She holds the distinction of having choreographed the Academy Awards for five consecutive years. In 1988 she went behind the scenes to choreograph the new American Musical Carrie with the Royal Shakespeare Company and has continued to devote herself to that discipline. Allen received another Tony Award nomination in 1986 for her role as Bob Fosse's Sweet Charity.Īllen's choreography career soared in 1980 with the international hit TV series Fame. She next appeared in Raisin, then in the 1979 production West Side Story, for which she won a prestigious Drama Desk Award, as well as, her first Tony Award nomination. Sassy tries out for a summer dance festival in Washington, D.C., despite the other girls' taunts that she is much too tall.Īctor, director, dancer/choreographer and singer, Debbie Allen's career has touched nearly every facet of the entertainment industry.Īllen's Broadway career as a dancer, singer and actor began in the chorus of Purlie.
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