Black and Blue

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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Dolly Parton Scores the Biggest Album Debut Sales Week of Her Career With 'Rockstar'
by Michael Major - Nov 27, 2023

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Factory Theatre Presents A Daniel MacIvor Double Bill, November 16- December 17
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Factory Theatre presents a powerful once in a lifetime double-bill from acclaimed, award-winning playwright Daniel MacIvor. Monster, directed by Soheil Parsa and featuring Karl Ang, will run from November 16-December 10, 2023 in the Studio Theatre; and Here Lies Henry, directed by Tawiah M'Carthy and featuring Damien Atkins, will run from November 23-December 17, 2023 in the Mainspace Theatre.

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Black and Blue FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

I'm a Woman
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Call It Stormy Monday
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Black and Blue
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Black and Blue has had 2 productions including Broadway which opened in 1989 and Broadway which opened in 1989.
Best Musical and , Best Choreography for Cholly Atkins, Best Choreography for Henry LeTang, Best Choreography for Frankie Manning, Best Choreography for Fayard Nicholas, Best Costume Design for Claudio Segovio , Best Costume Design for Hector Orezzoli, Best Direction of a Musical for Claudio Segovia, Best Direction of a Musical for Hector OrezzoliBest Lighting Design for Neil Peter Jampolis and Best Lighting Design for Jane Reisman .
Best Choreography for Cholly Atkins Best Choreography for Henry LeTang Best Choreography for Frankie Manning Best Choreography for Fayard Nicholas, Best Costume Design for Claudio Segovio , Best Costume Design for Hector Orezzoli, Best Direction of a Musical for Claudio Segovia, Best Direction of a Musical for Hector Orezzoli, Best Lighting Design for Neil Peter Jampolis, Best Lighting Design for Jane Reisman , .
Black and Blue has been nominated for several awards. It was nominated for Outstanding Lighting Design at the Drama Desk Awards for Jane Reisman and Neil Peter Jampolis. Additionally, it was also nominated for Outstanding Musical at the Drama Desk Awards.

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