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Week 5 of New York City Ballet’s six-week digital spring season

11 May 2020 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Sara Mearns and Russell Janzen of New York City Ballet in Balanchine’s Diamonds, photo by Erin Baiano

New York City Ballet has already arrived at the fifth week of programming of its six-week digital spring season. On Tuesday 19 May at 8pm EDT, NYCB will release George Balanchine’s Diamonds, with … [Read more...] about Week 5 of New York City Ballet’s six-week digital spring season

Less of an opera, more of a musical: ‘Porgy and Bess’ returning to Broadway

30 June 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

A revamped version of George Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess,” starring Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis and David Alan Grier, will go to Broadway soon after it completes its run, previously announced, at the … [Read more...] about Less of an opera, more of a musical: ‘Porgy and Bess’ returning to Broadway

Tony nominated playwright and librettist Sidney Michaels dies at 83

28 April 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Sidney Michaels, a playwright who was nominated for Tony Awards in three consecutive seasons in the 1960s, died last Friday in Westport, Connecticut. He was 83. Michaels was always unfortunate in the … [Read more...] about Tony nominated playwright and librettist Sidney Michaels dies at 83

Hugh Martin, composer of the Meet Me in St Louis score, dies aged 96

12 March 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Hugh Martin, the songwriter who enlivened the Judy Garland movie musical "Meet Me in St. Louis" with an indelibly melodic trio of evergreen songs — "The Trolley Song," "The Boy Next Door" and "Have … [Read more...] about Hugh Martin, composer of the Meet Me in St Louis score, dies aged 96

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GRAHAM SPICER

Writer, director and photographer in Milan, blogging (under the name ‘Gramilano’) about dance, opera, music and photography for people who are a bit like me and like some of the things I like. I was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. My scribblings have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times. I write the ‘Danza in Italia’ column for Dancing Times magazine.

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