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British theatre director
Jacqueline Dunnley-Wendt
Dunnley-Wendt in 2023
Born (1971-01-21 ) January 21, 1971 (age 53) Occupation(s) Theatre director, choreographer, teacher, performer Years active 1990–present Spouse
Hauke Wendt
Jacqueline Dunnley-Wendt (born 21 January 1971 in
Birmingham , U.K.) is a British-German
theatre director ,
choreographer ,
performer and
teacher .
Life
Jacqueline Dunnley-Wendt grew up with her maiden name Jacqueline Dunn in Birmingham, England. She received her first dance lessons at the age of three at the Grove Lane School of Dance, and from the age of five at the Suzette School of Dance; later she received preparatory lessons at Bojangles Dance
[1] in
Lichfield .
She studied classical ballet, jazz dance, tap, modern dance, contemporary dance (Graham technique), drama, singing and dance education at
The Urdang Academy of Ballet and Performing Arts in
Covent Garden ,
London . She graduated with a
Diploma in Teaching Musical Theatre and an Associate Teaching Certificate from the
Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing and the
Royal Society of Arts in
Dance History and
Anatomy and
Physiology for Dancers.
Due to the requirements of the
Actor's Equity Association , she adopted the name Jacqueline Dunnley for the stage, which since her marriage has been Jacqueline Dunnley-Wendt, often referred to as Jacqui Dunnley-Wendt. In addition to her British
citizenship , she has held German citizenship since 2020.
She is the artistic director of MCE shows
[2] as well as the artistic and pedagogical director of the Ahrensburg Musical Theatre School.
[3]
Jacqueline Dunnley-Wendt is married to the musician, conductor and theatre producer
Hauke Wendt . They have two sons together and live in
Ahrensburg near
Hamburg .
Stage productions
As actress and dancer
1990
Birmingham Superprix
1990
Amitabh Bachchan Bollywood Concert at
Wembley Stadium
[4]
1990 Fashion Hair Show, London
1990
Cinderella Pantomime,
Tunbridge Wells
1991 Summer Season,
Clacton-on-Sea
1991 Jack and the Beanstalk Pantomime,
Piccadilly Theatre London
1992 Wot a Carry On,
North Pier Blackpool
[5]
1992
The Russ Abbott Show , North Pier Blackpool
1992
Goldilocks and the three Bears
Pantomime ,
Wimbledon Theatre London
1993
Cats , Operettenhaus Hamburg
1995
Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story , Neue Metropol Musicaltheater Hamburg
1995 Disney's Beauty and the Beast,
Raimundtheater Wien
[6]
[7]
1997 Disney's Beauty and the Beast,
Dominion Theatre London
[6]
[7]
1998 Buddy – the Musical, Neue Metropol Musicaltheater Hamburg
1999
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ,
Colosseum Theater
Essen
2000 Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Palladium Theater
Stuttgart
2001 Cats, Palladium Theater Stuttgart
2001 Disney's Beauty and the Beast, International Tour (UK und Irland)
[6]
2003 Cats, Capitol Theater Düsseldorf und Tournee
2007 Stage Entertainment's Best of Musical Tour
Creative team work
2001 Disney's Beauty and the Beast, International Tour (UK und Irland), Dance Captain and Assistant Resident Director
2003 Cats, Tournee, Resident Director
[8]
2004 Disney's Beauty and the Beast, LG Arts Centre
Seoul , Assistant Choreographer
2005 Witchcraft - The Magic of
Cy Coleman , Capitol Theater Düsseldorf, Original production, Director and Coreographer
[9]
2008 Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Teatro Montecasino
Johannesburg und Artscape Opera
Cape Town , Associate Director and Associate Choreographer
2008
The Producers ,
Ronacher Wien, Assistant Choreographer
2009 Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Teatro Abril
São Paulo , Associate Director and Associate Choreographer
2010
High Fidelity ,
Folkwang Universität der Künste Essen, Original German production, Choreographer
[10]
2010 Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Teatro Ópera
Buenos Aires , Associate Director and Associate Choreographer
2013 Disney's
Camp Rock ,
Kampnagel Hamburg, Original German production, Director and Choreographer
[11]
2014
Hairspray JR, Kampnagel Hamburg, Director and Choreographer
[12]
2014
Cabaret , Kammeroper Köln, Director and Choreographer
[13]
2014 24-Stunden Musicals, Alfred-Rust-Saal Ahrensburg, Original German production, Director and Choreographer
[14]
2015 Mord am Mikro!, MCE Shows, Choreographer
[15]
2015 24-Stunden Musicals, Alfred-Rust-Saal Ahrensburg, Director and Choreographer
[16]
2016
42nd Street , First Stage Theater Hamburg, Director and Choreographer
[17]
2016 King Kong, MCE Shows, Director and Choreographer
[18]
2016 Disney in Concert, tour, Assistant Choreographer
2016 24-Stunden Musicals, Alfred-Rust-Saal Ahrensburg, Artistic Director
[19]
2017 Disney in Concert: Magic Moments, tour, Choreographer
2017 Disney in Concert: The Jungle Book, tour, Director and Choreographer
2017
Chicago , First Stage Theater Hamburg, Director and Choreographer
[20]
2018 Disney in Concert: Wonderful Worlds, tour, Associate Director and Choreographer
2019 Rumplestiltskin, MCE Shows, Director and Choreographer
[21]
2022 Disney in Concert: Dreams Come True, tour, Associate Director and Choreographer
2022
Knockin' on Heaven's Door , Theater für Niedersachen Hildesheim, Choreographer
[22]
2023 Disney 100 - The Concert, tour, Director and Choreographer
[23]
2023 Abbamania The Show, tour, Director and Choreographer
[24]
2023 Re-opening show of
Alsterschwimmhalle Hamburg, Choreographer
[25]
2023
Gangsta Granny ,
Theater Lübeck , Choreographer
[26]
Teaching
Musicalschule Ahrensburg, Artistic and Educational Director
Folkwang Universität der Künste Essen
The Showa University of Music Tokio / Showa Academia Musica
[27]
International College of Musical Theatre (ICMT)
[28]
The Urdang Academy London
Den Danske Scenekunstskole Fredericia
[29]
Liz Mohn Kultur- und Musikstiftung
[30]
[31]
Stahlberg Trust
References