Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake at the Ahmanson Theatre
Ahmanson Theatre, at the Music Center (135 North Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90012)
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The last date listed for Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake was Sunday March 19, 2006 / 7:30pm.
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Sondheim's Follies: Tony-Winning Broadway Hit at the Ahmanson
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The Kennedy Center's critically-acclaimed Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim's classic musical Follies, currently nominated for eight 2012 Tony Awards, comes to the Ahmanson Theatre, where it's receiving equally stellar reviews. It's the haunting story of two troubled couples who reunite at the decrepit theater where the ladies once performed, facing the ghosts of the past and the harsh reality of the present. Featuring a memorable score by Sondheim, including such enduring songs as "Broadway Baby," "Losing My Mind" and "I'm Still Here," the show is also a riveting look at the deterioration of the American dream -- a crack in the plaster of the gilded age of Broadway. Director Eric Schaeffer is joined by much of his original cast -- with 41 performers, it's one of the largest ever on this stage -- as well as a 28-piece orchestra. Tony Award-winner Victoria Clark joins the production, while reprising their roles from the New York show are 2012 Tony nominees Jan Maxwell, Danny Burstein and Ron Raines. Learn More
6 Goldstar Member Reviews
April Alexander
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Moving, humorous and extraordinary athletic dancing. A visioanary work. Thank you Goldstar for making it an affordable birthday gift for my mother! We loved it.Written on Mar 20 2006
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The show was more than I expected. The orchestra was first rate, the show spectacular and moving. I was moved by the story and touched by the ending. I would see it again!Written on Mar 15 2006
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Hands down, one of the best shows I have ever seen.Written on Mar 13 2006
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More Information About Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake
Quotes & Highlights
- "An amazing spectacle." --Los Angeles Times
- "See it, or live to regret it." --Independent (London)
- "Magical, fantastic, wonderful." --Evening Standard (London)
- "Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake is pure theatre and is most likely the most impressive and significant show to open on Broadway in a long time. The scope of its significance has no bounds and the impression it makes on the psyche and soul is indelible." --Theatre Reviews Limited
Description
Since its 1995 world premiere at Sadler’s Wells, Matthew Bourne’s breathtaking and sexy version of SWAN LAKE has become the longest running ballet in the London’s West End and on Broadway. It has enjoyed two successful tours in the UK and thrilled audiences in Los Angeles, Europe and Japan. <p>Originally written by Tchaikovsky in the late 19th century, SWAN LAKE was staged at Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre in 1877, but it wasn’t until 18 years later - and after the death of its composer – that it was finally staged in St Petersburg, and became a universal classic.</p> <p>This new, witty and surprising production has been designed to speak to a modern audience, to excite them, to move them.</p> <p>Matthew Bourne’s SWAN LAKE has collected over thirty international theatre awards including three Tonys for the Broadway production and has been widely acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic as a landmark production on the international stage.</p> <p>As the director and choreographer for SWAN LAKE Matthew Bourne is the only British director to have won the Tony Award for Best Director and Best Choreographer of a Musical in the same year (1999).</p> <p>For Matthew, SWAN LAKE had a particular appeal: “I could see an opportunity to create a human story, with the potential for great dramatic power and range, indulge my satirical and humorous leanings as well as create whole suites of abstract movement to some of the best dance music ever written. Irresistible!”</p> <p>The most talked about innovation in this production is the casting of a male dancer in the coveted role of Odette/Odile known as “the Swan”. “The idea of a male swan makes complete sense to me” says Matthew, “ the strength, the beauty, the enormous wingspan of these creatures suggests to me the musculature of a male dancer more readily than a ballerina in her white tutu.”</p> <p>SWAN LAKE has gone through many different interpretations since its creation by Tchaikovsky. Matthew Bourne’s production retains two of the essentials that make SWAN LAKE so universally loved – Tchaikovsky’s great score and the story of our constant yearning for an unattainable ideal.</p>