Forget the sugary hearts and boxes of chocolate—what’s Valentine’s Day without a little eye candy? In lieu of long-stemmed roses, here’s our gift to you: seven of our favorite male dancers, who are equal parts gorgeous and gifted, sounding off about everything from their favorite roles to their first kisses. Haze Kware (via instagram) Hi, […]
We’ve been talking a lot about Christopher Wheeldon’s An American in Paris, and for good reason—the show’s 14 Tony nominations might have something to do with it, as well as Wheeldon’s genius choreography. Robert Fairchild and Leanne Cope of An American in Paris performing on “Live! With Kelly and Michael.” (Screenshot via YouTube) Obviously with all […]
Pop quiz! Who’s getting really excited for this Sunday’s Tony Awards? a) The Broadway community. b) Your grandma. c) Anybody who loves dance. d) ME ME OMG ME. e) All of the above. The correct answer, of course, is E. But let’s put special emphasis on C here for a minute, shall we? Because the […]
The Tonys are coming, the Tonys are coming! It’s like musical theater Christmas! The 2015 Tony Award nominations were announced this morning by the ever-glamorous Broadway (and TV and movie) star Mary Louise Parker and Bruce Willis (whom you know as “Dancing with the Stars” front-runner Rumer Willis‘ dad). And guys, there are so many […]
The musical theater gods have showered us with love—or, rather, with two behind-the-scenes videos from Christopher Wheeldon’s new An American in Paris! And their timing is perfect: The show opens tonight in The City of Lights. I prefer the video with Wheeldon (the show’s director) and Craig Lucas (the show’s writer) talking about the production—because […]
We’re already incredibly excited about the fact that New York City Ballet principal Robert Fairchild has a starring role in Christopher Wheeldon‘s new stage production of An American in Paris—which debuts this November à Paris. But a new set of photos is getting us even more revved up. Opposite Fairchild’s Jerry Mulligan (the role played by […]
Megan Fairchild in ballet mode in Robbins’ Dances at a Gathering (photo by Paul Kolnik) We love, love, love ballet dancers who are decidedly not bunheads. There’s nothing cooler than a world-class ballet professional who’s excited to take on other dance styles—or other sides of the dance world entirely. Yesterday, it was announced that beautiful […]
It’s time for yet another installment of Tiler Peck and Robert Fairchild Are Awesome! And this round involves the great Paul Taylor Dance Company. Recently, Paul Taylor announced that PTDC—which until now has performed exclusively Taylor-made (see what we did there?) works—will be transitioning to a repertory model. What does that mean? It means that […]