CLAYTON CROSS (he/him, Choreographer) Clayton Cross works nationwide as a choreographer, performer, and dance instructor. Clayton was most recently in the ensemble and dance captain of ROCK OF AGES with Mercury Theater Chicago, with Drury Lane in the ensemble and dance captain in GREASE as well as in the ensemble in EVITA. He most recently choreographed BRIGADOON for Music Theatre Works. He was last seen on the Music Theater Works stage as “Scuttle” in Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID, in the ensemble of MAMMA MIA!, as choreographer for IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS and BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL. He was choreographer in residence with Music Theater Works under the direction of Rudy Hogenmiller for seven seasons where he choreographed and/or performed in JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT as “Benjamin”, HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, INTO THE WOODS, ANYTHING GOES as “Ensemble”, PIRATES OF PENZANCE as “Ensemble”, PETER PAN as “Nana/Croc”, GYPSY as “Tulsa”, Mame as “Ensemble”, CANDIDE, GUYS AND DOLLS, MY FAIR LADY, DIE FLADERMANUS, THE FANTASTIKS as “Mute”, DAMN YANKEES as “Eddie” and in A CHORUS LINE as “Greg” with Porchlight Music Theatre. Cross also performed at Marriott Theatre in LA CAGE AUX FOLLIES as “Mercedes”. He is an instructor and choreographer for M.A. Dance Nation, a Texas based traveling convention circuit, where he has been choreographing, teaching and judging since 1999. Cross has five times been a consultant and contributed choreography for the Capital One Bowl’s “All American Halftime Show.” Throughout his 25 year career as a dancer he has worked with Robert Battle, Fernando Bujones, Sherry Zunker, Paul Taylor and Anne Reinking. Cross’s television credits include “Every Dancer Has a Story,” a PBS special on the River North Chicago Dance Company, where he was a company member for 10 seasons and toured nationally and internationally. He is originally from Midland, Texas where he received his early training from La Petite Dance Co., Coleman Academy and the Midland Community Theatre as a member of the Pickwick Players. He holds a double B.F.A. in Ballet and Modern Dance from Texas Christian University.