by Amy Brandt | Mar 31, 2015 | Profiles, Show and Tell
This story originally appeared in the June/July 2015 issue of Pointe. Ever wonder what life is like as a ballerina on Broadway? Just peek inside Leanne Cope’s dance bag. Cope, who stars as Lise in Christopher Wheeldon’s production of An American in Paris,...
by Margaret Fuhrer | Jul 27, 2014 | Profiles
This is Pointe’s August/September 2014 Cover Story. A few months ago, Tiler Peck turned 25. It’s an age when most ballet dancers are earning their first breakout roles, gradually discovering who they are onstage. Not Peck. She followed an uncommonly...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
When Tony nominations are announced on May 5, it’s not a stretch to guess that Broadway super-hit Billy Elliot: The Musical will receive at least a few nods. Elton John’s score and Peter Darling’s choreography have both made a splash. But the...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Harriet Clark auditioned for the U.S. production of The Phantom of the Opera on a Friday. She had one week of rehearsals and made her Broadway debut the following Tuesday. Twelve years and two children later, Clark is the dance captain of this 17-year-old musical....
by Margaret Fuhrer | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
There have been rumblings about Christopher Wheeldon’s Broadway project for a while now, but yesterday the official word went out: Wheeldon is directing and choreographing a new production of the Gershwins’ An American in Paris. The show will premiere at...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
New York City Ballet soloist Georgina Pazcoguin will step into the role of Ivy Smith, aka Miss Turnstiles, from August 11–23 in the Broadway musical On the Town. She’ll be filling in for New York City Ballet principal Megan Fairchild who will take her last...