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Movin' Out Tour Dancer Alice Alyse Files Lawsuit
By: BWW News Desk Mar. 20, 2006
Alyse, who performed in the first national tour of Movin' Out, has filed a number of complaints; she stated that dancers who were injured while dancing were fired through no fault of their own; that the jobs of dancers considered too overweight were threatened, and that sexual, ethnic and other forms of harassment took place. According to a press article, Alyse was sexually harassed by her production stage manager. "...While this was reported to management and then the show's owners, nothing was done about it. Instead, as a condition for continued employment, management and owners demanded that Alice agree to release them from all liability. When Alice refused, she was terminated." She will be represented by Larry Klayman in the case.
"Told through the choreography of Twyla Tharp and more than two dozen of Billy Joel's hit songs, Movin' Out is the story of lifelong friends through two turbulent decades that change them and the world around them forever," state press notes. Songs like 'It's Still Rock and Roll to Me,' 'We Didn't Start the Fire,' and 'Pressure' all come together to weave a musical backdrop which beautifully complements Tharp's innovative choreography. The songs and dance take audiences through a poignant narrative comprised of three main elements: post-World War II idealism, the Vietnam War and its subsequent unrest, and finally, survival," state press notes on Movin' Out, which is currently on a national tour featuring Elizabeth Parkinson and Keith Roberts.
For more information on Alyse, visit www.alicealyse.com. To learn more about the lawsuit, visit www.movinoutlawsuit.com.
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