In her day Ziegfeld Follies star Olive Thomas was a celebrity and beauty who was Ziegfeld's mistress. Her life took an interesting turn when she married Jack Pickford and took an even more eventful turn when she went with him to the lavish Hotel Ritz in Paris. Behind the backdrop of the Roaring Twenties style and scantily dressed Ziegfeld Follies girls is the story of Olive Thomas and Ziegfield's Midnight Frolic. And what a story it is.
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Dance Review (NYC): ‘Huang Yi and Kuka’ Breaks Ground with Human-Robot Interaction
This set of dance pieces featuring Huang Yi, two other human dancers, and a startlingly expressive industrial robot from the Taiwanese company KUKA is something utterly new and original.
Read More »Dance Review: ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Season 11 Live – Seattle, WA 2/05/2015
A winning mix of energy, style, sexiness, and grace, the SYTYCD live show is not to be missed.
Read More »Interview: ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Season 11 Finalists Casey Askew and Bridget Whitman
Dancers Casey Askew and Bridget Whitman are on tour with the rest of the Season 11 finalists until February 18.
Read More »Star-Studded Gala Honors the Nicholas Brothers, Tap-Dance Pioneers
Fred Astaire called the Nicholas Brothers’ performance in 'Stormy Weather' “The greatest dance number ever filmed.”
Read More »‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Season 11 Tour Resumes January 22, 2015
There are 15 stops on the second leg of the 'SYTYCD' Season 11 tour, with the season's top 10 finalists recreating fan-favorite routines plus original pieces created for the nationwide tour.
Read More »Interview: Ramanan Thiagarajan and Paveena Kumar of Shantanjali Festival of Arts, by Temple of Fine Arts
The Shantanjali Festival of Arts celebrates the coming together of various art forms and artists, and the diverse cultures that they each emanate from. And admission is free!
Read More »Theater Review (Staten Island, NY): ‘West Side Story’ by Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents at Harbor Lights Theater Company
With Broadway-class talent and Jerome Robbins's original choreography, this is a production to please newbies and old hands alike.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Bernstein Meets Broadway: Collaborative Art in a Time of War’ by Carol J. Oja
Just in time for the new Broadway revival of 'On the Town' comes a new book showing how the show, with music by Leonard Bernstein, was as groundbreaking socially and politically as it was artistically.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): ‘Gitanjali [I Feel the Earth Move]’ by The Necessary Stage
Despite a too-common plot, this entertaining play about an Indian Odissi dancer was well-acted and danced.
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