Sam Pinkleton is a director and choreographer. His work on Broadway as a choreographer includes Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 (Tony Nomination); Significant Other; Amélie; Machinal; and Heisenberg. His choreography has been seen at BAM, Soho Rep, Playwrights Horizons, Roundabout, MTC, Theatre For A New Audience, Berkeley Rep, Center Theatre Group, Actors Theatre of Louisville, McCarter Theatre, and Kansas City Rep. He is a collaborating artist with Pig Iron Theatre Company and The Civilians and was Artistic Associate for New York City Center Encores Off-Center, where he directed Runaways. Current projects include David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori's Soft Power at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles and Bernstein's Trouble In Tahiti for the Dutch National Opera. He does not own any dance shoes.