Jerome Robbins

Matt Mattox dies at 91; master Hollywood dancer and choreographer

2013-02-23 00:00:00

Hollywood considered Matt Mattox one of the best dancers in the country when he was cast to dizzying effect in "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers," the 1954 Oscar-winning film celebrated for its imaginative and masterful dance moves. Billed as one of...

'Backbeat' creators go beyond the standard musical theater fare

2013-01-26 10:11:00

Searching for his way into the new musical "Backbeat," which examines the Beatles' early days (and nights) in Hamburg, Germany, David Leveaux asked himself what he called "the Jerome Robbins question." It's a tactic he picked up in 2004 while overseeing...

Theater review: 'Peter Pan' soars at moments, loses its way at others

2013-01-16 18:21:00

Any show created by or with the late Jerome Robbins invariably retains its magic through decades of restagings. The scruffy-looking but endearing production of "Peter Pan" that opened Tuesday at the Pantages Theatre for a two-week run is no exception....

Yvonne Mounsey dies at 93; Westside School of Ballet director

2012-10-03 00:00:00

Yvonne Mounsey, a principal dancer with New York City Ballet and the longtime director of one of Southern California's most prominent ballet schools, died Saturday from cancer at her Los Angeles home. She was 93. Her daughter, Allegra Clegg of Pacific...

Tony Awards 2012: In L.A., a party to benefit actors

2012-06-11 13:45:00

Theater lovers in Los Angeles watched the Tonys together Sunday night at the Tony Awards Viewing Party, a benefit for the Actors Fund, at the Skirball Cultural Center. Although most viewers on the West Coast couldn't see the show until 8 p.m., party-...

Oscars by the Numbers

2012-02-02 16:41:14

Before 'Pina': Memorable moments in dance on film [Video]

2012-01-28 16:33:14

Movie review: 'Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance'

2012-01-31 16:33:11

Jason Alexander to receive Actors Fund award

2012-04-04 16:33:37

Alicia Alonso, Cuba's living legend of ballet

2011-06-12 00:00:00

To her admirers, Alicia Alonso is the gracious grande dame of Cuban classical ballet. To detractors, she's a conservative cultural czarina who has clung to power even longer than Fidel Castro. But even some of her fiercest critics will concede that...

Theater review: 'Somewhere' at the Old Globe

2011-10-05 16:32:55

NYCB Moves will step into Northridge, Santa Barbara

2011-10-15 16:32:58

One could say that Benjamin Millepied, the recently retired principal dancer with New York City Ballet, has moved to Los Angeles simply to be with his love, actress Natalie Portman.

2011-12-28 12:08:34

Tiler Peck is lifted by Chase Finlay in "Dances at a Gathering," Jerome Robbins ' work for five couples.

2011-10-19 13:00:55

Dancing numbers choreographed by Jerome Robbins and Peter Gennaro are recreated in the national tour of the Broadway revival of "West Side Story."

2011-05-22 00:00:00