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NYCB Vol. 16 No. 3 - Square Dance
Nicholas Magallanes and Patricia Wilde. Photo by Martha Swope, 1957. "Last night at the City Center the New York City Ballet presented its first new work, and the hitherto sluggish young season came to life with a bang. The work in question was George Balanchine's "Square Dance" and it is a gem. "The set is just a bare hall such as usually houses square dancing, and on a dais sits a band of fiddlers in shirt-sleeves. Below them is caller (a famous one he is, named Elisha C. K

Lauryn Johnson
Sep 17


NYCB Vol. 16 No. 2 - Swan Lake
Violette Verdy and Conrad Ludlow. Photo by Martha Swope, 1960s. "Though the New York City Ballet's season at the City Center closes...

Lauryn Johnson
Sep 15


NYCB Vol. 16. No. 1 - Gjon Mili and His Stroboscopic Images
NYCB's 2025-26 advertising campaign by Thibaut Grevet seems to have been inspired by Gjon Mili's stroboscopic images from the 20th...

Lauryn Johnson
Sep 14


A Chorus Line No. 51 - Michael's Gala Speech
Michael Bennett on ladder, Bob Avian in tie. "Michael watched the finale number from his perch atop a ladder, situated in the twelfth...

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Aug 1


Observations from the Balcony
I was grateful to be invited to the Sunday afternoon dress rehearsal before the 50th Anniversary Concert. Alone in the front row of the...

Lauryn Johnson
Jul 31


Playbill Feature: Five Cassies Celebrate Five Decades of A Chorus Line
The Music and the Mirror: Five Cassies Celebrate Five Decades of A Chorus Line Donna McKechnie, Charlotte d’Amboise, Robyn Hurder,...

Lauryn Johnson
Jul 30


A Chorus Line No. 50 - Diana Kavilis
Broadway 1989-closing 1990 I played Cassie in Europe after we closed on Broadway and then joined the American Tour in 1991 as a swing. I...

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Jul 28


A Chorus Line No. 49 - Laurie Gamache
Final Broadway Cassie - 1990 Photo by Herb Migdoll Laurie: "I studied dance in Illinois with Jack Slater and the Peoria Civic Ballet, in...

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Jul 27


A Chorus Line No. 48 - Bebe Neuwirth
Bebe Neuwirth auditioned for A Chorus Line when she was 18 years old. After auditioning 3 times, she was cast as Louis, understudying...

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Jul 26


A Chorus Line No. 47 - Pamela Sousa
Photo by Martha Swope. Pamela Sousa: “I had been taught the show early on by Clive (Clerk) Wilson, the dance captain on Broadway. This...

Lauryn Johnson
Jul 26


A Chorus Line No. 46 - Cheryl Clark
Australian Premiere as CASSIE 1977 Broadway 1978 for 3 years 1981-82 The Desert Inn Las Vegas Premier Burt Reynolds Jupiter Theatre 1985...

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Jul 26


A Chorus Line No. 44 - Ann Reinking
Photo by Martha Swope ANN REINKING: "Michael and Bob Avian called and asked if I would be interested in doing Cassie, and I said, "Yeah,...

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Jul 24


A Chorus Line No. 43 - Charlotte d'Amboise
Photos by Paul Kolnik

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Jul 24


A Chorus Line No. 42 - Wanda Richert
1st National Company 1977-80, Broadway Company 1984-86 Wanda Richert (Cassie) 1986 Photo by Martha Swope I first saw A Chorus Line with...

Lauryn Johnson
Jul 23


A Chorus Line No. 40 - Mitzi Hamilton
(left) Mitzi standing (center) Mitzi's Silver Poster from London (right) Mitzi center female

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Jul 21


A Chorus Line No. 39 - Ramón Flowers
The Bus and Truck Company in 1980 Ramón in blue shirt and yellow pants ACL was the first Broadway show I ever saw, the first show I ever...

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Jul 20


A Chorus Line No. 38 - Mary Ann O'Reilly
Gala Finale - Mary Ann O'Reilly "Baayork had informed me earlier that I would be needed to fill in Ifor Crissy Wilczak by understudying...

Lauryn Johnson
Jul 20


A Chorus Line No. 37 - Buzz Brauner
Original Broadway Musician 1975-1983 Buzz Brauner in front of the Shubert Theatre. Photo by Rich Gigli - Bergen Record - 1980 “My father,...

Lauryn Johnson
Jul 20
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