What could possibly be better than dancing in Susan Stroman’s new musical, Bullets Over Broadway? How about getting to dance next to your best friend? Beth Johnson Nicely and Amanda Kloots-Larsen have been close to inseparable since meeting on the national tour of 42nd Street in 2002. So it was only a matter of time […]
The Newsies boys will be seizing the day in 25 cities across the U.S. (photo Matthew Murphy) Today brings both good and bad news. Go grab a tissue, because the bad news is first. Got one? OK. This just in: Newsies is closing. In two months. After a final show on August 24, the Disney […]
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In case you missed the best night on TV—a.k.a the live broadcast of the Tony Awards—Dance Spirit‘s got your back. Here’s a rundown of the show’s highlights, a couple of its more cringe-worthy moments, and some of our favorite (and least-favorite) red carpet outfits. Hugh Jackman with the cast of After Midnight (photo Sara Krulwich/The […]
The Tony Awards (airing this Sunday night!) recognize a lot of Broadway talent: actors, directors, sound designers, lighting designers, writers, composers, and our favorites, choreographers. But we all know that the true muscle behind every amazing musical is the dancers. And they rarely get Tony nominations. (Unless they happen to be the fabulous Karine Plantadit, […]
The Tony Awards celebrate Broadway’s best and brightest. This year, they’ll be broadcast live from NYC on June 8, hosted by Hugh Jackman. The performances throughout the evening—including the opening number and excerpts from the nominated shows—are always a highlight. But are those of us watching at home missing any of the action? We asked […]
Kate Baldwin and Norbert Leo Butz in Susan Stroman’s late but great Big Fish. Photo by Paul Kolnik The 2014 Tony Award nominations came out Tuesday morning, and for us dancers—and the categories we love and care about—it’s been an exciting (and somewhat surprising) whirlwind. Here’s our rundown of the nominees: The female ensemble of […]
Are you itching to come to NYC? If you’ve never been, or you live too far to visit on a whim, you may be in luck. NYC’s tourism site, NewYork.com, is holding a Broadway sweepstakes that could bring you and a guest to The Great White Way for an exciting weekend. If you win the […]