On Stage: Cabaret — Perfectly Marvelous

by | Feb 4, 2016 | Uncategorized

The advertising reads “Willkommen Back” and Cabaret, one of Broadway’s legendary shows, is definitely back in a big way. New York City has been peppered with revivals over the years, resulting in a Tony category in and of itself in 1994. But a...

Dance Beat: Teena Marie

by | Jan 20, 2016 | Uncategorized

It’s not often that you see an acknowledged hip hop artist who has a foundation in contemporary dance. But it’s even rarer that the artist is a woman. Teena Marie Custer, trained at Ohio State University, faculty member at Slippery Rock University and...

Dance Beat: On the Road Again

by | Jan 11, 2016 | Uncategorized

That’s the Yellow Brick Road, Munchkins. If you want to see the dark side of Oz, there’s the stage production of Wicked. If you want to see the funky side of Oz, there’s always The Wiz. Actually there was an original stage version in 1902, just two...

On Stage: Another "Nut"-ty Holiday at PBT

by | Dec 6, 2015 | Uncategorized

How do I love thee? Let me count the times I’ve seen the “Nutcracker.” Over the course of 40 years, that means a lot. But I can’t say I have the same pressure as those dance professionals who have participated in countless performances....

Film: Bolshoi Ballet Series

by | Oct 9, 2015 | Uncategorized

The Bolshoi Ballet is full of drama, seen onstage in its performances and offstage in the acid thrown in the face of artistic director Sergei Filin, almost blinding him (yes, he’s still there). There is more, though, to be seen in the current Bolshoi Ballet in...