Howard Rosenman made his way to a screening of Bradley Cooper’s Maestro at the Academy a few weeks back, and admits that before he took a seat, he really wanted to not like it.
The veteran producer (Father of the Bride, Call Me by Your Name) tried to sell a project based on the life and career of Leonard Bernstein years ago but says he “didn’t have the juice” to get it off the ground. But what Rosenman does have is close personal ties to the iconic composer, a man he says dramatically changed the course of his life — and then some. Instead of hating it, Rosenman, 78, tells The Hollywood Reporter that he was so floored by Cooper’s film that he couldn’t stop crying. “It’s a masterpiece,” he says.
The quick backstory. In 1967, Rosenman, who is Jewish, was in medical school in Philadelphia. Amid a rising conflict in Israel,...
The veteran producer (Father of the Bride, Call Me by Your Name) tried to sell a project based on the life and career of Leonard Bernstein years ago but says he “didn’t have the juice” to get it off the ground. But what Rosenman does have is close personal ties to the iconic composer, a man he says dramatically changed the course of his life — and then some. Instead of hating it, Rosenman, 78, tells The Hollywood Reporter that he was so floored by Cooper’s film that he couldn’t stop crying. “It’s a masterpiece,” he says.
The quick backstory. In 1967, Rosenman, who is Jewish, was in medical school in Philadelphia. Amid a rising conflict in Israel,...
- 12/14/2023
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
American Ballet Theatre (Abt) made its anticipated seasonal return to Lincoln Center for its annual Fall Season at the David H. Koch Theater.
Mick Jagger and Katie Couric
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The centerpiece of the two-week engagement was last week’s Fall Gala, a one-night, special Gala program – featuring all of Abt’s star Principal Dancers, who performed excerpts from celebrated choreographers Harald Lander, Kenneth MacMillan, and Antony Tudor, alongside a World Premiere pas de deux by Abt Principal Dancer James Whiteside.
Gala guests who gathered for the black-tie dinner and dancing on the Promenade of the David H. Koch Theater included Annette Bening, Mick Jagger & Melanie Hamrick, Amy Astley, Anh Duong, Brandon Maxwell, Brynn Whitfield, Candace Bushnell, Carly Cushnie, Crystal Kung Minkoff, Ivy Getty, Jessel Tank, Jonathan Cohen, Jordan Roth, Molly Ringwald, Morena Baccarin, Pritika Swarup, Sutton Stracke, Tommy Dorfman, Ubah Hassan, Zac Posen & Harrison Ball and more.
Mick Jagger and Katie Couric
Credit/Copyright: Getty Images
The centerpiece of the two-week engagement was last week’s Fall Gala, a one-night, special Gala program – featuring all of Abt’s star Principal Dancers, who performed excerpts from celebrated choreographers Harald Lander, Kenneth MacMillan, and Antony Tudor, alongside a World Premiere pas de deux by Abt Principal Dancer James Whiteside.
Gala guests who gathered for the black-tie dinner and dancing on the Promenade of the David H. Koch Theater included Annette Bening, Mick Jagger & Melanie Hamrick, Amy Astley, Anh Duong, Brandon Maxwell, Brynn Whitfield, Candace Bushnell, Carly Cushnie, Crystal Kung Minkoff, Ivy Getty, Jessel Tank, Jonathan Cohen, Jordan Roth, Molly Ringwald, Morena Baccarin, Pritika Swarup, Sutton Stracke, Tommy Dorfman, Ubah Hassan, Zac Posen & Harrison Ball and more.
- 10/31/2023
- Look to the Stars
American Ballet Theatre (Abt) will return to Lincoln Center for its Annual Fall Season at the David H. Koch Theater.
The centerpiece of this two-week engagement is the Fall Gala, a one-night, special Gala program – featuring all of Abt’s star Principal Dancers, who will perform excerpts from celebrated choreographers Harald Lander, Kenneth MacMillan, and Antony Tudor, alongside a World Premiere pas de deux by Abt Principal Dancer James Whiteside.
This year’s event will honor Katie Couric for her dedication to creativity and the incredible generosity she’s extended to Abt over many years. The Fall Gala will also celebrate The Shubert Foundation, the nation’s largest funder of unrestricted grants to not-for-profit dance and theater companies, for its unwavering commitment to supporting live performing arts in the US.
Other expected attendees will include: Mick Jagger & Melanie Hamrick, Amy Astley, Anh Duong, Brandon Maxwell, Eric Rutherford & James Miller, Karen Pittman,...
The centerpiece of this two-week engagement is the Fall Gala, a one-night, special Gala program – featuring all of Abt’s star Principal Dancers, who will perform excerpts from celebrated choreographers Harald Lander, Kenneth MacMillan, and Antony Tudor, alongside a World Premiere pas de deux by Abt Principal Dancer James Whiteside.
This year’s event will honor Katie Couric for her dedication to creativity and the incredible generosity she’s extended to Abt over many years. The Fall Gala will also celebrate The Shubert Foundation, the nation’s largest funder of unrestricted grants to not-for-profit dance and theater companies, for its unwavering commitment to supporting live performing arts in the US.
Other expected attendees will include: Mick Jagger & Melanie Hamrick, Amy Astley, Anh Duong, Brandon Maxwell, Eric Rutherford & James Miller, Karen Pittman,...
- 10/23/2023
- Look to the Stars
Robert LuPone, a screen and theater actor who appeared for a small arc on The Sopranos, has died at 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. His death was confirmed by the off-broadway theater he founded and ran for years, the Manhattan Class Company Theater.
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“He is survived by his wife, Virginia, his son Orlando, sister Patti and brother William. He is also survived by the profound impact he had on us,” the McC noted.
If you recognize the last name, his sister is indeed the Broadway star Patti LuPone.
He played Tony Soprano’s neighbor, Dr. Bruce Cuasanamo, in a few episodes of the hit HBO crime drama and also appeared for short stints in shows like Ally McBeal, Billions and Law & Order.
Robert Francis LuPone was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 22, 1946, and raised on Long Island. He...
In Memoriam 2022: 100 Great Celebrities Who Died This Year!
“He is survived by his wife, Virginia, his son Orlando, sister Patti and brother William. He is also survived by the profound impact he had on us,” the McC noted.
If you recognize the last name, his sister is indeed the Broadway star Patti LuPone.
He played Tony Soprano’s neighbor, Dr. Bruce Cuasanamo, in a few episodes of the hit HBO crime drama and also appeared for short stints in shows like Ally McBeal, Billions and Law & Order.
Robert Francis LuPone was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 22, 1946, and raised on Long Island. He...
- 9/3/2022
- by Jacob Linden
- Uinterview
Bob LuPone, a Tony-nominated actor and the founder of the off-Broadway McC Theatre, has died. He was 76. The brother of Patti LuPone had been on a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
“The McC Theater community mourns the loss of our much loved and uniquely inspiring partner, colleague, and dear friend, Bob LuPone, who lived fearlessly and with great curiosity, good humor, a boundless passion for connection, and a whole lot of heart. We will miss him deeply and always,” read a statement from McC.
LuPone was born on July 29th, 1946 in Brooklyn, New York to Angela Louise (known as Pat), a housewife, and Orlando Joseph LuPone, a school principal.
His passion for the arts began at an early age. In the sixth grade at his North Port, Long Island elementary school, he saw his younger sister Patti dance at a PTA Dance Concert in a colorful hula skirt. After he...
“The McC Theater community mourns the loss of our much loved and uniquely inspiring partner, colleague, and dear friend, Bob LuPone, who lived fearlessly and with great curiosity, good humor, a boundless passion for connection, and a whole lot of heart. We will miss him deeply and always,” read a statement from McC.
LuPone was born on July 29th, 1946 in Brooklyn, New York to Angela Louise (known as Pat), a housewife, and Orlando Joseph LuPone, a school principal.
His passion for the arts began at an early age. In the sixth grade at his North Port, Long Island elementary school, he saw his younger sister Patti dance at a PTA Dance Concert in a colorful hula skirt. After he...
- 8/27/2022
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Happy February, dancers! It’s an exceptionally busy time of year, filled with auditions and performances. Don’t let the gray skies and winter chill keep you indoors. We’ve gathered all kinds of classes, performances, and auditions for you to keep your winter going strong. If you’re not sure what kind of company you’d like to audition for, this is the perfect time to scope out touring companies and dive into master classes. PERFORMANCESBrooklyn Center for the Performing Arts presents “Lunar New Year Celebration: Year of the Dog,” performed by the acclaimed Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company on Feb. 11. Enjoy an evening honoring peace and harmony, all while welcoming the coming of spring. (Tickets: $25) New York Theater Ballet presents “Rep” at Florence Gould Hall Feb. 9–10. You don’t want to miss this incredible spread of work by Antony Tudor, Gemma Bond, David Gordon, and Pam Tanowitz. (Tickets: $29 general admission,...
- 2/5/2018
- backstage.com
The Kennedy Center Honors have been handed out since 1978. Recipients hail from various branches of the American performance art world — including film, stage, music, and dance — even though performers more closely associated with British show business have managed to sneak in every now and then, e.g., Paul McCartney, Roger Daltrey, Elton John, Pete Townshend. Since recipients are supposed to attend the Washington, D.C., ceremony in order to take home their Kennedy awards, Doris Day has remained unhonored by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Katharine Hepburn kept putting it off until she finally relented in 1990. (Irene Dunne, see above photo, was one who managed to be honored though absent due to ill health.) Ginger Rogers, for her part, was present at the ceremony, but her films with Fred Astaire weren't — because Astaire's widow, Robyn Astaire, demanded payment for the televised clips. At the time, Kennedy Center Honors...
- 9/7/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Coinciding with Lincoln Center's 50th anniversary this theatrical season, three new biographies of dance artists who made significant contributions, largely behind the scenes, to dance at Lincoln Center have been published. A magnificent biography of Martha Hill illuminates the dedicated dance educator's integral role in sustaining the threatened Dance Division at the Juilliard School when the illustrious conservatory took up residence at Lincoln Center. An examination of the life and work of Alfredo Corvino shows what a master ballet teacher he was, both as a longtime member of the Juilliard faculty and at the Metropolitan Opera Ballet School. While American Ballet Theatre is not headquartered at Lincoln Center, its annual spring seasons there, at the Metropolitan Opera House, have become one of the venue's signature offerings. A new book about Abt's famous patron Lucia Chase reveals what an important role this wealthy woman played in the establishment and development of the distinguished ballet company.
- 1/27/2010
- backstage.com
Celebrated German choreographer Pina Bausch has lost her battle with cancer five days after receiving the diagnosis. She was 68.
Bausch died on Tuesday in Wuppertal, Germany. Her family did not release the exact nature of the illness.
Her dance company, Tanztheater Wuppertal, was based in the city and performed around the world, including London's Sadler’s Wells Theater, the Theatre de la Ville in Paris, Italy's Spoleto Festival and New York's Brooklyn Academy of Music.
A graduate of the prestigious Juilliard School, she was a member of Antony Tudor’s company at the Metropolitan Opera and worked with famed choreographer Paul Taylor before returning to Germany in 1962 to join Jooss’s Folkwang Ballet as a soloist - where she became company director.
She took the stage after a performance of an untitled new work as recently as 21 June, just days before she was diagnosed with the fatal disease.
Bausch is survived by her companion, Ronald Kay, and a son, Salomon Bausch, 27.
Bausch died on Tuesday in Wuppertal, Germany. Her family did not release the exact nature of the illness.
Her dance company, Tanztheater Wuppertal, was based in the city and performed around the world, including London's Sadler’s Wells Theater, the Theatre de la Ville in Paris, Italy's Spoleto Festival and New York's Brooklyn Academy of Music.
A graduate of the prestigious Juilliard School, she was a member of Antony Tudor’s company at the Metropolitan Opera and worked with famed choreographer Paul Taylor before returning to Germany in 1962 to join Jooss’s Folkwang Ballet as a soloist - where she became company director.
She took the stage after a performance of an untitled new work as recently as 21 June, just days before she was diagnosed with the fatal disease.
Bausch is survived by her companion, Ronald Kay, and a son, Salomon Bausch, 27.
- 7/1/2009
- WENN
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