert Billig
Starring : Dee Hoty
Producer: Stevie Phillips and MCA/Universal
Radio City Christmas Spectacular Rockettes
Radio City Music Hall, New York City 1994-1996 Director/Choreographer: Robert Longbottom
Music Supervisor: David Chase
Ballet Hispanico
Founder & Artistic Director: Tina Rameriz
Company member 1988 - 1989
Pictured: Cada Noche Tango choreographed by Graciela Daniele