I went to Copacabana for the opening night party
for the Tenth Anniversary of Rock
of Ages production,
which is being presented at New World Stages.
Among the cast and guests (photo below)
were alumni from former shows, plus Mark
Zuckerberg 's
sister, Randi
Zuckerberg (photo below) ,
who is one of the producers. I met Donnie
Kehr, whom
I had known, when he married Lisa
Mordente , Chita
Rivera 's
daughter, many years ago! It was a lively party.
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American Ballet Theatre (ABT) presented the most
popular ballet in its repertoire, Swan Lake, choreography
by Kevin McKenzie after Marius Petipa and Lev
Ivanov, with the sublime music of Peter
Ilyitch Tchaikovsky, played beautifully by
the orchestra, conducted by Ormsby Wilkins.
The mainly young cast performed very well. The
highlight was the exquisite Devon Teuscher as
Odette in the second Act, and especially as
Odile in the third Act. She deserved the
tremendous ovation she received. Aran Bell was
a supportive Prince Siegfried. Calvin Royal
III was excellent in the Pas de Trois in the
first Act, and Jose Sebastian rose to the
occasion as von Rothbart in Act III. The
ensemble of swans in Act II were superb. The
audience left the Metropolitan Opera House well
satisfied.
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