by Chava Pearl Lansky | Sep 4, 2018 | Profiles
Former Royal Ballet first artist Leanne Cope made the ultimate ballet to Broadway crossover. In 2014 she was asked by choreographer Christopher Wheeldon to originate the role of Lise Dassin, a hopeful young ballerina, in his new stage production of An American in...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jul 10, 2018 | News
An American in Paris , the wildly popular musical directed and choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, comes to movie theaters nationwide September 20 and 23. Filmed in London in 2017, this version features the show’s original stars: former New York City Ballet...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Sep 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
New York City Ballet announced today that principal dancer Robert Fairchild will give his final performances with the company this October. Since his 2015 leave of absence to make his Broadway debut as Jerry Mulligan in Christopher Wheeldon’s An American in...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Jun 23, 2016 | Company Life
If you haven’t seen Christopher Wheeldon’s Tony Award winning musical An American in Paris yet, you better hop to it. The hugely successful Broadway production closes on January 1, 2017 after a nearly two-year long run. Don’t panic if you can’t...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Aug 31, 2015 | Company Life
As America anxiously awaits Stephen Colbert’s return to the small screen, dance and theater fans have something special to look forward to. Christopher Wheeldon, the choreographer of Broadway’s An American in Paris, along with its two stars, New York City...
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 Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Everything "Nutcracker", News, Profiles
Say what you will about Nutcracker, but there’s something magical about the ballet. The snowflakes falling on the stage, the little girls in the audience falling for tutus and pointe shoes. Leanne Cope, this issue’s “Dancer Spotlight,” has a...