Black and Blue 1989 - Articles Page 1.8

Opened: January 26, 1989
Closing: January 20, 1991

Black and Blue - 1989 - Broadway History , Info & More

Minskoff Theatre (Broadway)
200 W. 45th St. New York, NY 10036

In ' black and blue ' takes Introdans Ensemble for Youth the audience in the imaginative world of Alwin Nikolaïs. The famous American artist made not only works, but also designed light, sound, decor and costumes.



Thanks to Intro dance, that the exclusive right acquired to work some of his magic to dance in Netherlands, we are introduced to his masterpiece ' Crucible '. Also ' Tensile Involvement ' takes a special place amongst the many other works of Nikolaïs success. In this almost sixty years old choreography excel the dancers in a tangle of elastics. The funny ' Blue Journey ' by David Maddy and the beautiful ' Short Circuit ' of Jérôme Meyer interwoven dance on exciting way with movie images.



' This performance should be seen by anyone who is open to pure theater magic. Regardless of the age ' (de Gelderlander)

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Black and Blue - 1989 Broadway Awards and Nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1989 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lighting Design Neil Peter Jampolis
1989 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lighting Design Jane Reisman
1989 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Musical Black and Blue
1989 Tony Awards Best Choreography Cholly Atkins
1989 Tony Awards Best Choreography Henry LeTang
1989 Tony Awards Best Choreography Frankie Manning
1989 Tony Awards Best Choreography Fayard Nicholas
1989 Tony Awards Best Costume Design Claudio Segovio
1989 Tony Awards Best Costume Design Hector Orezzoli
1989 Tony Awards Best Direction of a Musical Claudio Segovia
1989 Tony Awards Best Direction of a Musical Hector Orezzoli
1989 Tony Awards Best Lighting Design Neil Peter Jampolis
1989 Tony Awards Best Lighting Design Jane Reisman
1989 Tony Awards Best Musical Mel Howard
1989 Tony Awards Best Musical Donald K. Donald
1989 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Bunny Briggs
1989 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Savion Glover
1989 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Ruth Brown
1989 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Linda Hopkins

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