All stories by Sarah L. Kaufman on BroadwayStars

Saturday, August 28, 2021

MacKenzie Scott’s multimillion-dollar message: Art is essential everywhere, not just in museums and theaters by Sarah L. Kaufman

By giving large sums to some arts groups you may not have heard of, the philanthropist links culture and social progress.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:42AM
Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Black women are finally shattering the glass ceiling in dance by Sarah L. Kaufman

“In leadership, that door was closed”: Black dancers have long faced racism, but recent front-office hires in previously White-led groups show progress. Will it last?

SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:42AM
Friday, August 6, 2021

The best dance, on your laptop: Young risk-takers are going outdoors to create short, raw films by Sarah L. Kaufman

In these films, dance feels more dangerous, and the open sky and open energy bring us even closer to the dancers.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:12AM
Wednesday, August 12, 2020

It wasn’t the Met, but for these two dancers finally back onstage, it was two minutes of amazing by Sarah L. Kaufman

Zoom technique classes, rehearsing with masks and then, at last, “Back to work!” for a performance at Kaatsbaan in New York

SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:06AM
Thursday, July 30, 2020

Washington Ballet loses top executive, cancels ‘The Nutcracker’ and rest of 2020 season by Sarah L. Kaufman

Michael Pastreich’s exit and the season cancellation arrive on the heels of covid-19 cases after the ballet’s June gala.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:48PM
Wednesday, July 22, 2020

What NBC’s ‘World of Dance’ gets right about dance by Sarah L. Kaufman

In the absence of live performance, the competition show offers insights into the art — especially its human side.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:32AM
Monday, July 13, 2020

The Washington Ballet thought a virtual fundraiser was safe. But it still may have put artists at risk. by Sarah L. Kaufman

The fallout is a lesson for other arts groups. They must build trust to reopen.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:18PM
Saturday, July 11, 2020

Washington Ballet director Julie Kent says she is recovering from covid-19 by Sarah L. Kaufman

Kent’s announcement comes in the wake of the ballet’s in-person gala after which multiple attendees were diagnosed with the virus.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:42PM
Monday, July 6, 2020

Some day, we’ll hit the dance floor again. And it will be glorious. by Sarah L. Kaufman

The joy of social dancing is now tempered by the fear of contagion.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:24AM
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Monday, June 22, 2020

The future of the performing arts is digital. Marquee TV has a major head start. by Sarah L. Kaufman

To survive this pandemic and beyond, dance, theater and opera need to get online fast, according to the new streaming platform for the arts.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:06AM
Friday, June 5, 2020

The George Floyd protest dance that went viral by Sarah L. Kaufman

Krumper’s in-your-face stomping forges an unlikely connection with the LAPD.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:32PM
Wednesday, May 27, 2020

How Natalia Makarova changed the ballet world with this landmark production by Sarah L. Kaufman

“It was exhausting,” the Russian ballerina recalls of her overhaul of “La Bayadere” for ABT in 1980.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:48PM
Monday, May 11, 2020

Inside one of the few places where dancers still perform, founded by a glamorous disco impresario by Sarah L. Kaufman

In southern India, a commune devoted to Odissi dance keeps a 2,000-year-old art alive despite the pandemic.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:54AM
Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Camels, monkeys and lions at the ballet: Marius Petipa was just getting started by Sarah L. Kaufman

A new documentary explores the savvy showman behind the art form’s most famous choreographer

SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:32AM
Wednesday, April 29, 2020

In ballet, conductors are the dancers’ guardian angels by Sarah L. Kaufman

“The dancer’s fate is in the hands of the conductor,” one ballerina says of the hidden heroes of the art form.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:03AM
Wednesday, April 22, 2020

The first great Zoom music video has arrived by Sarah L. Kaufman

How the band Thao and the Get Down Stay Down created “Phenom,” helping us get down while staying home.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24PM

4 ways to reconnect with dance, theater, opera — and joy — during your self-quarantine by Sarah L. Kaufman

These digital outlets offer the joys of organized, musical humanity.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:18AM
Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Mark Morris, one of the world’s leading choreographers, takes dance to Zoom by Sarah L. Kaufman

The dancemaker retools himself as a filmmaker as his dancers rehearse in their hallways, making entrances and exits through bathroom doors.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:32AM
Tuesday, March 24, 2020

How dancers cope when they can’t dance: They improvise by Sarah L. Kaufman

The magical properties of a ramen spoon, a tennis ball and a yoga mat.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:42AM
Friday, March 6, 2020

Martha Graham dancers are marvelous, but the message is mixed in Kennedy Center program by Sarah L. Kaufman

In “EVE Project,” the empowerment theme would have been better served by focusing on choreographer’s very best works.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:24PM
Friday, February 21, 2020

This ballerina played the role of a stripper, and she owned it by Sarah L. Kaufman

Washington Ballet’s Sona Kharatian creates an indelible, sophisticated character in Balanchine’s “Slaughter on Tenth Avenue.”

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:42PM

Hervé Koubi was raised to keep quiet about the past. His dances tell a different story. by Sarah L. Kaufman

The French Algerian choreographer takes on toxic masculinity and gender cliches in “Boys Don’t Cry,” coming to Dance Place on Feb. 29 and March 1.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:42AM
Wednesday, February 12, 2020

A ‘Giselle’ that whirls with unusual lyricism by Sarah L. Kaufman

At the Kennedy Center, Hee Seo shines in American Ballet Theatre’s production.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:54PM
Thursday, February 6, 2020

Ballet dancers have weird and quirky pre-show rituals that would put any sports star to shame by Sarah L. Kaufman

“Anything to avoid the thought of the 3,000 people,” says one dancer, explaining why superstitions persist backstage.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:03AM
Wednesday, February 5, 2020

The tragic beauty of Alvin Ailey’s politically charged dance programs by Sarah L. Kaufman

Jamar Roberts’s “Ode” somehow manages to show the depth of loss to gun violence, as well as communal unity.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:54PM
Monday, February 3, 2020

J-Lo and Shakira shake off boundaries, put on a ferocious master dance class at the Super Bowl by Sarah L. Kaufman

Our dance critic reviews the pop stars’ dazzling halftime performance.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:18AM
Friday, January 31, 2020

National Ballet of Canada gets it right: In ‘The Sleeping Beauty,’ it’s what’s inside that counts by Sarah L. Kaufman

Rudolf Nureyev’s opulent and deeply moving production dazzles at the Kennedy Center.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:12PM
Wednesday, January 29, 2020

National Ballet of Canada dazzles with exhilarating energy at the Kennedy Center by Sarah L. Kaufman

Mixed bill includes Ratmansky’s meditation on Soviet society, “Piano Concerto #1,” the finale of his Shostakovich Trilogy.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:54PM
Thursday, January 23, 2020

A ‘Swan Lake’ with echoes of ‘The Crown’ at the Kennedy Center by Sarah L. Kaufman

Matthew Bourne’s Windsor-inspired take on the classic ballet returns, with a snarling corgi, cellphones and all the thunderous, shirtless male swans of his 1995 original.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:36PM
Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Storytelling is the key ingredient in the year’s best dance works by Sarah L. Kaufman

Works by Mark Morris, Pam Tanowitz, Monica Bill Barnes and more.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:42AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards