American Ballet Theatre News

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. 

The Joyce Theater Foundation, Linda Shelton Executive Director, announced today the roster of its 2016 Spring and Summer Season, offering audiences the opportunity to experience talent from around the world both in its iconic Chelsea home, and in other New York City venues, large and small.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts announces its first The Center Celebrates Community event on Sunday, November 15 on the Arts Plaza from 2 - 5 p.m. The afternoon's program reflects the Center's commitment to making the Arts Plaza a dynamic public gathering place.

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. 

On 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.

Tonight, November 10, at 7 pm in the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theatre, DanceFAR 2015 presents a spectacular evening of world class dance, including performances by American Ballet Theatre principals Marcelo Gomes and Stella Abrera, Danielle Rowe (formerly of Nederlands Dans Theater), Garen Scribner performing with San Francisco Ballet principal Dores Andre, and numerous performances from the Bay Area's leading dance companies.

The world-renowned Royal New Zealand Ballet make their Canterbury debut this month.

Misty Copeland gave her first performance as principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre on November 24, 2015. I felt fortunate to be in attendance, as she began to weave her ballerina magic on yet another mesmerized full house.

Segerstrom Center's American Ballet Theatre William J. Gillespie School will hold a Teacher Training Intensive in ABT's National Training Curriculum April 2 - 10, 2016. The training will cover teaching methodology for Pre-Primary through Level 3. The seminars will be held in the Center's Judy Morr Theater and will be taught by ABT National Training Curriculum Artistic Director and author, Raymond Lukens. ABT Gillespie School faculty and students will demonstrate techniques. Registration begins December 1 at ABT.org. Teachers interested in learning more about the Training Intensive should visit ABT.org or contact Meghan Love at mlove@abt.org or (212) 477-3030, ext. 1168.

Starz today announced that “Flesh and Bone,” the eight-hour limited series created by Emmy® award-winning 'Breaking Bad' Writer and Executive Producer Moira Walley-Beckett, will premiere tonight, November 8, 2015.