Michelle Dorrance

DANCE FOR LIFE Returns To Auditorium, August 13

​​​​​​​Chicago Dancers United (CDU), which supports the health and wellness of Chicago's professional dance community, presents seven companies and a world premiere finale for its 31st annual fundraiser, Dance for Life 2022.

See Stacey Kent, Tuck & Patti and More Coming Up at Birdland

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced jazz programming running June 21 through July 4. Artists appearing at Birdland Jazz Club include Stacey Kent, Ron Aprea Big Band, Tuck & Patti and Eyal Vilner Big Band.

Chicago Human Rhythm Project to Present JUBALEE GALA in July

July 18th at the MCA, Chicago, Chicago Human Rhythm Project will honor Chicago philanthropists and visionaries, Paul Levy & Mia Park and the Broadway sensation Paradise Square with the JUBA! Award for Exceptional Contributions to the Field at its annual gala benefit, Jubalee!

Broadway By Design: Beowulf Boritt and Bradley King Bring FLYING OVER SUNSET from Page to Stage

In Broadway by Design, BroadwayWorld is shining a spotlight on the stellar designs of this Broadway season, show by show. Today, we continue the series with Tony nominees Beowulf Boritt and Bradley King, who acted as scenic and lighting designers for Broadway's LSD trip, Flying Over Sunset.

BIRDLAND Announces Programming Through June 30th

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are proudly open this June with a full slate of nightly performances! At Birdland Jazz Club, catch the Liebman, Brecker, Copland Quintet, Greg Ruvolo Big Band, Yellowjackets, Terraza Big Band, Anita Gillette and Lee Roy Reams, Frank Catalano Quartet, Danilo Perez & His Global Messengers, New London Big Band, Stacey Kent, Ron Aprea Big Band, Linda Lavin and Tuck & Patti.

Chicago Human Rhythm Project Presents Dance and Performance Programming

The Chicago Human Rhythm Project presents programming for the upcoming months. The project hosts Chicago's International Festival of American Tap, featuring performances and education programs in six venues around Chicago. For more information, visit https://www.chicagotap.org/rhythm-world. 

West Coast Premiere Of Joyce Theater's SW!NG OUT Dances Into The Music Center for A Jumpin' and Jivin' Good Time

The Music Center welcomes the West Coast premiere of The Joyce Theater's SW!NG OUT, directed by tap phenom Caleb Teicher (June 24-26, 2022).

Chicago Dancers United Announces Dance For Life 2022

Chicago Dancers United (CDU), which supports the health and wellness of Chicago's professional dance community, announces the program for its 31st annual fundraiser, Dance for Life 2022, which takes place Saturday, August 13 at 6 p.m. at the Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago, followed by an after-party at Venue SIX10, 610 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago.

A THOUSAND FACES: THE LON CHANEY MUSICAL's Danny Gardner Takes Over Our Instagram Today

Tune in to our Instagram story today, as Danny Gardner takes over to take you behind the scenes of his day at The Encore's A Thousand Faces: The Lon Chaney Musical.

Isaac Mizrahi, Nico Muhly & John Heginbotham to Premiere THIRD BIRD at Works & Process at the Guggenheim

Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, will present the world premiere of Third Bird, with a libretto and direction by Isaac Mizrahi, music by composer Nico Muhly (played by Ensemble Signal and conducted by Brad Lubman), choreography by John Heginbotham, and lighting by Brandon Stirling Baker.

VIDEO: Tiler Peck Previews Her New NY City Center Gig on Backstage with Richard Ridge

Watch as Richard Ridge catches up with the wonderful Tiler Peck, who is tackling a new role as the inaugural artist curator in New York City Center's Artists at the Center series.

VIDEO: Go Inside Rehearsals For Tiler Peck's Artists at The Center

Go inside the rehearsal room with Tiler Peck, Michelle Dorrance, Byron Tittle, and Cassandra Trenary as they rehearse the world premiere City Center commission Time Spell—premiering as part of Artists at the Center.

VIDEO: Trinity Irish Dance Company to Return to The Joyce Theater

The Joyce Theater Foundation will celebrate the long-anticipated return of Trinity Irish Dance Company with a vibrant week of performances around the quintessentially Irish holiday, St. Patrick’s Day.

VIDEO: Tiller Peck Comes To City Center With Curated Evening

Award-winning New York City Ballet principal dancer Tiler Peck tackles a new role as the inaugural artist curator in our Artists at the Center series. With complete freedom to design her own evening, Peck has assembled some of today’s most exciting dance artists for a virtuosic, deeply personal program.

VIDEO: See Carmen Cusack, Harry Hadden-Paton, Tony Yazbeck & More in FLYING OVER SUNSET

Set in the 1950’s, FLYING OVER SUNSET is a work of fiction inspired by the lives of three extraordinary and accomplished people - writer Aldous Huxley (played by Harry Hadden-Paton); playwright, diplomat, and congresswoman, Clare Boothe Luce (Carmen Cusack); and film legend Cary Grant (Tony Yazbeck) - each of whom in real life experimented with the drug LSD.

VIDEO: FLYING OVER SUNSET Begins Rehearsals; Check Out All New Clips From the Show!

Rehearsals begin today, Tuesday, October 19, for the return of Lincoln Center Theater’s production of the new musical FLYING OVER SUNSET. Check out all new clips from the show featuring Carmen Cusack, Kanisha Marie Feliciano, Harry Hadden-Paton, Nehal Joshi, Emily Pynenburg, Michele Ragusa, Robert Sella, Laura Shoop, Atticus Ware, and Tony Yazbeck!

VIDEO: Flashback to DORRANCE DANCE 2017 at City Center

Michelle Dorrance and her company first appeared on the City Center stage in 2013, returning several times since. Here is the explosive ending of a?oeMyelination,a?? a City Center commission that is, in Michelle's words, a?oeone of the most sought after of the works we perform.a??

BWW TV: What Is FLYING OVER SUNSET All About? The Broadway Cast Explains!

Lincoln Center Theater's upcoming production of the new musical Flying Over Sunset is officially in rehearsals! The musical, with a book and direction by James Lapine, music by Tom Kitt, and lyrics by Michael Korie, featuring choreography by Michelle Dorrance, will begin previews Thursday, March 12, and open on Thursday, April 16 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater (150 West 65 Street). What is the new musical all about?

VIDEO: Listen to a Song from FLYING OVER SUNSET in New TV Spot

Lincoln Center Theater's upcoming production of the new musical Flying Over Sunset is officially in rehearsals! The musical, with a book and direction by James Lapine, music by Tom Kitt, and lyrics by Michael Korie, featuring choreography by Michelle Dorrance, will begin previews Thursday, March 12, and open on Thursday, April 16 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater (150 West 65 Street).Check out a just-released TV spot for the new musical, featuring brand new music by Kitt and Korie!

VIDEO: Inside the City Center Studios with Michelle Dorrance and Phillip Attmore

From ballet to tap to musical theater and everything in between, it all happens in the City Center studios. This month we have Dorrance Dance and Encores! I Married an Angel rehearsing here. Watch what happens when Michelle Dorrance and I Married an Angel's Phillip Attmore have a chance encounter in Studio 5 for a one-of-a-kind tap-off that could only happen at New York City Center!