To fumble as a choreographer on “Fosse/Verdon,” FX’s sterling limited series depicting the life, love and legacy of Bob Fosse and Gwen Vernon, would be failing while standing in the brightest of spotlights, exposed to the most savage of television, film, dance, and theater critics.
To succeed would be to risk not being noticed at all.
That was the challenge entered into by three-time Tony winner and “Fosse/Verdon” co-producer Andy Blankenbuehler (“Hamilton”), who painstakingly choreographed the series’ first three episodes, and then taken up by actress and Broadway veteran Susan Misner (“The Americans”) who stepped in when Blankenbuehler heeded the (cat) call and departed the production to head up choreography on Tom Hooper’s “Cats.”
As it happened, Misner was already signed on to “Fosse/Verdon,” portraying Fosse’s first wife, actress Joan McCracken, when she got a call from Blankenbuehler about expanding her responsibilities on the series.
“[Andy] called...
To succeed would be to risk not being noticed at all.
That was the challenge entered into by three-time Tony winner and “Fosse/Verdon” co-producer Andy Blankenbuehler (“Hamilton”), who painstakingly choreographed the series’ first three episodes, and then taken up by actress and Broadway veteran Susan Misner (“The Americans”) who stepped in when Blankenbuehler heeded the (cat) call and departed the production to head up choreography on Tom Hooper’s “Cats.”
As it happened, Misner was already signed on to “Fosse/Verdon,” portraying Fosse’s first wife, actress Joan McCracken, when she got a call from Blankenbuehler about expanding her responsibilities on the series.
“[Andy] called...
- 8/5/2019
- by Libby Hill
- Indiewire
On Tuesday, March 27th, Rosie's Theater Kids held an event called Passing It On, where the Kids performed a show which they learned in tandem with mega mentors like Audra McDonald, Bd Wong, Brandon Victor Dixon, Dana Moore, and Derick K Grant, among others. The show was held at Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater 7pm, and the event honored Tom Viola, Executive Director of Broadway Cares Equity Fights Aids.Check out photos from the event below...
- 3/28/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Magical mixture of cineaste tradition and 3D technology impresses New York's National Board of Review
Hugo, Martin Scorsese's 3D hymn to cinema that also tub-thumps for its careful restoration, has been named film of the year by the National Board of Review. The Nrb, a Manhattan-based collective of film academics and professionals, founded in 1909, also named Scorsese director the year.
Nrb president Annie Schulhof praised the film's mixture of cineaste tradition and cutting-edge technology. They named George Clooney best actor for his role in Alexander Payne's The Descendants (which also picked up best supporting actress for Shailene Woodley and best adapted screenplay), and Tilda Swinton best actress for We Need to Talk About Kevin. Rooney Mara won breakthrough performance for her role in David Fincher's remake of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
The best documentary prize went to Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, Joe Berlinger's third film about the arrest,...
Hugo, Martin Scorsese's 3D hymn to cinema that also tub-thumps for its careful restoration, has been named film of the year by the National Board of Review. The Nrb, a Manhattan-based collective of film academics and professionals, founded in 1909, also named Scorsese director the year.
Nrb president Annie Schulhof praised the film's mixture of cineaste tradition and cutting-edge technology. They named George Clooney best actor for his role in Alexander Payne's The Descendants (which also picked up best supporting actress for Shailene Woodley and best adapted screenplay), and Tilda Swinton best actress for We Need to Talk About Kevin. Rooney Mara won breakthrough performance for her role in David Fincher's remake of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
The best documentary prize went to Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, Joe Berlinger's third film about the arrest,...
- 12/2/2011
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
The parents of an Arkansas boy scout bludgeoned to death in 1993 have asked Academy Awards bosses to make sure a documentary about the tragedy is not nominated for a 2012 Oscar.
The murder led to the arrest and conviction of three West Memphis teens, who were released from prison earlier this year after maintaining they did not carry out the slayings of eight-year-old Michael Moore and two of his friends.
Director Joe Berlinger's film Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, which recounts the gruesome murders and the incarceration and release of Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley - who became known as the West Memphis Three - picked up the Best Documentary prize at the National Board of Review Awards on Thursday.
But Todd and Dana Moore have requested Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences officials exclude the film from Oscars contention, claiming the documentary glorifies the men they are still convinced killed their son.
In a letter sent to the Academy, the Moores write, "Michael's killers were unjustly able to enter into a plea agreement, were released from prison and now pose additional threats to society.
"We implore the Academy not to reward our child's killers and the directors who have profited from one of the greatest frauds ever perpetrated under the guise of a documentary film."
Berlinger has responded to the letter in the Jonesboro Sun newspaper, stating, "We feel tremendous sorrow for them (parents) and we understand why a film that comes to a different conclusion than they do would make them feel this way... We fervently believe the West Memphis Three are innocent."
The Moores briefly appeared in Berlinger's first film about the killings, 1996's Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills, but maintain they were "misled" and "manipulated".
The murder led to the arrest and conviction of three West Memphis teens, who were released from prison earlier this year after maintaining they did not carry out the slayings of eight-year-old Michael Moore and two of his friends.
Director Joe Berlinger's film Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, which recounts the gruesome murders and the incarceration and release of Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley - who became known as the West Memphis Three - picked up the Best Documentary prize at the National Board of Review Awards on Thursday.
But Todd and Dana Moore have requested Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences officials exclude the film from Oscars contention, claiming the documentary glorifies the men they are still convinced killed their son.
In a letter sent to the Academy, the Moores write, "Michael's killers were unjustly able to enter into a plea agreement, were released from prison and now pose additional threats to society.
"We implore the Academy not to reward our child's killers and the directors who have profited from one of the greatest frauds ever perpetrated under the guise of a documentary film."
Berlinger has responded to the letter in the Jonesboro Sun newspaper, stating, "We feel tremendous sorrow for them (parents) and we understand why a film that comes to a different conclusion than they do would make them feel this way... We fervently believe the West Memphis Three are innocent."
The Moores briefly appeared in Berlinger's first film about the killings, 1996's Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills, but maintain they were "misled" and "manipulated".
- 12/1/2011
- WENN
Jonesboro, Ark. — The parents of one of three West Memphis, Ark., boys found dead 18 years ago are asking that a documentary about the killings be excluded from Academy Award consideration.
Todd and Dana Moore made the request in a letter sent Nov. 22 to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' documentary division. In it, the Moores argue that "Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory" glorifies Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley, who were released from prison in August after their sentences were set aside and they pleaded guilty to lesser charges.
"Because of public pressure that exploded due to gross misrepresentations of fact in the two previous documentaries, Michael's killers were unjustly able to enter into a plea agreement, were released from prison and now pose additional threats to society," the letter reads.
"We implore the Academy not to reward our child's killers and the directors who have profited from...
Todd and Dana Moore made the request in a letter sent Nov. 22 to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' documentary division. In it, the Moores argue that "Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory" glorifies Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley, who were released from prison in August after their sentences were set aside and they pleaded guilty to lesser charges.
"Because of public pressure that exploded due to gross misrepresentations of fact in the two previous documentaries, Michael's killers were unjustly able to enter into a plea agreement, were released from prison and now pose additional threats to society," the letter reads.
"We implore the Academy not to reward our child's killers and the directors who have profited from...
- 12/1/2011
- by AP
- Huffington Post
The dancers in the studio next to Carol Paumgarten's office break down beats on wooden floors, as the founder and artistic director of Steps on Broadway explains how she started her "labor of love." Paumgarten was not a dancer when she opened the Manhattan school. She had focused on skating and competitive tennis in her earlier years and started dancing in her late 20s, after having her second child."I went to Alvin Ailey and I was ignited," she says, referring to the esteemed New York dance academy. She "dared with trepidation" to take a modern-dance class in the Horton technique with choreographer and dancer Joyce Trisler, who had studied with Lester Horton. "I wanted to do more than just take class," Paumgarten says. "I really wanted to get immersed."Her immersion came in December 1979, when she founded Steps on Broadway. Since then, the school has emerged as a vital...
- 4/22/2010
- backstage.com
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