The runaway hit is carving out new possibilities for dance on Broadway. Hamilton cast members Jon Rua, Morgan Marcell and Austin Smith. All photos by Jayme Thornton. Picture a group of dancers who can do it all. Place them in an unlikely musical about America’s first treasury secretary, Alexander Hamilton—think city streets pulsing with revolution, […]
Like most mornings, I entered the digital lottery to win tickets to Hamilton today. And like most afternoons, I’ll probably receive an email at 4 p.m. saying, “Try Again.” But this morning brought something even better than Hamilton tickets: A chance to learn some of the show’s choreography. Hamilton ‘s dance mastermind Andy Blankenbuehler broke down two of the show’s iconic phrases for The Wall […]
Hamilton has made Tony Awards history. Photo by Joan Marcus, Courtesy Hamilton. The 2016 Tony Award nominees have been announced. And, unsurprisingly, everyone’s favorite musical that they’ve never seen, Hamilton, swept the ballots. In all, the show is up for 13 categories—every single one that involved musical theater, except revivals. And with multiple nominations in some, […]
Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast of Hamilton. Photo by Joan Marcus. For the first time in more than five years, Broadway will grace the GRAMMY Awards. Tonight, Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast of Hamilton will perform during the Los Angeles-based broadcast via satellite from their stage in New York City. The last musical featured at the […]
As we say goodbye to 2015, Dance Magazine’s editors look back and share their favorite highlights from the year. “I don’t usually bring issues home (my apartment’s far too small for them all!) but I couldn’t help myself when our April cover featuring Hofesh Shechter came out. I’m such a fangirl. And it always makes […]
Photo by Ian Douglas, Courtesy Dorrance A hearty congratulations to Michelle Dorrance on being named one of this year’s MacArthur Fellows! When I saw the list of awardees, my first thought was, Hasn’t she already gotten one of these by now? At Dance Magazine, we’ve long admired the tapper and choreographer’s work, and can’t wait to see the […]
Lin-Manuel Miranda as Alexander Hamilton, all photos by Joan Marcus, courtesy Hamilton Hamilton, the smash hit musical that just moved from the Public Theater to Broadway, is revolutionary for obvious reasons as well as less obvious ones. It portrays our founding fathers in an array of skin colors and translates their most fervent revolutionary ideas […]
Lin-Manuel Miranda (as Hamilton) and the ensemble. Photo by Joan Marcus, courtesy Hamilton. On Broadway, there’s a certain excitement that comes with old shows (or not so old shows) closing. A closed show means a newly empty theater, a space for a newer, fresher, hopefully dancier show. Yesterday, I was reminded of the Broadway […]
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