All stories by Sharon Hoyer on BroadwayStars

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

It’s Gonna Be Delicious: The Verdon Fosse Legacy Teams Up with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago by Sharon Hoyer

Nicole Fosse, founder and artistic director of the Verdon Fosse Legacy, has been looking for a concert dance company to house her parents’ iconic work. Bob Fosse is perhaps the best-known …

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Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Dance Top 5: November 2024 by Sharon Hoyer

Many premieres, mix rep programs and dance series for November!

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Wednesday, October 23, 2024

The Whole Person in the Room: An Interview with Red Clay Dance’s Vershawn Sanders-Ward by Sharon Hoyer

This weekend, Red Clay Dance will do something a little unusual for the company: present a mixed repertory concert.

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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Why We Move: A Preview of “Carnival of the Animals” at the Harris Theater by Sharon Hoyer

Since stepping down as a principal dancer after three decades with the New York City Ballet, Wendy Whelan has stepped up as associate artistic director of the company and stepped out to expl…

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Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Comfort in Their Skins: “3320” Brings Decades of Dance Experience to Dovetail Studios Garage by Sharon Hoyer

“3320,” playing October 25-November 3, will loosely be about experienced choreographers given space to play. Read invited veteran dance and performance makers to create short pieces for …

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Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Dance Top 5: October 2024 by Sharon Hoyer

Dance flourishes in October, from the Joffrey's latest epic to the exciting new mini-festival 3320 and so much more between.

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Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Catharsis and Community: A Preview of “She’s Auspicious” at the Dance Center of Columbia College by Sharon Hoyer

How are powerful women celebrated? Who defines what that power should look like? These are just a couple of the many questions Mythili Prakash explores in her evening-length dance "She's Aus…

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM
Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Bigger and Better: A Preview of “Chicago Live!” at Navy Pier by Sharon Hoyer

Touted as the largest free performing arts festival in the Midwest, "Chicago Live!" is back, taking over Navy Pier September 21 and 22 with performances by over 110 artists and organizations.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM

Can’t-Miss Fall Dance Events (Fall Arts Preview 2024) by Sharon Hoyer

Avant-garde tinged, international and Fosse, all in one season.

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Thursday, September 5, 2024

Let’s Look at Democracy, Again: A Review of “1776” at the Marriott Theatre by Sharon Hoyer

From the first roll of a snare drum to the Liberty Bell sounding the final signature on the Declaration, the Marriott Theatre absolutely nails "1776."

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Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Elevated Intimacy: Para.Mar Dance Theatre Takes a Traditional Stage by Sharon Hoyer

Lights, curtains and a seated audience are the trappings of the trade, but Para.Maris putting up its first ever evening-length show in a traditional venue. It’s an unusual path for this to…

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Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Dance Top 5: September 2024 by Sharon Hoyer

Festivals, puppets and Brendan Fernandes, bigger than ever.

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Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Fun in the Discipline: A Preview of “Divination—The Dancing Souls of Black Folk” at the Pritzker Pavilion by Sharon Hoyer

Chicagoans will get a sampling of what makes Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project so unique this Saturday, when all ten companies in the current cohort present a small sampling of their work a…

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Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Resilience and Love: A Preview of “Hisako’s House” by Sharon Hoyer

It began with Robyn Mineko Williams wanting to learn more about her grandmother. Her grandmother's home is the setting for Williams’ “Hisako’s House," a deeply personal dance performan…

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024

The Energy We Share: A Preview of “Dance for Life” at the Auditorium Theatre by Sharon Hoyer

Jonathan Alsberry is choreographing the finale for this year’s “Dance for Life,” an annual fundraiser to alleviate the cost of health care for dance professionals. Danced by artists ac…

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Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Art On Your Terms: Synapse Arts Celebrates Twenty by Sharon Hoyer

"I feel my creative voice comes out more clearly when we’re in a space where you can’t control all the elements. You can’t control the little kid running up and grabbing your leg or th…

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Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Dance Top 5: August 2024 by Sharon Hoyer

Embrace Chicago's dance communities this summer!

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Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Unknowable Space: Ginger Farley Explores Liminality and More in Mixed Bill “Cycles” by Sharon Hoyer

"This is a ritual that occurs in an unknowable space, between two coalescences: death and birth. But it could be as uncomplicated as your mind going somewhere else when you’re in the midst…

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Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Every Fiber Of Her Being: An Interview with Joffrey Ballet Artist Victoria Jaiani by Sharon Hoyer

Two decades in, Jaiani continues to dance at an ever-higher top of her game.

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Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Dance Top 5: July 2024 by Sharon Hoyer

Dance abounds this July and, in the great Chicago tradition, much of it outdoors and free.

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Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Trailblazers: A Preview of Chicago Tap Theatre’s “Can You Hear Us Now—The Queer Tap Dance Revolution” by Sharon Hoyer

Long-standing member and associate director of Chicago Tap Theatre, Molly Smith's show, made in collaboration with the CTT ensemble, honors queer artistry in tap dance and jazz music through…

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Wednesday, June 5, 2024

A Masterwork Returns: Visceral Dance Chicago Brings “Carmen.maquia” Home by Sharon Hoyer

Gustavo Ramirez Sansano’s evening-length dance that both honors and stylistically upends the famous Spanish story and French opera standby returns to its hometown.

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Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Dance Top 5: June 2024 by Sharon Hoyer

Whether it's communal experiences or intimate performances you seek, June dance has you covered.

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Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Myth Busters: A Preview of “Monolith” at Epiphany Center for the Arts by Sharon Hoyer

PARA.MAR founder and artistic director Stephanie Martinez picked the name to upend it, pushing back on broad-stroke conceptions of Latin culture.

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Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Under Pressure: Johan Inger Returns to Hubbard Street Dance with “Impasse” by Sharon Hoyer

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s spring series at the Harris Theater, entitled “Of Joy,” features several remounts. There will be one piece new to Chicago eyeballs: the company premiere …

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Sincerity and Skill: A Preview of Chicago Repertory Ballet’s “Modern Motions” at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts by Sharon Hoyer

The collection of short works promises to showcase the versatility, skill and heart of this ambitious company.

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Peeling the Onion: Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre Celebrates Twenty-Five Years of Personal Storytelling by Sharon Hoyer

CRDT has a unique structure, pairing choreographers with jazz composers to develop pieces over a long period—often years—and inspired by the personal stories of the artists and their com…

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Sugar Rush: A Review of Joffrey Ballet’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the Lyric Opera House by Sharon Hoyer

A fevered take on the summer solstice celebrations of Alexander Ekman’s native Sweden, “Midsummer Night’s Dream” has nothing to do with Shakespeare’s comedy. It does however contai…

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM
Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Dance Top 5: May 2024 by Sharon Hoyer

May dance highlights include Chicago stalwarts Hubbard Street, Cerqua Rivera, Chicago Repertory Ballet, Lucky Plush, and Winifred Haun & Dancers and the Chicago Movement Collective.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM
Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Caught in the Crosshairs: A Preview of Ballet 5:8 at the Harris Theater by Sharon Hoyer

Artistic director Julianna Rubio Slager spoke with Newcity about the premiere of "Lost Women of Juarez" and three other new works on the upcoming program.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM
Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Embarrassment of Riches: A Preview of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre at the Auditorium Theatre by Sharon Hoyer

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre’s fifty-fifth annual stop at the Auditorium Theatre features three distinct programs over five days. So clear your calendar.

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 15, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic