Ballet and Broadway lovers, rejoice. On the Town opens tomorrow, Thursday, October 16, at the Foxwoods Theatre. But today, you can catch a sneak peek at tech week in a video with New York City Ballet principal Megan Fairchild. For even more OTT , check out our October cover story , in which Fairchild dishes […]
Buy this issue! Inside DM Few things are more intimidating for a choreographer than redoing a master’s work. Luckily for Joshua Bergasse, when he … More » Comeback Story On the Town returns to Broadway—with a choreographic makeover. At first, On the Town’s charm seems far … More » Captain Casual Choreographer Steven Hoggett collaborates […]
This week the Fall for Dance festival bursts into New York, showering us with 20 companies in 10 days. From October 8 to 19, people travel from near and far to come to New York City Center and soak it all in—for just $15 a pop. This year there are plenty of new works for […]
Few things are more intimidating for a choreographer than redoing a master’s work. Luckily for Joshua Bergasse, when he was first asked to update Jerome Robbins’ choreography for On the Town, he had no idea the production would become a major hit destined for Broadway. It was supposed to be a summer show in Massachusetts. […]
On the Town returns to Broadway—with a choreographic makeover. On the Town leads Megan Fairchild and Tony Yazbeck. Photo by Nathan Sayers. At first, On the Town‘s charm seems far too retro and its storyline a little too thin to make a 21st-century comeback. Take our three wide-eyed sailors, whose ship has docked in New […]
Sara Mearns’ career is the stuff dreams are made of: She’s a principal at New York City Ballet, working on a piece with Broadway’s Joshua Bergasse, doing fashion films with Ryan Heffington and now is featured in a short film by Ezra Hurwitz. “In a Day’s Work” opens with a shot of a pretty ballerina […]
The new season kicks off. Broadway bound: Barrington Stage Company’s On the Town. Photo by Kevin Sprague, Courtesy Barrington Stage Co. The new season is already under way: Holler If Ya Hear Me opened in June and there are more shows coming, of course. The musicals listed below were scheduled to open […]
Sometimes, my favorite part of “So You Think You Can Dance” isn’t the duets or the dance-for-your-life solos, but the group numbers, where all the competitors team up to perform together. Last night was one of those episodes, when all 20 finalists presented “New York, New York” from On the Town, choreographed by Joshua Bergasse […]
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