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Exclusive Photo Coverage: American Dance Machine for the 21st Century Celebrates Opening Night!

By: Dec. 22, 2015
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American Dance Machine for the 21st Century (ADM21) returns to New York City's Joyce Theater (175 Eighth Avenue), playing through Sunday, January 3rd. Nikki Feirt Atkins is Founder and Producing Artistic Director of ADM21. Directed by Tony Award winner Wayne Cilento (Wicked, Sweet Charity revival, Aida, The Who's Tommy), this year's program includes theatre dances from "Broadway and Beyond" with live music provided by musical director Eugene Gwozdz. This return to The Joyce follows last year's sold out performances and promises once again, to rekindle old memories for theater dance enthusiasts and spark the imagination of audiences not yet familiar with these masterpieces. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from opening night below!

ADM21's newly reconstructed dances include works by: Michael Bennett (A Chorus Line, Promises, Promises),Wayne Cilento (How To Succeed...,The Who's Tommy), Jack Cole (Beale Street Blues, Kismet, Carnival in Flanders), Mia Michaels (Calling You), Agnes De Mille(Oklahoma), Jerome Robbins (West Side Story), Susan Stroman (Crazy For You), Tommy Tune(Will Rogers Follies).

These legendary Broadway dance numbers will be staged by a who's who of Broadway's master dancers and choreographers including Donna McKecknie, Robert La Fosse, Pamela Sousa, Gemze de Lappe, Mia Michaels, Ed Kresley, Niki Harris and many others.

The cast of ADM21 includes: Claire Camp (Joseph, Flashdance - The Musical), Chloe Campbell(In The Heights, Mary Poppins), Rick Faugno (On The 20th Century, Jersey Boys) Lori Ann Ferreri (On The Town, Wicked), Shonica Gooden (Roger + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Bring It On), Susie Gorman (Movin' Out, Oliver), Rachel Guest (Young Frankenstein, The Little Mermaid),Tyler Hanes (A Chorus Line, Sweet Charity), Nick Kepley (Mary Poppins, Camelot),David Paul Kidder (Gypsy, How to Succeed...), Marty Lawson (How to Succeed..., Promises, Promises)Paloma Garcia Lee (On The Town, Nice Work If You Can Get It), Jess LeProtto (On The Town, Newsies), Cathy Lyn (West Side Story, Sesame Street Live), Skye Mattox (On The Town, West Side Story), Nicholas Palmquist("Saturday Night Live", Guggenheim's Works & Process),Georgina Pazcoguin (New York City Ballet, On The Town),Tera-Lee Pollin(Hot Feet, Urban Cowboy), Justin Prescott (Gigi, After Midnight), Amy Ruggiero (Twyla Tharp's 50th Anniversary Tour, Radio City Christmas Spectacular) Tommy Scrivens (Parsons Dance, dre.dance) and Mikey Winslow (On The Town, American Idiot).

Photo Credit: Jessica Fallon Gordon

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Justin Prescott

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Nicholas Palmquist

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David Paul Kidder

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Tyler Hanes

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Marty Lawson

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Tommy Scrivens

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Mikey Winslow

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Cathy Lynn

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Shonica Gooden

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Tera-Lee Pollin

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Paloma Garcia- Lee

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Claire Camp

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Skye Mattox

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Susie Gorman

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Chloe Campbell

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Amy Ruggiero

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Lori Ann Ferreri

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The cast of American Dance Machine

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The cast of American Dance Machine

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The cast of American Dance Machine

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The cast of American Dance Machine

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The cast of American Dance Machine

Exclusive Photo Coverage: American Dance Machine for the 21st Century Celebrates Opening Night!  Image
The cast of American Dance Machine

Exclusive Photo Coverage: American Dance Machine for the 21st Century Celebrates Opening Night!  Image
The cast of American Dance Machine

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The cast of American Dance Machine

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The cast of American Dance Machine

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American Dance Machine

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Julia Macchio and Ralph Macchio

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Mia Michaels

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Gemze de Lappe and David Garfinkle

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Rachel Guest, Chloe Campbell and Nick Kepley

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Shonica Gooden

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Wayne Cilento

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Skye Mattox, Jess LeProtto and Lori Ann Ferreri

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Wayne Cilento and Lori Ann Ferreri

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Skye Mattox, Jess LeProtto, Wayne Cilento, Lori Ann Ferreri and Marty Lawson

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Robert La Fosse

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Donna McKechnie

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Mikey Winslow and Paloma Garcia-Lee

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Lori Ann Ferreri and Donna McKechnie







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