The Last Dragon- "Fire" : Artist- Charlene, Broadway's Lawrence Leritz- Choreographer

The Motown hit musical feature film, Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon, was released by Sony Pictures & featured musical numbers starring Charlene singing "Fire," Vanity, Rockwell, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Smokey Robinson and DeBarge performing "Rythmn Of The Night". Cast included Taimak and Broadway's Faith Prince. Choreographed by Lawrence Leritz and Lester Wilson (John Travolta's "Saturday Night Fever," "Sister Act"). Charlene had a major hit with the song "I've Never Been to Me", later featured in film "Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert."

Lawrence Leritz is one of America's best known dance personalities. Leritz began his career with a Ford Foundation Scholarship to Balanchine's New York City Ballet and danced with the Paris Opera at New York's Metropolitan Opera & the Kennedy Center, the Chicago Ballet, Placido Domingo's Los Angeles Music Center Opera, Germany's Hamburg Ballet, Israel's Bat Dor Dance Company, in Fonteyn & Nureyev On Broadway and as a guest artist throughout the world. Leritz returned to Broadway when he was chosen by Jerome Robbins for his revival of Fiddler On The Roof at the New York State Theatre, starring Herschel Bernardi & Maria Karnilova.

Leritz produced and choreographed the hit show, Boobs! The Musical, which opened at The Triad Theatre, May 20th, 2003 to rave reviews. Lawrence received New York's 2004 Mac Award Best Musical nomination & won the New Orleans 2005 Big Easy Award & Ambie Award for Boobs The Musical! Lawrence returned to the Triad Theatre, Oct.3, 2012, directing and producing Welcome Back Kotter's "Ron Palillo Tribute Celebration," hosted by Tyne Daly.

Audiences will recognize Lawrence Leritz from his television appearances include the 2012 Comedy Central's Night Of Too Many Stars, performing in "Call Me Maybe" with Carly Rae Jepsen and Harvey Keitel at NY's historic Beacon Theatre. Films include Universal's The Adjustment Bureau with Matt Damon and Emily Blunt and Julie Taymor's musical Across The Universe, as the Groom in Dummy, starring Adrien Brody, Easy Money with Rodney Dangerfield & the HBO's feature film Stag, which features an ensemble cast including Ben Gazzara, Andrew McCarthy, Taylor Dayne and Jerry Stiller.

Leritz produced The 50th Anniversary Gala of The American Guild of Musical Artists, starring Beverly Sills and Peter Martins at The New York State Theatre at Lincoln Center in 1986. Lawrence also choreographed for the mime duo Shields & Yarnell and for MTV. Leritz is the Spectrum Records recording artist of the dance hit single "Crank It Up" produced by Cory Wade, performing live during the final month of the Las Vegas Stardust Hotel. Lawrence Leritz had a satisfying success as a producer for three seasons of the annual television event, Day Of Compassion. Under Lawrence's direction, Day Of Compassion, became the largest one day event in television history with over 200 shows on the air. Time Magazine named Lawrence as their Local Hero in June 1996 for his contribution.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES: "The six-person cast is expertly choreographed by Lawrence Leritz"

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