Christoper Wheeldon

Review: MJ THE MUSICAL at KC Music Hall

Michael is Roman Banks with a spot-on almost miraculous personification of the Ing of Pop.  The dancing, the voice, the persona.  They are all there.  Banks offers a remarkable performance.  

Review: MJ THE MUSICAL First National Tour Presented By Broadway In Chicago

Is MJ a fun and entertaining musical that treats audiences to many of Michael Jackson’s iconic hits? Yes. Does MJ also demonstrate why bio jukebox musicals are tricky? Yes. In the musical, MJ emphatically tells fictional MTV reporter Rachel that he wants to be remembered for his music. But can the art be separated from the artist, or are the two intertwined in all their messy, complicated ways? I don’t have an answer to that question, but I think MJ struggles with making the struggles and demons of a complex person — the real-life Michael Jackson — seem simplistic.

BWW Review: ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER 2017 Season at New York City Center

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's five-week engagement (November 29- December 31) at New York City Center is a highlight of the city's holiday season.

Review Roundup: BRIGADOON, Starring Kelli O'Hara and Patrick Wilson, Opens at City Center

New York City Center brings the Lerner and Loewe classic, Brigadoon, out of the Highlands mist for the musical's 70th anniversary in a star-studded concert production that unites celebrated talents from the worlds of stage and screen. The show just celebrated its gala opening last night - let's see what the critics had to say below!

Photo Flash: Joshua Beamish and Company Celebrate Premiere of SAUDADE

Choreographer Joshua Beamish's MOVETHECOMPANY made their first appearance at Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) Wednesday night with the New York premiere of a full-length piece, Saudade.

UCI Kinowelt bringt das Royal Opera House London in deutsche Kinosäle

Royal Opera House London in der UCI Kinowelt