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Grands Ballets Canadiens at Annenberg
Under the new artistic directorship of the Macedonian Gradimir Pankov, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens put on a brave tour show, danced with conviction without displaying individual strengths, personalities or even the company’s choreographic variety.
Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal. November 18, 2006 at Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St. (215) 898-6701 or www.pennpresents.org.
Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal. November 18, 2006 at Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St. (215) 898-6701 or www.pennpresents.org.
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'42nd Street' at the Walnut (2nd review)
Even with its oozing schmaltz, stale plot and (in this Philadelphia production) dicey production values and uneven cast, Walnut Street Theatre’s staging of the late director-choreographer Gower Champion’s 42nd Street has plenty going for it— most notably a half-dozen superb dancers.
Forty-Second Street. Music by Harry Warren; lyrics by Al Dubin; book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble. Directed by Charles Abbott; choreographed by Mary Jane Ho
Forty-Second Street. Music by Harry Warren; lyrics by Al Dubin; book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble. Directed by Charles Abbott; choreographed by Mary Jane Ho
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"42nd Street' at the Walnut (1st review)
42nd Street at the Walnut is a marriage made in heaven: a rare case of a large theater company choosing a compatible vehicle and lavishing its huge resources wisely. You don’t laugh out loud too often, but it’s a stubborn curmudgeon indeed who won’t have a smile on his face throughout this production.
42nd Street. Music by Harry Warren; lyrics by Al Dubin; book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble. Directed by Charles Abbott; choreographed by
42nd Street. Music by Harry Warren; lyrics by Al Dubin; book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble. Directed by Charles Abbott; choreographed by
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Constable Landscapes at National Gallery
The National Gallery’s revelatory exhibit of John Constable places his large landscapes beside their equally large preparatory oil sketches, and shows us the dark and visionary genius behind some of the most familiar and best-loved paintings of the 19th Century.
“Constable's Great Landscapes: The Six-Foot Paintings.” Through December 31, 2006, at National Gallery of Art, East Building, Upper Level and Mezzanine, National Mall between 3rd and 7th Streets at Constit
“Constable's Great Landscapes: The Six-Foot Paintings.” Through December 31, 2006, at National Gallery of Art, East Building, Upper Level and Mezzanine, National Mall between 3rd and 7th Streets at Constit
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"QED' at Lantern Theater
As the Nobel physicist Richard Feynman, Peter DeLaurier captures the intensity and sheer zest for living that Feynman exhibited throughout his life. And director Kathryn Nocero modulates the impact of DeLaurier’s performance with impeccable timing. But actor and director are ill served by Peter Parnell’s one-dimensional script, which fails to capture the magnitude of this remarkable man’s life.
QED. By Peter Parnell, directed by Kathryn Nocero. Lantern The
QED. By Peter Parnell, directed by Kathryn Nocero. Lantern The
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Opera Company's 'Cinderella' (1st review)
The Opera Company has updated Rossini’s 1817 farce to the 1950s, with multi-screen pop-art images that should appeal to all those 21st-Century multi-taskers in the audience. The problem is that most of the farcical elements are pointless. The production is redeemed not by its gimmicks but by the sonorous tenor voice of Lawrence Brownlee as Prince Ramiro.
Cinderella. Opera by Gioacchino Rossini. Directed by Davide Livermore; conductor Corrado Rovaris. Opera Comp
Cinderella. Opera by Gioacchino Rossini. Directed by Davide Livermore; conductor Corrado Rovaris. Opera Comp
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"Amarna' at University Museum
This extraordinary exhibit of objects excavated from the lost city of Amarna offers a glimpse of ancient Egyptian life and a reminder that things haven’t changed all that much in 3,300 years.
“Amarna: Ancient Egypt’s Place in the Sun.” Through October 2007 at University of Pennsylvania Museum, 3260 South St. 215-898-4000 or www.museum.upenn.edu.
“Amarna: Ancient Egypt’s Place in the Sun.” Through October 2007 at University of Pennsylvania Museum, 3260 South St. 215-898-4000 or www.museum.upenn.edu.
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Nelson Shanks at the Union League
Nelson Shanks is “a man for whom the visible world exists,” and his new exhibition at the Union League will demonstrate the reason why.
“Nelson Shanks: Mastery and Meaning.” Through December 17, 2006 at the Union League of Philadelphia, 140 South Broad St. Open to the public Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and by appointment. 215-851-8793 or www.unionleague.org/masteryandmeaning.
“Nelson Shanks: Mastery and Meaning.” Through December 17, 2006 at the Union League of Philadelphia, 140 South Broad St. Open to the public Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and by appointment. 215-851-8793 or www.unionleague.org/masteryandmeaning.
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Orchestra sans Muti
The Orchestra's heralded Muti concerts went on without Muti, but Neeme Järvi proved a most capable replacement. What he lacked in hair power, Järvi made up for in maestro-strokes, eliciting forceful elegance from the full orchestra.
Philadelphia Orchestra. November 2, 2006 concert at Kimmel Center, Verizon Hall, Broad and Spruce Sts. 215-893-1900 or www.philorch.org.
Philadelphia Orchestra. November 2, 2006 concert at Kimmel Center, Verizon Hall, Broad and Spruce Sts. 215-893-1900 or www.philorch.org.
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Dylan the Romantic
What is Romanticism, really? If you won’t listen to the song cycles of Schubert or Schumann, you can find the answer in the song cycles of Bob Dylan.
