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Wednesday, April 20, 2016

An Interview with Choreographer Mark DeGarmo: “It’s About Responsibility” by Melanie Brown

By age 15, Mark DeGarmo had already had three businesses in the venues of sales, poetry, and fundraising, and was actively working to become a playwright. Now, a self-described “man of a c…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:10PM
Friday, February 19, 2016

Interview: New York Theatre Ballet’s Steven Melendez and American Ballet Theatre’s Zhong-Jing Fang on Co-choreographing a New Ballet by Melanie Brown

New York Theatre Ballet premieres Legends and Visionaries next week at New York Live Arts. In addition to stagings of Jerome Robbins’ Antique Epigraphs and Richard Alston’s Suc…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 11:17AM
Monday, February 8, 2016

Interview: Company XIV’s Hilly Bodin on Playing a Dark, Dramatic Snow White by Melanie Brown

Company XIV’s dark and dramatic production of Snow White takes the stage this season with its signature XIV flair. Hilly Bodin, a newcomer not just to Company XIV, but to the New York danc…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 12:01PM
Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Interview: Drum TAO’s Tony-nominated Director, Amon Miyamoto by Melanie Brown

The Japanese taiko drum and dance sensation Drum TAO is slated to premiere its new show, Drum Heart, in February at the NYU Skirball Center. At the center of the New York City-only productio…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:55PM
Monday, November 30, 2015

Interview: Co-Directors Devon Smith and Lisa Anderson on Their Bicoastal Company Delineation Dance by Melanie Brown

Delineation Dance, founded early in 2015, is a contemporary dance company based in both New York City and Los Angeles. Their full company premiere, bringing dancers from both coasts together…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 05:09PM
Friday, November 13, 2015

Interview: Pilobolus’ Executive Director, Itamar Kubovy, on the North American Premiere of “Shadowland” by Melanie Brown

World-renowned dance company Pilobolus premieres Shadowland later this month at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. We talked to Executive Director Itamar Kubovy about the show,…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 10:04AM
Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Nine NYC Nutcrackers You Have to See by Melanie Brown

Everyone knows The Nutcracker. But what a lot of people don’t know about is that its original staging (by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov in 1892) was a flop. Critics were confused by its sto…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 11:24AM

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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