STAGE TUBE: Inside Rehearsal for New Musical LITTLE DANCER, Featuring Susan Stroman, Rebecca Luker & More
By: Tyler Peterson Sep. 25, 2014
The cast and creative team of LITTLE DANCER, featuring book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen Flaherty, and direction and choreography by Susan Stroman, recently gathered on the first day of rehearsal for its world premiere at Kennedy Center. LITTLE DANCER is inspired by the story of Marie van Goethem, a young ballerina who posed for Edgar Degas and became, inadvertently, the most famous dancer in the world. Below, go inside the first rehearsal with Stroman, Rebecca Luker, Karen Ziemba and more!
Performances will take place in the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater from October 25 to November 30, 2014. Press night will be Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.
includes four-time Tony Award winner Boyd Gaines as Edgar Degas, three-time Tony Award nominee Rebecca Luker as Adult Marie van Goethem, and New York City Ballet principal dancer Tiler Peck as Young Marie van Goethem. Additional casting includes Polly Baird,Wendi Bergamini, Lauren Blackman, Sophia Anne Caruso,Janet Dickinson, Juliet Doherty, Nina Goldman, Kyle Harris,Sean Martin Hingston, Jolina Javier, Michael X. Martin,Michael McCormick, James A. Pierce III, Jenny Powers, Katelyn Prominksi, Michele Ragusa, John Riddle, Amy Ruggiero, Joseph Simeone, Justin Urso, Lyrica Woodruff, and Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba.
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