A mime actor who established a pantomime school in Paris. A 20 year friend of Michael Jackson, who influenced the pop star’s dance steps.

A major force in casting on Broadway during the 1960s and 1970s, who wrote Audition, a book for actors on the process of auditioning for theatre and film.

An American acting instructor who developed an approach that emphasized "the reality of doing.”

An American actor and acting teacher who founded an acting studio in New York City in 1949. The schools this actor founded still operate today in New York City and Los Angeles. Created a method of acting that is based on use of the actor's imagination.

A German-American actor who became a highly influential acting teacher and authored the best-selling acting text, Respect for Acting. Created a series of "object exercises" that built on the work of acting techniques that came from the Moscow Art Theatre. Won two Tony Awards for acting.

An American theatre educator and acting coach who wrote a book called Improvisation for the Theater, which includes a philosophy on teaching and coaching methods that is often considered the "bible of improvisational theatre". This educator’s son used the techniques to found Second City in Chicago.

A dancer, director, choreographer, and activist who founded a dance school as a haven for nurturing black artists and expressing the universality of the African-American experience through dance.

An American musical-theatre choreographer and director. Created a distinctive style of choreography that included turned-in knees, jazz hands, rolled shoulders, sideways shuffling, and use of hats. Won an Oscar, Emmy, and Tony award in the same year and won a record eight Tonys for choreography.

An American choreographer and director who worked in classical ballet, on stage, film, and television. Known for directing and choreographing West Side Story and Fiddler on the Roof.