American Ballet Theatre's Misty Copeland Begins Performances in On the Town on Broadway
Misty Copeland starts performances in On the Town on August 25, stepping in for Georgina Pazcoguin as Ivy Smith in the revival. Copeland is making her Broadway debut in the tuner, which is set to shutter when her limited engagement at the Lyric Theatre ends on September 6. Copeland became the first African-American prima ballerina at the American Ballet Theatre earlier this summer. Named as one of this year's 10…