American Ballet Theatre News

Segerstrom Center presents the Dover Quartet on Thursday, March 17 at 8 p.m. in Samueli Theater. The New Yorker recently dubbed the Dover Quartet "the young American string quartet of the moment," and The Strad raved that the quartet is "already pulling away from their peers with their exceptional interpretive maturity, tonal refinement and taut ensemble." For its Center debut, the Quartet will perform Mozart's String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat Major, K. 458; the Center premiere performance of French composer Dutilleux's "Ainsi la nuit" (1976) and Shostakovich's Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 68. A free Preview Talk with musicologist and author Herbert Glass will take place at 7:15 p.m.

Juilliard Dance, under the direction of Lawrence Rhodes, opens its 2015-16 season this month with 'New Dances: Edition 2015' featuring four world-premiere dances by innovative choreographers Helen Simoneau (First-Year Dancers); Aszure Barton (Second-Year Dancers); Zvi Gotheiner (Third-Year Dancers); and Kyle Abraham(Fourth-Year Dancers).

Tonight, November 28th, 2015 producer Connie Mason and Saladino Productions, Inc. will bring the music of some of the most lauded and recognized musicians of yesterday, today, and tomorrow to the Hollybrook Golf & Tennis Club for a 'One Night Only' Concert Event - We Own the Night - featuring Larry DiSalvi of The Duprees, The Five Satins and The Crests, along with singer/dancer Rome Saladino, and Broadway's Lissi Lennox. They will be accompanied by The Fabulous Funkadelic a 6-piece band that will 'rock the house!' says Saladino.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts has scheduled six special shows to fill the holiday season with music, dance and stellar entertainment.

The heartwarming PERÔ, OR MYSTERIES OF THE NIGHT, an adaptation of the popular children's book by French author Michel Tournier, will return to Segerstrom Center for the Arts February 20 & 21, 2016 with three performances.

Segerstrom Center's annual Off Center Festival returns January 16 - January 30, 2016 with an all-new line-up of creative, contemporary and sometimes controversial artists and shows.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts welcomes Tony Award and Emmy-winning musical actress Kristin Chenoweth for one-night-only on Saturday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Segerstrom Hall.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2015-16 season with a concert version of The Beatles' iconic album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, performed by the Art of Time Ensemble, tonight, November 21, 2015 at 8pm.

Broadway veteran Cheyenne Jackson will make his Segerstrom Center for the Arts debut with his new show Hello Gorgeous: Cheyenne Jackson Goes To The Movies tonight, November 21, 2015 in the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Jackson will perform musical gems from shows such as Gypsy and Little Shop of Horrors, as well as classic film favorites from Breakfast at Tiffany's, Casablanca, The Wizard of Oz and James Bond films.

Sandra Mae Frank and Katie Boeck share a nomination for their performance as Wendla.

Misty Copeland, who made history recently by being named the American Ballet Theater's first black female principal dancer, will now write a new book on health and fitness.

The Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) proudly presents The Nutcracker, bringing special guest artists, world-class musicians and more than 100 area dancers to one suburban stage. FPAC invites audiences to fall under Drosselmeyer's dreamy spell and join Clara and her Nutcracker Prince on a journey full of surprises and wonder. A popular holiday tradition for more than two decades, The Nutcracker remains a highly anticipated and treasured part of the FPAC season. Set to Tchaikovsky's beloved score, the timeless ballet delights the imaginations of audiences young and old with festive magic and colorful splendor. FPAC presents The Nutcracker on Saturday, December 5 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 6 at 2 p.m. at the Franklin High School auditorium, 218 Oak Street, in Franklin. 

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: Rosie's Theater Kids get a shout-out from the First Lady and more!

Genre-bridging musical sensation Mark O'Connor brings his celebrated Appalachian Christmas Tour to Segerstrom Center for the Arts on Tuesday, December 15 in the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall.

For the second time this year, dancers from American Ballet Theatre will be featured in a special ballet category on the television quiz show JEOPARDY!. Today, November 17, 2015, in a category entitled 'Tough Ballet,' ABT Company members will demonstrate iconic excerpts from its repertoire and read the accompanying clues.

Garden Theatre presents Orlando Ballet's SLEEPING BEAUTY today, November 14, 2015 at 2pm and tomorrow, November 15 at 2pm as part of the Garden Theatre's 2015-2016 Live Season.

For the second time this year, dancers from American Ballet Theatre will be featured in a special ballet category on the television quiz show JEOPARDY!. On Tuesday, November 17, 2015, in a category entitled 'Tough Ballet,' ABT Company members will demonstrate iconic excerpts from its repertoire and read the accompanying clues.

Dirk Badenhorst, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the South African International Ballet Competition (SAIBC) has announced that the fifth SAIBC will take place from 22 to 28 February 2016, at the Artscape Opera House in Cape Town. The closing date for entries is 1 February 2016.

COSTA MESA, CA – Segerstrom Center for the Arts welcomes the return of Les Ballets de Monte- Carlo February 11 – 13, 2016 with another American premiere: Jean-Christophe Maillot's Choré, featuring music by Danny Elfman and John Cage. Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo appears at the Center under the Presidency of H.R.H. the Princess of Hanover. This marks the Ballets' third visit to the Center, having previously brought the Southern California premiere the company's Cinderella and the American premiere of LAC.

Ballet luminaries OLEG BRIANSKY and MIREILLE BRIANE will receive the 2015 'Educational Visionary' Lifetime Achievement Award, as 'visionaries who have promoted innovation in education through the arts.'  Partners in life and dance for over 50 years, Briansky and Briane are being honored for their distinguished careers as dancers and choreographers, as well as for their exemplary role as founders and teachers at The Briansky Ballet Center for over 45 years.  Presenter will be Lori Klinger, Artistic and Executive Director of Rosie's Theater Kids, and host is comedian Nat Towsen, standup comedian and host of Nat Towsen's Downtown Variety Hour. The evening includes hors d'oeuvres and drinks, a silent auction of glamorous goods including gift certificates, dinners and vacations, and dancing to a hip DJ.