Avian began his career as a dancer, and early on, about 1960, he was cast in an international tour of “West Side Story.” It all started with a happenstance of casting. Bennett for “A Chorus Line” (1975) and “Ballroom” (1978). He shared Tony Awards for choreography with Mr. Avian also choreographed the Broadway hits “Miss Saigon” (1991) and “Sunset Boulevard” (1994), among others, and directed a 2006 revival of “A Chorus Line” that ran on Broadway for almost two years, as well as productions of that show in London in 2013 and at New York City Center in 2018. His husband, Peter Pileski, said through a spokesman that the cause was cardiac arrest.
(New York Times) - Bob Avian, a choreographer, director and producer who was deeply involved in some of the biggest Broadway shows of the last 60 years, including - with his frequent collaborator, Michael Bennett - “A Chorus Line,” one of the longest-running musicals in history, died on Thursday, January 21, in Fort Lauderdale.
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