'Scissorhands' Tour to Play Brooklyn and Other Cities

By: Aug. 28, 2006
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More tour dates have been added to the upcoming US tour of Matthew Bourne's dance piece Edward Scissorhands, based on Tim Burton's 1990 gothic fantasy.

The tour, which will kick off in November, will now play San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Washington, DC, St. Louis and Brooklyn in addition to the previously-announced cities.  Edward Scissorhands tour schedule is now as follows:

Nov. 14-Dec. 10--San Francisco, CA
Dec. 12-31--Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 4-10, 2007--Belk Theatre in Charlotte, NC
Jan. 12-14--the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh, PA
Jan. 16-21--the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 13-18--the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
March 6-11--the Fox Theatre in St. Louis, MO
March 13-31--Brooklyn Academy of Music's Howard Gilman Opera House in Brooklyn, NY
April 25-May 13--the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, WA

The acclaimed director-choreographer, whose Mary Poppins (co-directed with Richard Eyre) is opening in the fall, previously stated that a Broadway run is not impossible if the tour is a success.

Edwards Scissorhands tells through dance the story that the Johnny Depp-starrer first unspooled: that of a socially-crippled man with scissors for hands who becomes fascinated with a young woman (played by Winona Ryder in the film). Dancers Richard Winsor and Sam Archer (both of whom have appeared in 3 other Bourne shows) switch off in the gothically-attired title role, while Bourne's frequent collaborators Scott Ambler and Etta Murfitt will are also on hand for the production (as associate directors, with Murfitt co-starring in the piece). Terry Davies, with whom Bourne worked on The Car Man and Play Without Words, adapted his music from Danny Elfman's film score (which complemented Caroline Thompson's screenplay).

Edward Scissorhands' design team comprises Lez Brotherston (set and costumes), Howard Harrison (lighting) and Paul Groothuis (sound).

One of the most successful choreographers working today, Bourne takes his inspiration from films (The Car Man, based upon The Postman Always Rings Twice, Play Without Words, based on Joseph Losey's The Servant), and from classics (Nutcracker!, Highland Fling). His Swan Lake was a smash on both sides of the Atlantic, and picked up two 1999 Tonys, with Bourne garnering the awards for Best Choreography and Best Direction of a Musical; the show stirred up some controversy, too, regarding dance pieces and the Tonys. As for his musical theatre credits in addition to Mary Poppins, Bourne choreographed Trevor Nunn's revivals of My Fair Lady and South Pacific.

For more information on the tour, visit www.edwardscissorhands.co.uk.



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