Phil Colgan

Phil Colgan is a choreographer, performer, and dance educator born and raised in NYC. A graduate of NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, Phil won a pre-show on-stage dance contest at the Broadway revival of Grease in 1997 and hasn't shut up about it since. Phil was the Associate Choreographer of New York, New York on Broadway, directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman (Outer Critics Circle Award winner for Best Choreography; Tony and Drama Desk nominations). A recipient of The 2023 Emerging Theater Artist Grant from The Theater Hall of Fame and a finalist for The 2017 Capezio Award for Choreographic Excellence, Phil’s other choreography credits include the LGBTQIA+ reimagining of The Wizard Of Oz (Geva Theater), Grease (The Rev), Catch Me If You Can (NYU Skirball); numerous music videos including “Ready To Be Loved (Dance Remix)” and “I’m A Star (Dance Remix)”; events like Broadway Bares and I Put A Spell On You; showcases such as Dancebreak and TSQ Project; and other associate work on projects with Al Blackstone & Richard J. Hinds.

As a performer, Phil’s Broadway credits include & Juliet and Hamilton, where he performed as a swing on Broadway, a Universal Swing across Hamilton’s five North American companies, and spent two years as co-dance captain opening the show’s national tour. Phil was also swing & dance captain of the Off-Broadway premiere of Andy Blankenbuehler’s Only Gold at MCC. Other favorites include shows at Paper Mill, Maine State, The Fulton, Ogunquit Playhouse, Gateway Playhouse, and The Rev. Phil has also performed with iLuminate: Artist Of Light, in industrial and symphony performances, in the opening number of The 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall, and on TV in The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and The Drew Barrymore Show.