Dora Award Winner
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY
The Adventures of Pinocchio

BroadwayWorld Award Winner
BEST PRODUCTION
BEST DIRECTION
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Newsies

Ovation Award Winner
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
Newsies

Jessie Award Winner
SIGNIFICANT ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT IN CHOREOGRAPHY
Crazy for You

Ovation Award Winner
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
OUTSTANDING TAP DANCING
Crazy for You

Ovation Award Winner
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
Hairspray

Dance Magazine Award Winner
EDITOR’S CHOICE
That Man

Movies By Movers Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION
That Man

THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES
Director/Choreographer
Chemainus Theatre Festival

NEWSIES
Director/Choreographer
TUTS Vancouver

POLLYANNA (Workshop)
Choreographer
Yonge Street Theatricals; Robert McQueen

SHOUT!
Choreographer
Magnus Theatre; Thom Currie

THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO
Choreographer
YPT; Sheila McCarthy

TITANIC
Choreographer
Grand Theatre; Andrew Tribe

SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
Choreographer
Bard on the Beach; Daryl Cloran

ON THE TOWN
Director/Choreographer
Theatre Sheridan

HAIR
Director/Choreographer
Hart House Theatre

URINETOWN
Choreographer
Studio 58; Courtenay Dobbie

ONCE
Choreographer
Citadel Theatre; Ann Hodges

BILLY ELLIOT
Directing Mentee
Theatre Calgary; Stafford Arima

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
Choreographer
Magnus Theatre; Thom Currie

GREASE
Choreographer
Chemainus Theatre; Barb Tomasic

CRAZY FOR YOU
Director/Choreographer
Theatre Sheridan

HOW TO SUCCEED…
Choreographer
Theatre Sheridan; Sheila McCarthy

WE WILL ROCK YOU
Choreographer
Magnus Theatre; Thom Currie

BUDDY HOLLY STORY
Choreographer
The Globe Theatre; Danny Balkwill

SLEEPING BEAUTY
Choreographer
Ross Petty Panto; Tracey Flye

42ND STREET
Choreographer
Studio 58; Barb Tomasic

FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
Associate Director/Choreographer
The Rev Theatre; Brett Smock

FOOTLOOSE
Choreographer
Chemainus Theatre Festival; Barb Tomasic

THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES
Director/Choreographer
Cortland Repertory Theatre; NY

MAMMA MIA
Choreographer
Port Hope Festival; Antonio Sarmiento

MARY POPPINS
Choreographer
Persephone Theatre; Daryl Cloran

MARY POPPINS
Choreographer
Western Canada Theatre; Daryl Cloran

DAMES AT SEA
Director/Choreographer
Papermill Theatre Company; New Hampshire

CABARET
Choreographer
Stephens College, MO; Gail Humphries

SIGNIN’ IN THE RAIN
Choreographer
Port Hope Festival; Antonio Sarmiento

CHESS
Choreographer
Theatre Sheridan; Darcy Evans

CRAZY FOR YOU*
Choreographer
The Gateway Theatre; Barb Tomasic

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Choreographer
Arts Club Theatre; Sarah Rodgers

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
Associate Director/Choreographer
The Rev Theatre; Brett Smock

ON THE TOWN
Associate Director/Choreographer
The Rev Theatre; Brett Smock

CABARET
Associate Director/Choreographer
The Rev Theatre; Brett Smock

HAIRSPRAY^
Choreographer
Theatre Under The Stars; Sarah Rodgers

SHREK: THE MUSICAL
Choreographer
Theatre Under The Stars; Sarah Rodgers

THE JUNGLE BOOK CIRCUS
Director/Choreographer
TYA Tour; Creativiva

THE GIRL IN THE FRAME
Director/Choreographer
Intimate Theatre Productions; Studio 1398

CELEBRATE BROADWAY
(starring John Lithgow/Linda Eder)
Associate Choreographer
The Kennedy Center, DC; Robert Pullen

HELEN LAWRENCE
Choreographer
Arts Club Theatre; Stan Douglas

MY TURQUOISE YEARS
Choreographer
Arts Club Theatre; Rachel Ditor

XANADU
Assistant Choreographer
Arts Club Theatre; Dean Paul Gibson

42ND STREET
Assistant Choreographer
The Rev Theatre; Brett Smock

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Choreographer
Exit 22 Theatre Company; Stuart Aikins

DANCING AT LUGHNASA
Choreographer
Exit 22 Theatre Company; Dawn Moore

COMPANY
Choreographer
United Players; Brian Parkinson

THE DAYS OF '98 SHOW
Choreographer/AD
GRP, Alaska; Jon Baldwin

'33 - A KABARETT
Choreographer
Endiburgh Fringe Festival; Bremner Duthie

TROUBADOUR
Choreographer
Dorothy Somerset Studio; John Dickinson

I LOVE YOU BECAUSE
Associate Choreographer
Intimate Theatre Productions; Shel Piercy

LOVE IN PUBLIC
Choreography Consultant
SFU; Peter Jorgensen, David MacIntyre

* 2015 Jessie Award & 2015 Ovation Award for
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY

^ 2016 Ovation Award for
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY

CHRISTMAS MOVIE MAGIC
Choreographer
Lifetime TV; Robert Vaughn

BEACHES
(starring Idina Menzel)
Choreographer
Lifetime TV; Allison Anders

WARRIOR - Pilot Episode
Choreographer
NBC/Universal; Phillip Noyce

PACKAGE DEAL - Eps. 103
(starring Harland Williams)
Choreographer
CityTV/Thunderbird Films; Adam Weissman

MR. YOUNG - Eps. 325
Choreographer
YTV/Disney XD; Steve Wright

MR. YOUNG - Eps. 28
Choreographer
YTV/Disney XD; Jason Furukawa

BLINK - pilot episode
(starring John Benjamin Hickey)
Choreographer
CW/Thunderbird Films; Peter Hedges

SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED
Choreographer
YTV; Jon Rosenbaum

THE WALTZ
Director/Choreographer
Rockey Shores Productions

THAT MAN*
Director/Choreographer
Ginger 62 Nightclub

TWO FRIENDS
Director/Choreographer
Kate MacColl

*Dance Magazine Award Winner
EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARD

*Movies By Movers Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION

RS DIVAS EVENT
Director/Choreographer
Innovative Arts

PEARL HARBOR 75TH ANNIVERSARY
Associate Director, From Here to Eternity

ILLUMINITE 2014
(Dundas Square Tree Lighting)
Choreographer
Creativiva; Lukas Calbaka

ILLUMINITE 2015
(Dundas Square Tree Lighting)
Choreographer
Creativiva; Lukas Calbaka

PHT GOVERNORS GALA
Choreographer
The Pinnacle Hotel; Kim Selody

JOE SEGAL PROJECT
Associate Choreographer
Vancouver Convention Centre; Shel Piercy

IN TUNE FESTIVAL CABARET
Choreographer
Touchstone Theatre; Barb Tomasic

SCOTIABANK GREYCUP GALA
Associate Choreographer
Vancouver Convention Centre; Shel Piercy

MACY’S NASHVILLE
Rockette Instructor
Radio City/MSG Entertainment

GARDEN OF DREAMS
Rockette Instructor
Radio City/MSG Entertainment

STUDENTS LIVE NYC
Rockette Instructor
Radio City/MSG Entertainment

JULIE TOMAINO (she/her) is a theatre director, a choreographer, and an educator. She has won a Dora Award, a Jessie Award, multiple Ovation Awards, and multiple BroadwayWorld Awards for Outstanding Original Choreography in Musical Theatre.

Julie trained and worked as a performer in New York City for 13 years. Notable credits include playing Louise on the US National Tour of Crazy for You, dancing in Celebrate Broadway starring John Lithgow and Linda Eder at The Kennedy Center, and performing as a Rockette at Radio City Christmas Spectacular for six seasons. As a Rockette, she appeared numerous times on The Today Show, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and at the Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Ceremony.

Julie is now based in Toronto and travels across Canada and the US putting up musicals at some of the top regional theatres including The Citadel, The Arts Club, Theatre Calgary, The Rev Theatre Co (formerly Finger Lakes MT), Chemainus Theatre Festival, Young People’s Theatre, Thousand Islands Playhouse, The Capitol Theatre in Port Hope, The Grand, Western Canada Theatre, Persephone, The Globe, Magnus, and Ross Petty Productions.

Julie also choreographs for film and TV, most recently working on a Holly Hobbie episode for Season 3, and a Lifetime Christmas movie entitled Christmas Movie Magic, which aired during the 2021 holiday season. She worked with Idina Menzel on the Beaches remake, Jon Benjamin Hickey and Elizabeth Marvel on the pilot episode of Blink, and with Harland Williams on an episode of Package Deal.

Julie’s artistic practice has grown throughout years of education, experience, conversation, and collaboration. She prides herself on creating safe and inclusive rehearsal spaces; fostering trust through transparency, dialogue, and an open heart and mind.

She loves educating the next generation of artists and has been on faculty at AMDA NYC, Sheridan College, Randolph College for the Performing Arts, and Capilano University.

Storytelling and collaboration are what make Julie tick, and she cannot wait to create stories with you!