Bonnie Lythgoe

Bonita Lythgoe
Born	Bonita Shawe 1949
Occupation(s)	Former dancer, theatre producer and director
Years active	1969–present
Known for	Producing and directing theatre shows, judge on So You Think You Can Dance and So You Think You Can Dance Australia

Bonita Lythgoe (born Shawe in 1949) is a British former dancer who shifted her focus to producing and directing theatre shows, especially pantomimes, beginning in the 1990s.

At the age of 19 in 1969, Lythgoe became a member of the BBC's Young Generation dance ensemble, where she encountered her future spouse Nigel Lythgoe. When Nigel assumed the role of choreographer in 1971, he made the decision to remove Bonita from the group. The couple later married and had two children, Simon and Kristopher, before their separation in 2007 and subsequent divorce in 2010.

Her choreography achievements within the West End opened doors for her transition into producing and directing. Among her prominent projects are the 2006 holiday productions Peter Pan featuring Henry Winkler in Wimbledon and Cinderella starring Patrick Duffy in Woking.

Lythgoe served as both producer and judge during the inaugural season of the American reality competition So You Think You Can Dance and later participated as a judge on So You Think You Can Dance Australia until its conclusion in 2010.

In 2016, she took part in the Australian edition of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, dedicating her three-week stint to raising awareness for the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre.