Jerome Robbins

Kermit Love: Designer of Big Bird

independent.co.uk     Jul 19, 2008          

With a background in designing costumes and marionettes for ballet productions, Kermit Love created for television a towering, iconic character that would achieve worldwide fame in a programme acclaimed for its educational...                    

The Many Faces of Will Ferrell

nymag.com     Jul 17, 2008   24 related          

Photo-illustration: Getty Images 2 to Be Precise: Will Ferrell will star in 2-Face, a high-concept comedy by Hancock's Vince Gilligan that despite the fortuitous timing of its announcement is not a Dark Knight spinoff. Instead,...                    

Theater Review: Vicki Lewis nails the role of Rose in Music Circus' excellent telling of 'Gypsy'

sacbee.com     Jul 17, 2008          

By Marcus Crowder - mcrowder@sacbee.com Published 12:00 am PDT Thursday, July 17, 2008 Story appeared in SCENE section, Page E1 Vicki Lewis is giving the fiercest, most bracing performance the Wells Fargo Pavilion has ever...                    

Get ready to rumble: 'West Side Story' returns to Broadway next March

iht.com     Jul 16, 2008   20 related          

Get ready to rumble. "West Side Story" returns to Broadway in 2009. The classic New York musical about the Sharks, the Jets and the ill-fated love affair involving a young man and woman caught between the gangs opens in March,...                    

An AP Arts Review: ABT's 'Giselle' closes out New York's spring ballet season in classic style

iht.com     Jul 17, 2008   5 related          

She's a good two decades older than many of her fellow dancers, a mother and director of her own ballet company. But Nina Ananiashvili was so light on her feet, so delicate as American Ballet Theatre's fragile young Giselle...                    

Got a Rocket In Your Pocket? [Keep Cooly Cool Boy]

gawker.com     Jul 16, 2008   1 related          

The new Broadway revival of my favoritest musical ever West Side Story, the first in almost thirty years, will feature actual Spanish spoken by the Puerto Rican characters, as well as a darker and more violent treatment of the...                    

Mamma Mia! could go either way

purple4mee.blogspot.com     Jul 16, 2008          

I saw Mamma Mia! years ago ... and hated it. Do you agree with the reviews?When the big-screen version of the worldwide ABBA stage sensation Mamma Mia! opens this Friday, there's a huge question waiting to be answered.And it's...                    

Michael Winship: The Muppets, Me and Public TV

buzzflash.com     Jul 14, 2008          

A BUZZFLASH GUEST CONTRIBUTIONby Michael WinshipTake a moment to forget about politics and the pickle of our worrisome world. A recent dispatch from Kathryn Kolbert, president of People for the American Way, about "the power of...                    

The Muppets, Me and Public TV

truthout.org     Jul 13, 2008   29 related          

Sunday 13 July 2008 Take a moment to forget about politics and the pickle of our worrisome world. A recent dispatch from Kathryn Kolbert, president of People for the American Way, about "the power of culture to shape our...                    

New principal dancer promising in ‘Prodigal Son’

dailygazette.com     Jul 14, 2008          

The “Prodigal Son” has returned to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. The George Balanchine staple, as performed by the New York City Ballet on Friday night, crowned a new dancer in the coveted title role — Joaquin de Luz.