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Unexpected Musical Delights

George Heymont | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Down Argentine Way, Boris Karloff, Oscar Levant, Carmen Miranda, Film Charlie Chan at the Opera, Chico and Rita, Gwen Verdon, Warner Oland, Bob Fosse, Damn Yankees, Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal, Academy Awards, Academy Award Nominations, Video, Academy Award Nominees, Arts News
George Heymont

Once you've experienced Chico & Rita (a sumptuous, exotic animation feature), you'll have no doubt why it was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 84th Academy Awards.

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City Center: A Remarkable History

Michael Kaiser | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Metropolitan Opera, Fall for Dance, Desmond Richardson, Jessica Tandy, Arlene Shuler, Encores!, George Balanchine, Gwen Verdon, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Jerome Robbins, American Ballet Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Club, La Guardia, New York City, Arts Management, Twyla Tharp, New York City Opera, City Center, Arts, Matthew Rushing, Frederick Ashton, Antony Tudor, Hume Cronyn, Kennedy Center, Helen Hayes, New York City Ballet, Judith Jamison, Arts News
Michael Kaiser

The ghosts of George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Alvin Ailey and too many others to name are hopefully still in residence, inspiring a new generation of artists to create great works.

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American Master Choreographer Jack Cole Feted at Jacob's Pillow

Debra Levine | Posted 07.05.2011

Read More: Jack Cole, Gwen Verdon, Jacob's Pillow, Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Rita Hayworth, Put the Blame on Mame, John Ewing Richter, No Talent Joe, Gilda, Bob Fosse, Jerome Robbins, Diamonds Are Gir's Best Friend, Matt Mattox, Arts News
Debra Levine

A top-gun choreographer in his time -- feared, respected, and awed -- Cole's enormous contribution is puzzlingly little known, even inside the dance world.

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First-Nighter: London's Sweet Charity Sufficiently Sweet

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: A Little Night Music, Sunday in the Park With George, Dorothy Fields, Menier Chocolate Factory, Tiffany Graves, Paul J Medford, Mark Umbers, Little Shop of Horrors, Giullietta Masina, Gwen Verdon, Bob Fosse, Josefina Gabrielle, Matthew Wright, La Cage Aux Folles, Matthew White, Tim Shortall, Stephen Mear, Neil Simon, Federico Fellini, Cy Coleman, Tasmin Outhwaite, Nights of Cabiria, Sweet Charity, Entertainment News
David Finkle

These days, the clever fabric manufacturers able to do whatever they want with a proven musical comedy are the folks at the Menier Chocolate Factory.

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