Melanie Lalande

Today is the 2nd anniversary of Broadway's Gettin' The Band Back Together, and Ryan Duncan (Gettin' The Band Back Together, Shrek The Musical) has created the second video in his Nick Styler series from the Broadway musical!

When The Beatles joined forces with Cirque du Soleil in 2006, the world would have given anything to peek behind the curtain of the creative process. Now, 10 successful years later, The Beatles LOVE will open its doors to the public for free - giving Beatles and Cirque du Soleil fans alike a rare inside look at the world's most celebrated and revolutionary musical experience.

Cirque du Soleil's newest show Kooza, now playing in Denver, Colorado, will open at the Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles on October 16 for a limited run until November 29 in the familiar blue and yellow big top. Derived from the Sanskrit word 'koza' which means 'box' or 'treasure', Kooza was chosen as the title to fulfill the concept 'circus in a box'. Melanie Lalande, the new US artistic director of Kooza, a former dance instructor in the DC area, told me more about this intriguing production.