Kevin Bellie


Kevin Bellie is an American director and choreographer based in the Chicago, Illinois area. Bellie has been nominated for 20 Joseph Jefferson Awards and is a five-time award winner. Bellie was artistic director for Circle Theatre Chicago in Forest Park from 2003–2012 before stepping down to pursue freelance work.

Biography

Besides working as a freelance director/choreographer, Bellie is a teacher of the fine arts and the registrar for St. Ignatius College Preparatory High School in Chicago.
Bellie had been a company member for 16 years at Circle Theatre before becoming artistic director for nine years. During his tenure as artistic director, Circle Theatre had hosted visits from many notable entertainment luminaries, mounted world and Chicago premieres and built a thriving subscriber base. Bellie's direction and choreography credits at Circle Theatre included The Baker’s Wife, Urinetown, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Can-Can, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Mack & Mabel, Sweet Smell of Success, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Hello Again, Nine, Triumph of Love, The Life, and Grand Hotel. Also at Circle Theatre, Bellie choreographed Tommy, Meet Me in St. Louis, She Loves Me, and The Secret Garden. Bellie has designed projections/visuals for Tommy and When the Rain Stops Falling.
Other theatrical credits include direction and choreography for Light Opera Works in Evanston, Illinois and for Fox Valley Repertory at the Pheasant Run Resort ; McLeod Summer Playhouse's A Chorus Line; choreography for Porchlight's Gypsy, and McLeod Summer Playhouse's The Producers.
In January 2013, Bellie was nominated for an equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Outstanding Director-Revue for his production of A Grand Night for Singing at The Mercury Theatre Chicago

Other awards

Bellie has also won Joseph Jefferson Awards for Costume Design and for Projection Design.

Personal life

Bellie currently lives in Forest Park with his husband Bob Knuth, art director for The Second City, and their two cats, Clara and Howard.