When it comes to ballet, Jennifer Lawrence admits she's no dancing queen. In an interview with E! News at the Red Sparrow premiere in NYC last night, the 27-year-old star revealed that she hasn't kept up with her formal dance training since the making of the movie. "Oh absolutely not. No, I don't keep up with ballet," she said. "It was really brutal. I have so much respect for those athletes slash artists. It's amazing what they do, but as soon as I wrapped the ballet scene, I threw my shoes in the trash. Done." In the film, Lawrence transforms herself into a ballerina for a six minute opening scene. The star trained with former New York City Ballet member, Kurt Froman,...
- 2/27/2018
- E! Online
The August 4, 2016 show of Broadway in Bryant Park included a performance by the Broadway cast of An American in Paris. Cast members for the event included Dimitri Kleioris, Leanne Cope, Jill Paice, Brandon Uranowitz, Derek Hanson, Attila Joey Csiki, Kyle Brown, Megan Dickinson, Kurt Froman, Derek Hanson, Marina Lazzaretto, Cory Lingner, Nathan Madden, Charlotte O'Dowd, Candy Olsen, Kristin Piro, Sam Rogers, Shannon Rugani, Bradley Schlagheck, Jeffrey C. Sousa, Tory Trowbridge and Scott Willis performing the numbers 'Shall We Dance,' 'For You, For Me, For Evermore,' 'I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise,' and 'S Wonderful.'...
- 8/7/2016
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
On Twitter Watch, Theatre du Chatelet wrote 'AnAmericanInParis s'installe theatrechatelet Rdv le 22 novembre.Rehearsals begin today, Monday, September 22, for the upcoming world premiere of An American in Paris prior to its engagement at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris where previews will begin Saturday, November 22, 2014 for a Wednesday, December 10, 2014 opening night. The Broadway run of An American in Paris will begin previews Friday, March 13, 2015 for a Sunday, April 12, 2015 opening night at the Palace Theatre Broadway at 47th Street.An American In Paris will be directed and choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, making his Broadway directing debut. Inspired by the Academy-Award winning film, An American in Paris brings this classic tale to Broadway for the first time with music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin and a book by Tony and Pulitzer Prize nominee Craig Lucas.An American In Paris transforms the timeless story of love in a city rebuilding...
- 11/3/2014
- by BWW Staff
- BroadwayWorld.com
Exclusive: Embankment boards ballet comedy also starring Vera Farmiga.
Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga are due to star in ballet comedy Prima, which sales outfit Embankment Films has newly boarded ahead of Cannes.
Choreography will come from acclaimed Black Swan choreographer Benjamin Millepied, recently appointed director of dance at the Paris Opera Ballet, and Billy Elliot on Broadway choreographer Kurt Froman.
Farmiga has been cast as a mother who will stop at nothing to realise her daughter ballet dancing dream of playing Sleeping Beauty, while The Killing star Sarsgaard will play a ‘devil in dance-shoes’ instructor.
Producers are Daniel Dubiecki (Juno, Up in the Air) and Lara Alameddine of Los Angeles based The Allegiance Theater.
As previously announced, musical-theatre director Evan Greenberg will direct the project, a version of which was formerly with Highland Film Group.
Pre-production is due to get underway this summer, with the search underway for the role of the 13 year-old newcomer.
CAA reps the...
Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga are due to star in ballet comedy Prima, which sales outfit Embankment Films has newly boarded ahead of Cannes.
Choreography will come from acclaimed Black Swan choreographer Benjamin Millepied, recently appointed director of dance at the Paris Opera Ballet, and Billy Elliot on Broadway choreographer Kurt Froman.
Farmiga has been cast as a mother who will stop at nothing to realise her daughter ballet dancing dream of playing Sleeping Beauty, while The Killing star Sarsgaard will play a ‘devil in dance-shoes’ instructor.
Producers are Daniel Dubiecki (Juno, Up in the Air) and Lara Alameddine of Los Angeles based The Allegiance Theater.
As previously announced, musical-theatre director Evan Greenberg will direct the project, a version of which was formerly with Highland Film Group.
Pre-production is due to get underway this summer, with the search underway for the role of the 13 year-old newcomer.
CAA reps the...
- 5/8/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
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