Dance Lab New York, formerly Broadway Dance Lab, celebrated its annual gala March 25 at the Ailey Citigroup Theater. Emmy nominee Paige Davis (Trading Spaces, Chicago) hosted the event which featured works in progress by Lauren Lovette and other DLNY artists.
Founded by Broadway choreographer Josh Prince, the organization takes on its new name this year to reflect its mission as a hub for all dancers and choreographers working in various styles.
“I’m thrilled to be launching Dance Lab New York at this year’s gala,” said DLNY Founding Artistic Director Prince. “Celebrating our new name, along with new collaborations and initiatives will be a wonderful way for our family of supporters to come together and get excited about this growing organization and its positive effect on the future of dance.”
Flip through photos of the gala below:
Photos: Go Inside Dance Lab New York’s 2019 Spring Gala with Paige Davis
Danita Thomas, John E. Thomas and Born Cooper Productions will present LIZZIE The Musical. LIZZIE has music by Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer and Alan Stevens Hewitt, lyrics by Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer and Tim Maner with a book by Tim Maner, directed by Victoria Bussert, with choreography by Jaclyn Miller.
A quartet of stage and screen favorites will take part in a private reading of Sparkler, a new play by Erik Champney.
Leading the cast is Waitress alum and Madam Secretary star Erich Bergen; he’ll be joined by Tony winner Alan Cumming (currently Off-Broadway in “Daddy”), Garrett Clayton (Hairspray Live!), and Christy Altomare (Anastasia).
Alan Cumming, Garrett Clayton, Erich Bergen, and Christy Altomare
The industry event, under the direction of Tony nominee Sheryl Kaller (Next Fall, Mothers and Sons), will take place March 29.
Set in Hollywood 1964, the play follows Clayton Boyd (Bergen), a movie star who—at least in the public eye—has an idyllic family life as a husband and father. However, behind closed doors, he’s a closeted gay man and alcoholic. Despite the industry’s efforts to keep his truth private, Clayton’s public image is threatened with the arrival of Jack (Clayton).
Casting is by Tara Rubin, with Bespoke Theatrical serving as general manager.
Production Photos: “Daddy” with the New Group
Production Photos: “Daddy” with the New Group
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Ronald Peet and Charlayne Woodard Monique Carboni
Hari Nef and Ronald Peet Monique Carboni
Kahyun Kim and Tommy Dorfman Monique Carboni
Ronald Peet Monique Carboni
Ronald Peet Matt Saunders
Alan Cumming, Kahyun Kim, and Tommy Dorfman Monique Carboni
Alan Cumming, Ronald Peet, Charlayne Woodard with Onyie Nwachukwu, Denise Manning, and Carrie Compere Matt Saunders
Alan Cumming, Ronald Peet, Charlayne Woodard, Onyie Nwachukwu, Denise Manning, and Carrie Compere Matt Saunders
Kahyun Kim, Charlayne Woodard, Alan Cumming, and Tommy Dorfman Matt Saunders
1923 Actor Sarah Bernhardt, 79, dies in Paris. She began her stage training at the age of 13 and had her first stage success at the age of 28. It was a double triumph as she played the roles of Cordelia in King Lear and the queen in Ruy Blas at the Comedie-Francaise. She also acted the lead in Hamlet. She toured Europe and America with her own companies.
1973 Playwright, composer, and actor Noël Coward dies in Jamaica. He made his Broadway debut in The Vortex, which he also wrote and directed. A prolific writer and composer, his style set and captured the wit and elegance of the time. He was 74 years old.
1987August Wilson comes out swinging with his new play, Fences, which opens at the 46th Street Theatre. The drama about a family in the 1950s wins the Tony, Drama Desk, New York Drama Critics Circle, and Outer Critics Circle Awards, as well as the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Stars James Earl Jones and Mary Alice also go home with Tonys.
1997 The sun finally comes out for another tomorrow when the 20th anniversary revival of Annie, starring Nell Carter as Miss Hannigan, opens at the Martin Beck Theatre. In the weeks prior to the opening, the show made headlines after replacing star Joanna Pacitti, the young actor chosen via a nation-wide contest, with Brittny Kissinger.
2017Lynn Nottage’s Sweat opens on Broadway at Studio 54, following a sold-out Off-Broadway engagement at the Public Theater. Kate Whoriskey directs the play about a group of friends who work together on the line of a factory floor, who are pitted against each other by layoffs and picket lines. A few weeks later, the play is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
