Kevin Winkler

Kevin Winkler enjoyed a career of more than twenty years as a curator, archivist, and library administrator at the New York Public Library, prior to which he was a professional dancer. His books include On Bette Midler: An Opinionated Guide (2024), Everything is Choreography: The Musical Theatre of Tommy Tune (2021) and Big Deal: Bob Fosse and Dance in the American Musical (2018), which won the Theatre Library Association's George Freedley Memorial Award, Special Jury Prize, was a finalist for the Marfield Prize, the National Award for Arts Writing, and was cited as an ALA/ACRL CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title. Kevin has served as a consultant for Lincoln Center Education, curating resources to accompany PBS Lincoln Center Live performances available throughout New York City public libraries. He has blogged for the Huffington Post and is a MacDowell Colony fellow. Kevin is an on-camera commentator in the acclaimed documentaries, Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story (2024) and Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon (2019).