Tag: Sergio Trujillo

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MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY NOMINATED FOR ASTAIRE AWARD!

 

Maks Chmerkovskiy has been nominated for a Fred Astaire award for his dancing in Burn the Floor. Other nominees of note are Holley Farmer for Tharp’s Come Fly Away in the female dancer category and Tharp herself and Bill T. Jones in the choreographer category for Come Fly and Fela! respectively. Also nominated are the female ensemble of Fela! and the male ensemble of Memphis, as well as that show’s choreographer Sergio Trujillo, and Frederick Wiseman is nominated in the film category for his documentary on the Paris Opera Ballet, La Danse. Awards ceremony takes place June 7th at the theater in John Jay College. See the rest of the noms here.

Above photo of Chmerkovskiy from NY Daily News.

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"MEMPHIS" OPENS ON BROADWAY

 

 

 

“‘Memphis’ is not a comedy but it’s still a cartoon,” says Charles Isherwood.

I went on Friday night and I don’t disagree but I still liked it a lot. Excellent dancing, singing and acting — excellent performers and very good choreography (by Sergio Trujillo — who did chor for “Jersey Boys” as well). I found the basic story a bit facile and, unfortunately Danny Tidwell (my main reason for going) is not in it very much — he’s a dancer but has no speaking part — but still, it’s definitely worth seeing, especially if you like good singing, fun dance numbers that make you want to get up out of your seat, and a story that’s feel-good in a “Dirty Dancing” kind of way.

I’m out the door (Cedar Lake opens at Joyce tonight) but my review is coming soon — along with more pictures!

In the meantime, watch a good audio / slide show at the above NY Times link.

Above photos by Joan Marcus.