Lincoln Center Institute is shuttered for the day — we’re all with friends and loved ones in honor of the holiday — but thanks to the magic of internet, I am able to wish our friend Cathie Ryan a happy birthday today. Enjoy your special day wherever you are!
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Pick up a copy of the New York Times today and you’ll see an interesting article on actor Gregg Mozgala, who lives and works with cerebral palsy. He is featured in a dance piece choreographed by Tamar Rogoff. Dancing with him (and featured nicely in a photograph) is Emily Post-Blackman, who you will remember from “It’s All True,” Hilary Easton + Company’s 2008 – 2009 LCI Dance Repertory program.
Click the handy link below — oh, heck, here’s another one – to see what the HE+C has coming up on their calendar.
New York Times article about Mr. Mozgala
Hilary Easton + Company web site
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So in a show of support, I had sent Guy Davis a link to the previous post about himself and Finian’s Rainbow. He very thoughtfully wrote back to say thanks for the coverage. He also pointed out, very tactfully, that the picture I used of him isn’t actually a picture of him at all. The gentleman on the right is the also-very-handsome, also-very-talented (-and-not-properly-credited) Broadway veteran Devin Richards.
One would think that after all these years, I’d know a photo of Guy Davis when I saw it. Wouldn’t one?
And here’s where I say, “Oh, wow… you know, I thought you looked different, Guy, but it’s been a while since I’ve seen you, and uh, the photo is from kind of far away…[clearing throat awkwardly]…” I wouldn’t feel so bad if, in a previous life, I hadn’t actually worked with Devin when he was in Smokey Joe’s Cafe on Broadway.
So! Lest there be further confusion:
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The CityCenter Encores! production of Finian’s Rainbow (which was mentioned previously here) opened on Broadway on October 29 to wonderful reviews. Lincoln Center Institute’s very own Guy Davis is reprising his role as Sunny in the Broadway production, now playing at the St. James Theatre.
Left to right: James Stovall, Chuck Cooper, Bernard Dotson, and Guy Davis. Photo copyright Joan Marcus, courtesy of Kornberg & Associates.
You can see more photos of Guy (and the rest of the company) in this link to Playbill.com’s photo gallery. And while you’re wandering through that photo gallery, take time to notice the terrific costume design. It’s the work of none other than Toni-Leslie James, who also designed LCI’s production of FLY.
Set in the mythical southern state of Missitucky, Finian’s Rainbow pits a charming Irish dreamer and his headstrong daughter against the host of complications that await them in their newly adopted land: a bigoted southern Senator, a credit crisis, a pesky leprechaun, and, of course, a complicated love affair that gives birth to some of the most witty, charming and heartfelt songs ever written for the stage. The musical’s score features such classic songs as “Old Devil Moon,” “How Are Things in Glocca Morra?,” “When I’m Not Near the Girl I Love (I Love the Girl I’m Near),” Look to the Rainbow,” and “If This Isn’t Love.” This production marks the first major revival in more than 50 years.
Congratulations, Guy and Toni-Leslie, and best wishes for a long run in this wonderful musical!
To purchase tickets to Finian’s Rainbow, click here to visit Telecharge.com.
New York Times review of Finian’s Rainbow
Finian’s Rainbow production photos at Playbill.com
Finian’s Rainbow Opening Night coverage at Playbill.com (including a Guy mention on p.2)
Guy Davis’ web site
Finian’s Rainbow Broadway production web site
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On Saturday, November 7, 2009, the New Jersey Ballet will premiere a new dance by Nai-Ni Chen, based on the story of Puccini’s opera Turandot. The dance is part of a full-length evening honoring the late Eric Munoz, assemblyman and former NJ Ballet Board member. Also on the program are works by choreographers Pedro Ruiz and James Kinney.
For tickets (which are $42, $32, or $22), please call the Mayo Center Box Office at 973-539-8008 or New Jersey Ballet at 973-597-9600.
For more information or to buy tickets online, visit the Mayo Center.
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company web site
NJ Ballet web site
Mayo Center web site
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The Eli Yamin Trio, two-thirds of which is composed of former and current Lincoln Center Institute Music Repertory artists (quick: in which programs did they appear?*), is appearing in a special program entitled “A Wail of Two Cities,” on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at University Club here in NYC (located at One West 54th Street at 5th Avenue).
The program, curated by clarinetist Evan Christopher, postulates that while Jazz was born in New Orleans, it came first to New York City before spreading across the country and around the world. Bassist Ari Roland rounds out the Eli Yamin Trio. This varied program will celebrate jazz pioneers including Jelly Roll Morton, Sidney Bechet, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington.
Advance purchase tickets (by mail only for non-members) are available for $45, and include cocktails (open bar) from 6:15 to 7:00 p.m. and the special concert from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Seating is limited. Non-members, please mail payment to Corinne Shane, 35 E. 85th St., New York, NY 10028. For more information, please call 212-247-2100.
If you do attend, please take note the following house rules: male guests must wear jacket and tie and jeans are not permitted.
* Yamin and Sci appeared together in the Eli Yamin Quartet in our 04/05 season; and Sci is currently featured in this season’s Black Rock Coalition program, Nina Simone: American girl, World Citizen.
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Photo (c) 2006 Lois Greenfield
Most recently seen in Lincoln Center Institute’s dance repertory in the 2005 / 2006 season (and continuing to perform for LCI Professional Development and Family Workshop events), Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana inspires and energizes audiences worldwide.
You are invited to join the company for an evening of wine, tapas & live flamenco music and dance at El Quijote Restaurant on Monday, November 2, 2009 from 6pm – 8pm.
El Quijote is located at 226 W 23rd Street between 7th & 8th Avenues. All tickets are $40 and include food, drinks and entertainment. Payments can be made at the door by cash or check
or in advance via Pay Pal to santana@flamenco-vivo.org
It is requested that you let the company know if you are planning on attending. Please send your RSVPs to Leslie Malmed, Executive Director by calling 212-736-4499 or emailing leslie@flamenco-vivo.org
AND… THIS JUST IN!
The incredibly talented Antonio Hidalgo will be coming to New York to host a one-week Flamenco intensive class! Spaces are available for beginner, intermediate or advanced participants. If you are at all interested in learning more about the art and craft of flamenco, you don’t want to miss this opportunity. Click here to sign up (or for more info and rates).
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Lincoln Center Institute audiences have enjoyed the talents of Irish American singer-songwriter Cathie Ryan many times, most recently as part of our 2007 / 2008 season; but now that Cathie lives abroad, and what with her extensive touring schedule, it’s not so easy to catch her live in concert locally anymore. This is why I’m so pleased to share the news of two opportunities to catch Cathie Ryan and her band here in New York City!
The Irish Arts Center has been a company near and dear to Cathie’s heart for a long time. She and her band are dedicating their time and talent to the Center’s fundraising efforts for a new building. Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31, the doors of the (current) Irish Arts Center, located at 553 West 51st Street, open at 7pm. Tickets for each evening are $75, and as if a Cathie Ryan Band concert isn’t more than worth the price of admission, that admission includes some wonderful extras: a beer and wine pre-show reception and a special exhibit by painter Olga Baunbaek Reilly entitled “Earthmapping.” The show then starts at 8pm.
Tickets are limited to only 99 per performance, so please contact Kim McGoorty at (914) 641-4322 or email Kmcgoorty at HoulihanParnes dot com (with the usual “@” and “.” signs in their respective places).
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Another positive review* for the Crossroads Theatre Company’s production of Lincoln Center Institute’s very own FLY can be found by clicking here.
The show is running through Sunday, October 18, so there’s still time to see it. Head here for further information.
*The review, while positive for the show, does contain a few slight inaccuracies concerning the development of the work. Both the original 60-minute FLY and the new 90-minute version were co-written by Trey Ellis and Ricardo Khan.
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Lincoln Center Institute’s very own FLY, expanded to 90 minutes, is playing right now at Crossroads Theatre Company in New Brunswick, NJ through Sunday, October 18. The production is directed by Ricardo Khan and features many of the Lincoln Center Institute productions’ cast members and design team. Get your tickets by calling 732-545-8100, or online by clicking here.
Read the first review, from the Newark Star-Ledger, by clicking here!
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