On Stage: PBT Brings on 2012-13

by | Feb 4, 2012 | Uncategorized

You have to give Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre artistic director Terrence Orr credit. Both he and the marketing department feel that PBT audiences fill the houses for full-length ballets, so he is always in the hunt for contemporary works to fill out the thin glossary of...

On Stage: Billy Elliot — Born to Boogie

by | Feb 3, 2012 | Uncategorized

“Don’t know. Sorta feels good. Sorta stiff and that, but once I get going, then I like, forget everything. And…sorta disappear. Sorta disappear. Like I feel a change in my whole body. And I’ve got this fire in body. I’m just there. Flyin’ like a bird. Like...

On Stage: Peter and "Billy"

by | Jan 31, 2012 | Uncategorized

Billy Elliot: The Musical comes to town this week, full of a lift-your-spirits warmth, perfect for the winter season. I had a chance to talk with choreographer Peter Darling, who really was during the course of our conversation. He gave a certain insight about the...