These photos were supplied by TCM photo credit Edward M. Pio Roda.
Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey at a discussion with the cast before the Cabaret Screening last evening at the Ziegfield Theater in NYC.
Robert Osborne of Turner Classic Movies (TCM) with Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey.
This event was wonderful. Cabaret happens to be one of my favorite musicals and film movie musicals and it was very exciting doing interviews with the cast and taking photos on the red carpet. To see those interviews you must go to http://www.broadwayshowbiz.com.
On February 5th you can get the new dvd of Cabaret with tons of bonus features. Go to Warner Brothers site to purchase this great DVD.
Last Updated on Friday, 01 February 2013 22:45
AZUL DANCE THEATRE
Written by Press Release
Tuesday, 29 January 2013 22:11
AZUL DANCE THEATRE/YUKI HASEGAWA
New Works by Hasegawa and guest choreographers Kanako Yokota and twin sisters Hsiao-Ting and Hsiao-Wei Shieh
Saturday February 2 at 8:30 PM and Sunday February 3 at 2:30 PM
Salvatore Capezio Theater at Peridance, 126 East 13th Street (bet. 3rd & 4th Avenues)
Tickets: $15 in advance; $20 at the door; $15 for students/seniors
Musician: Serafim Smigelskiy, celloPre-show Multimedia Installation by Purring Tiger.Yuki Hasegawa presents her Azul Dance Theatre in a program of new works by Ms. Hasegawa and guest choreographers Kanako Yokoto and Taiwanese twin dancer/choreographers Hsiao-Ting and Hsiao-Wei Shieh, February 2 & 3 at the Capezio Theater at Peridance, 126 East 13th Street.
New works include Hasegawa's "Mugen," a dance for nine based on folk and traditional Japanese dance, elaborately costumed and utilizing swordplay, fans, and umbrellas. Also featured is the premiere of "Elements" and a repeat of the recently premiered "Return to the River," all set to music by contemporary Asian composers, including Tan Dun. Taiwenese twin sisters Hsiao-Ting Hsieh and Hsiao-Wei Hsieh will perform their new duet, danced to music played live by cellist Nan-Cheng Chen.
Visuals play an important part in Azul's presentations, with attractive, theatrical costuming. There will be a pre-show, interactive multimedia performance by Aaron Sherwood and Kiori Kawai starting fifteen minutes before each show, in which audience members are invited to appear before the camera as part of the visuals.
Yuki's works are informed by her extensive training in different styles of dance, starting with traditional Japanese and including jazz, modern, and tap. A native of Kobe, Japan, Yuki was a busy musical theater actress and dancer at home, also earning at BA in psychology from Kobe College. She moved to NYC in 1998 and continued her dance studies, receiving an MA from NYU. She currently teaches Pilates classes at Peridance.
Cast: James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Zach Braff
Director: Sam Raimi
Producer: Joe Roth
Executive Producers: Grant Curtis, Palak Patel, Josh Donen, Philip Steuer
Screen Story by: Mitchell Kapner
Screenplay by: Mitchell Kapner and David Lindsay-Abaire
Disney’s fantastical adventure “Oz The Great and Powerful,” directed by Sam Raimi, imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum’s beloved wizard character. When Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he’s hit the jackpot—fame and fortune are his for the taking—that is until he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone’s been expecting. Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity—and even a bit of wizardry—Oscar transforms himself not only into the great wizard but into a better man as well.
When small-time magician Oscar Diggs (James Franco) pulls one flimflam too many, he finds himself hurled into the fantastical Land of Oz where he must somehow transform himself into the great wizard—and just maybe into a better man as well.
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Disney’s fantastical adventure “Oz The Great and Powerful,” directed by Sam Raimi, imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum’s beloved wizard character. When Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he’s hit the jackpot—fame and fortune are his for the taking—that is until he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone’s been expecting. Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity—and even a bit of wizardry—Oscar transforms himself not only into the great wizard but into a better man as well.
“Oz The Great and Powerful” is produced by Joe Roth, with screen story by Mitchell Kapner and screenplay by Mitchell Kapner and David Lindsay-Abaire. Grant Curtis, Palak Patel, Josh Donen and Philip Steuer are serving as executive producers. “Oz The Great and Powerful” opens in U.S. theaters on March 8, 2013.
The Valentina Kozlova International Ballet Competition (formerly Boston International Ballet Competition) continues preparations for the next event, to be held in New York City's La Guardia High School (the home of "Fame" fame), in the Lincoln Center area of Amsterdam & 65th Street, June 27-30, 2013.
For its third annual event, VKIBC announces its panel of judges:
AndrisLiepa (Russia), President of the Jury, People's Artist of Russia, former principal dancer with the Bolshoi and Kirov Ballet, and guest with ABT and NYCB.
OlgaGuardiadeSmoak (Panama), President of the New Orleans International Ballet Conference, Artistic Advisor to the Ministry of Culture of Panama
DeborahHess (Canada), Coordinator of student exchanges for National Ballet School of Canada
HaeShikKim (South Korea), former principal dancer/artistic director of Korean National Ballet
TadeuszMatacz (Germany), Artistic Director of John Cranko School in Stuttgart
GalinaPanova-Ragozina (Israel), Associate Professor at East Carolina's School of Theater and Dance
SergueiSoloviev (France), teacher at Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique et de Danse in Paris
BoSpassoff (USA), Director, Rock School, Pa.
SeptimeWebre (USA), Artistic Director, Washington Ballet
As in past years, the Competition is divided into three divisions:
Student 13-14 years old
Junior, 15 to 17
Senior 18 to 25.
Participants select their dances from a list provided by VKIBC, which includes solos fromSleepingBeauty, LaBayadere, Giselle, and other classics. They are also required to learn, via computer, one of the following:
Compulsory Contemporary Female Solo, created this year by Jacqulyn Buglisi
Compulsory Contemporary Male Solo, created by Viktor Kabaniaev
Compulsory Duet, created by Paulo Arrais.
Members of the Artistic Board:
VioletteVerdy, Honorary President, former Principal Dancer with NYCB,
former Artistic Director of the Paris Opera Ballet and Boston Ballet, Distinguished Professsor of Ballet at Indiana University's Jacobs
School of Music
CharlesAskegard, former Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet; co-founder of Ballet Next
PatriciaAulestia, President of Mexican Federation of Dance Professionals
MaximBeloserkovsky, Principal Dancer, American Ballet Theatre
IrinaDvorovenko, Principal Dancer, American Ballet Theatre
YureshaJelko, International Ballet Star
CyrilLafaurie, former Director, Paris International Ballet Competition
MarekRozycki, dancer, choreographer, teacher
MartinevanHamel, former Principal Dancer, American Ballet Theatre
