It's official! Jamie King will be directing Britney's "The Circus Starring Britney Spears" tour according to the McDonald Selznick Associates!
http://www.msaagency.com/pr/msa/britney-is-back-.aspx
Jamie King has directed / choreographed countless world tours including Madonna's "Sticky & Sweet Tour," Christina Aguilera's "Back To Basics" tour, and Britney's "Oops!... I Did It Again" tour.
http://www.msaagency.com/pr/msa/jamie-king.aspx
Simon Ellis has been named the tour's musical director by MSA. Ellis has worked on S Club 7 & The Spice Girls' tours as musical director / keyboard player, and has been described as a "Genius" by Simon Fuller, creator of American Idol and Pop Idol.
http://www.msaagency.com/pr/msa/simon-ellis.aspx
MSA is the global leader in worldwide representation of choreographers and dancers, and represent some of the finest stage directors and production designers in the business: "We furnish talent for feature films and television, music videos and tours, Broadway shows, corporate events, Las Vegas spectaculars, commercials, and more," says the agency on their website. "Whatever the genre - or the scale - or the venue, we get it right. MSA is the entertainment industry's one-stop shop for dance."
Wade Robson, the original director for the Circus tour, has reportedly quit, along with lead choreographer Andre Fuentes.
*Emmy Award Nominations:
HBO Special - Madonna Drowned World Tour 2001
Academy Awards 1996
American Music Awards 1995 - Prince Tribute
*MTV VMA Nominations:
4 Minutes to Save the World- Madonna
Hung Up - Madonna
I’m Glad – J Lo
Die Another Day – Madonna *ACA Nom
Don’t Tell Me – Madonna
Human Nature – Madonna
STAGE/TOURS
MADONNA Director Sticky & Sweet Tour 2008
AVRIL LAVIGNE Director The Best Damn Thing Tour 2008
CELINE DION Director Taking Chances World Tour 2008-09
SPICE GIRLS Director Reunion World Tour 2007-08
MADONNA Director Confessions World Tour 2006
RICKY MARTIN Director Black & White Tour 2007
CHRISTINA AUGILERA Director Back to Basics Workd Tour 2006
RAIN Director Rain’s Back World Tour 2006
MARIAH CAREY Creative Director MTV VMA Performance 2006
SHAKIRA Creative Director MTV VMA Performance 2006
MADONNA Director Re-Invention Tour 2004
PAULINA RUBIO Director Pau-Latina Tour 2004
PINK Director Try This Tour 2004
CHRISTINA AGUILERA Director Stripped 2003 Tour
RICKY MARTIN Creative Director The Queen’s Jubilee
MADONNA Director Drowned World Tour 2001
STORM Director/Co-Creator Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas
MADONNA Director/Chor. Rock & Roll Circus Promo Tour
RICKY MARTIN Director/Chor. She Bangs 2000 Promo Tour
BRITNEY SPEARS Director/Co-Chor. Oops, I Did It Again-World Tour
DREAMS COME TRUE Director/Chor. Winter Wonderland 2000 Tour
RICKY MARTIN Director Livin’ La Vida Loca World Tour
A-1 Chor. Promotional & World Tour
TARZAN LIVE! Chor. Disney’s Animal Kingdom
MYA & BLACKSTREET Chor. Take Me There/Nickelodeon
ENVOGUE Chor. EV3 1998 World Tour
PLATINUM GUILD USA Prod/Dir/Chor. 1997-98 King Productions
ANRI Director/Chor. 1998 National Tour, Japan
LOUISE Director/Chor. 1998 National Tour, UK
CARMEN ELECTRA Chor. National Tour, USA
VIDEOS
MADONNA Chor. 4 Minutes to Save the World
ROCK YOUR BODY Creator/Dir./Chor. Book & DVD/Rodale
MADONNA Director/Choreographer SORRY
MADONNA Chor. HUNG UP
SHAKIRA Chor. 2005 project
PINK Chor. God is A DJ
MADONNA/BRITNEY SPEARS Chor. Me Against the Music
RICKY MARTIN Chor. Juramento
J LO Chor. I’m Glad
MADONNA Chor./Co-Conceptualize American Life
MADONNA Chor. Die Another Day
GEORGE MICHAEL Chor. Freeek
MADONNA Creative Dir/Chor. Don’t Tell Me
RICKY MARTIN Creative Dir/Chor. She Bangs
BRITNEY SPEARS Chor. Stronger
RICKY MARTIN Creative Dir/Chor. Shake Your Bon Bon
CLEOPATRA Chor. You Got It
JANET JACKSON & BLACKSTREET Chor. Girlfriend/Boyfriend
GERI HALLIWELL Creative Dir/Chor. Look At Me
MYA & BLACKSTREET Chor. Take Me There
MADONNA Creative Dir/Chor. Human Nature
ADINA HOWARD Chor. Freak & You Know It
THE DANDY WARHOLS Chor. Not If I Was The Last Junkie
JIMMY RAY Chor. Are You Jimmy Ray?
JIMMY RAY Chor. Going to Las Vegas
JON B Chor. Don’t Say
THE ARTIST (FORMERLY PRINCE) Creative Dir/Chor. BetchaByGollyWow
BRYAN ADAMS Chor. The Only Thing That Looks Good.
LOUISE Chor. Naked
LOUISE Chor. Undivided Love
MTV’S DANCE PARTY TO GO Chor. MTV Home Video
COMMERCIALS
GAP-MADONNA & MISSY ELLIOT Co-Chor. H.S.I.
PHILADELPHIA CREAM CHEESE Chor. DNA Prod.
KIRIN COFFEE – STEVIE WONDER Chor. M Company
SPRITE CAMPAIGN Chor . Dir. Dave LaChapelle/HSI
CITIBANK w-ELTON JOHN Chor. Dir. David LaChapelle/HSI
PLAYTEX Chor. Original Films
DIET COKE CAMPAIGN Chor. Dir. Bob Giraldi/ Giraldi Suarez
L’OREAL – HYDRAVIVE Chor. Dir. Matthew Rolston/HSI
L’OREAL – COLORVIVE Chor. Dir. Matthew Rolston/HSI
MOTOWN LIVE PROMO Chor. Belief Prod.
PSA – VANESSA WILLIAMS Chor. Dir. Paula Walker/ Strato Films
GRAMMY AWARDS PROMO 1995 Chor. Twisted Entertainment
AWARD SHOWS
MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS 2003 Creative Dir/Chor. Madonna, Britney,
Christina "The Kiss"
MTV MOVIE AWARDS 2003 Creative Director Pink
BiILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS 2003 Co-Producer/Chor. Pink/No Doubt
VIDEO GAME AWARDS 2003 Co-Producer/Chor. Bubba Sparks
BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS 2002 Choreographer Run DMC
VH-1 VOGUE FASHION AWARDS 2002 Creative Director Runway Segments
WORLD MUSIC AWARDS 2002 Creative Director Shakira
VH-1 FASHION AWARDS 2001 Creative Dir/Chor. Mariah Carey
GRAMMY AWARDS 2001 Creative Dir/Chor. Ricky Martin
AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS 2001 Creative Dir/Chor. Britney Spears & Ricky Martin
MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS EUROPE 2001 Creative Dir/Chor. Madonna & Ricky Martin
LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS 2000 Creative Dir/Chor. Shakira
SOUL TRAIN - LADY OF SOUL AWARDS Creative Director Pink
GRAMMY AWARDS 2000 Creative Dir/Chor. Ricky Martin
BRIT AWARDS 2000 Creative Dir/Chor. Ricky Martin
MTV MUSIC AWARDS 1999 Creative Dir/Chor. Ricky Martin
BLOCKBUSTER AWARDS 1999 Creative Director Ricky Martin
LATIN BILLBOARDS 1999 Creative Director Ricky Martin
GRAMMY AWARDS 1999 Creative Director Ricky Martin
GRAMMY AWARDS 1997 Choreographer Smashing Pumpkins & Ellen DeGeneres
ACADEMY AWARDS 1996 Creative Dir/Chor. Bryan Adams & Vanessa Williams
VH-1 FASHION AWARDS 1996 Creative Dir/Chor. Prince
AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS 1995 Creative Dir/Chor. Prince (Tribute)
GRAMMY AWARDS 1995 Choreographer Salt 'N Pepa
SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 1994 Creative Dir/Chor. Prince
TV SPECIALS
VH-1 DIVAS 2004 Co-Producer/Chor. VH-1
VH-1 DIVA’S DUETS 2003 Co-Producer/Chor. VH-1
TOP OF THE POPS 2003 Choreographer JLo
2002 WORLD CUP FINAL Creative Director Anastacia
WORLD CUP DRAW CEREMONY Creative Dir./Chor. Anastacia
DIVA'S LIVE 2002 Choreographer Anastacia, Ellen Degeneres,
Dixie Chicks, Mary J Blige
WORLD CUP DRAW 2001 Creative Dir./Chor. Anastacia
CBS/MTV SUPERBOWL SPECIAL Creative Dir./Chor. Ricky Martin/WyClef Jean
CBS - ONE NIGHT ONLY Creative Dir./Chor. Ricky Martin
SUPERBOWL HALFTIME SHOW Choreographer Diana Ross
EMANCIPATION - THE CONCERT Creative Dir./Chor. Prince
VH-1 HONORS Creative Dir./Chor. Prince
TV SERIES
ROCK THE CRADLE Judge MTV Network
STEP IT UP & DANCE Guest Chor. Bravo/Magical Elves
TODAY SHOW Guest appearance 2005 NIKE Rockstar Workout by Jamie King
THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW Choreographer Madonna/GAP
DANCE FEVER Judge Nash Entertainment
WETTEN DAS (Germany) Creative Dir./Chor. Anastacia
THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW Creative Director Ricky Martin
ROSIE O’DONNELL Creative Dir./Chor. Geri Halliwell
TOP OF THE POPS Creative Dir./Chor. Geri Halliwell
MOTOWN LIVE (26 episodes) Creative Dir./Chor. Various Artists
M.J LIVE AT THE BEACON THEATRE Choreographer Michael Jackson
TOP OF THE POPS Choreographer Louise
BAYWATCH (multiple episodes) Choreographer UPN Network
MTV’s The Grind Host/Chor. MTV Network
