.Lorna Ventura.

Lorna’s exceptional career includes work on the Original Broadway productions of shows such as Wicked, Grease, All Shook Up, Harlem Song, and Nice Work If You Can Get It — as an Original Cast Member or Associate Choreographer — alongside acclaimed talent like Idina Menzel, Stephanie J. Block, Kristen Chenowith, Rosie O’Donnell, Ben Vereen, and Joel Grey.

Her collaborations and relationships with elite directors such as George C. Wolfe (Harlem Song), Joe Mantello, (Wicked), Charles Randolph Wright (Guys & Dolls, Me & Mrs Jones), Jerry Mitchell (Grease) and Kathleen Marshall (Nice Work if you Can Get It) have allowed her to hone her craft and transition with grace into the Director/Choreographer’s seat.

Lorna’s unique talents have been recognized many times over by some of the most sought after industry showcases for emerging Broadway Choreographers, including BC Beats (2013), Dance Break (2011), and the NY Musical Theater Festival (2010–11 Honorable Mention, Outstanding Achievement in Choreography, Frog Kiss the Musical). Her original work has been showcased at the Ailey CitiGroup Legros Cultural Arts Showcase, and most recently she was chosen for an Artist’s Residency with Frantic Assembly in London, where she premiered new work.

Equally impressive are Lorna’s on-screen credits, where her eclectic choreography can be seen on films such as Kate & Leopold and It Runs In the Family, working alongside directors James Mangold and Fred Scheppisi. She was also the in house Choreographer on the CW’s Gossip Girl, seasons 1 to 4; and The Carrie Diaries, seasons 1 and 2. She has worked directly with celebrities such as Hugh Jackman, Meg Ryan, Michael Douglas, Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Chance Crawford, Sophia Anna Robb, and many others.

Lorna’s directorial debut, Jack & Jill, was screened at the Tribeca Theater, Hot Docs Festival and received a Best Short nomination at the Female Eye Film Festival. Her first feature documentary, The Dancer Chronicles, screened internationally (Female Eye, Docutah, New Filmmakers NY and Women in Film festivals) and received distribution from Parallel Lines. Lorna also directed and choreographed the official music video for Blues Hand Me Down Acoustic Version by the dynamic band Vintage Trouble.

Her passion for the development of new works has taken form in recent productions such at Roundabout Theater, The Amen Corner (Development Series, Assistant Director to Billy Porter); Stage 42, Trip of Love (Assistant Choreographer); and Gypsy of the Year, 2018 (Choreographer, Opening Number), The Mercury Theater, The Bardy Bunch (Choreographer/Producer), Olmstead Theater, Hopper (with Anton Dudley and Jonathan Brooke); as well as serving as Resident Choreographer and Creative Associate on Women on Fire (Chris Henry), Anne of Green Gables (Chris Henry), and You, Me, I, We (Jessica Wu), at Royal Family Productions.

Vested in helping underrepresented artists — particularly female artists — find a platform for their voices, Lorna has partnered with a select group of nonprofits while nurturing corporate relationships to further the works of key community organizations such as Latina Surge, Queens Council on the Arts, Broadway Cares, and Royal Family Theater Company, where she serves as Resident Choreographer and Creative Consultant. Lorna is also Adjunct Professor and Guest Choreographer/Director at Tisch University, Manhattan School of Music, and Marymount College.