With how rapidly the performance landscape has shifted—and continues to shift—as the world grapples with COVID-19, looking ahead can feel fraught. Many artists, organizations and presenters remain in holding patterns. Nevertheless, we wanted to celebrate the projects that have been announced that excite us, even if their details (in particular, their planned performance dates) are […]
It’s been over five years since “Bunheads” was shockingly canceled—and we’re still not over it. TBH, we’ll probably be crying #Justice4Bunheads until we finally get a revival. It was truly impossible not to love the ACB Family series, both because it starred Sutton Foster and because it taught us so many life lessons. Here are […]
February 20, the official opening night of West Side Story, marks the first Broadway musical opening of 2020. Once it does, the shows simply don’t stop. March and April are stuffed with new musicals—eight, to be exact—as shows rush to hit the boards before the April 23 eligibility deadline to be considered for a 2019–20 […]
Forget Netflix and chill. Here at Dance Magazine, we’re more about Netflix and show tunes! Thanks to the internet, you can stream live recordings of hit musicals from the comfort of your own couch. We gathered the danciest shows available right now. Newsies Where to stream: Netflix Why it’s worth a watch: Grab the popcorn […]
It’s been over five years since “Bunheads” was shockingly canceled—and we’re still not over it. TBH, we’ll probably be crying #Justice4Bunheads until we finally get a revival. It was truly impossible not to love the ACB Family series, both because it starred Sutton Foster and because it taught us so many life lessons. Here are […]
The New York Musical Theatre Festival launches careers as well as shows. Andrea McArdle rehearsing Greenwood at NYMF. Photo by Jeffrey Cassuto, Courtesy NYMF. With shows like The Kid Who Would Be Pope, Wild Women of Planet Wongo and Bedbugs!!! on its roster of past productions, the New York Musical Theatre […]
A look at reality TV For a unique take on the recent spate of dance shows on TV, we asked our contributing editor (and former associate editor) Siobhan Burke to cast her eye on how dancers are portrayed on TV. Trained in modern, postmodern, and Irish step dancing, Siobhan is a Barnard graduate who writes […]
Encores! expands into the steamy season to showcase off-Broadway revivals. Encores! revivals like Finian’s Rainbow, above, have transferred to Broadway. Photo: Joan Marcus, Courtesy Encores! It reads like an honor roll of contemporary Broadway choreographers: Rob Ashford, Andy Blankenbuehler, Warren Carlyle, Kathleen Marshall, Casey Nicholaw, Sergio Trujillo. But it’s a list—a partial one at […]
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