The musical was retitled Marie, Dancing Still – A New Musical in 2018, prior to the production opening at the 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle in March 2019, and returned to its original title thereafter.
The musical premiered at the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theatre on October 25, 2014. The production closed on November 30, 2014.[1][2]
The writing team passed on a potential Los Angeles run in 2015 in order to do rewrites and revisions on the piece.[3] The invitation-only March 28, 2016 industry reading featured a newly revised draft of the show. Participants included a number of cast members from the original Kennedy Center production, including New York City Ballet principal dancer Tiler Peck, Rebecca Luker, Karen Ziemba, Kyle Harris and Michael X. Martin.[4]
A private reading was held in June 2018. The reading featured Tiler Peck, Robert Lindsay, Kate Baldwin and Karen Ziemba.[5] The musical was retitled Marie, A New Musical in 2018, and then Marie, Dancing Still. This is based on the "developmental work done by the creators to focus on the once ‘unknown’ woman at the heart of the story." The musical opened at the 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle on March 22, 2019 and concluded on April 14.[6][7] The cast for the 5th Avenue Theatre production included Tiler Peck (Marie), Terrence Mann (Degas), Louise Pitre (Adult Marie), Dee Hoty (Mary Cassatt) and Karen Ziemba (Martine Van Goethem), with direction and choreography by Stroman.[8][9][10]
Synopsisedit
The musical is inspired by the story of Marie van Goethem, a young ballerina who posed for Edgar Degas. Marie became, inadvertently, the most famous dancer in the world. Torn by her family's poverty, her debt to the artist, and the lure of wealthy men, she struggles to keep her place in the corps de ballet. She is a girl on the verge of womanhood, caught between the conflicting demands of life and art.
Musical numbersedit
Washington, D.C.edit
Act 1
"C'est le Ballet" – Adult Marie, Company
"Little Hole in the Wall" – Young Marie, Charlotte, Adult Marie
"Eye Examination" – Doctors
"Unfinished" – Degas, Mary Cassatt
"A Rat" – Rats, Adult Marie, Company
"Musicians and Dancers and Fools" – Christian
"Laundry" – Martine, Adult Marie, Antoinette, Young Marie, Charlotte, Laundresses
"Little Opportunities" – Antoinette, Company
"Petite Chanson" – Martine, Bar Patrons, Young Marie
"Ballerina" – Charlotte, Young Marie
"In Between" – Degas
"Act One Finale" – Degas, Adult Marie, Young Marie
Act 2
"Looking Back at Myself" – Adult Marie
"At the Dressing Table" – Antoinette, Martine, Young Marie
"Les Petites Danseuses" – Corbeil, Abonnes
"I'll Follow You" – Philippe
"Observations " – Mary Cassatt
"Little Opportunities (Reprise) " – Antoinette
"Moving Up in the World" – Martine, Laundresses, Adult Marie, Young Marie, Charlotte
"Dancing Still" – Christian
"A Box of Things" – Degas, Young Marie
"The Exposition" – Degas, Company
"What You Made of Me" – Adult Marie
"The Little Dancer Ballet " – Young Marie, Company
"Finale" – Company
Seattle, WA.edit
Act 1
"Prologue" – Young Marie
"C'est le Ballet" – Adult Marie, Company
"Laundry" – Martine, Young Marie, Charlotte, Laundresses
"The Eye Examination" – Doctors
"Never Done Before" – Degas
"A Rat" – Young Marie, Adult Marie, Company
"Musicians and Dancers and Fools" – Christian
"Little Opportunities" – Antoinette, Degas, Company
"Petite Chanson" – Martine, Le Rat Mort Patrons, Young Marie. Charlotte
"The Audition" – Adult Marie
"Marie" – Degas
"Act One Finale" – Degas, Adult Marie, Young Marie
Act 2
"Looking Back at Myself" – Adult Marie, Company
"At the Dressing Table" – Young Marie, Rats
"Les Petites Danseuses" – Corbeil, Abonnes
"Observations " – Mary Cassatt
"Little Opportunities (Reprise) " – Antoinette
"Laundry (Reprise)" – Martine, Laundresses, Adult Marie
Polly Baird Wendi Bergamini Lauren Blackman Sophia Anne Caruso Janet Dickinson Juliet Doherty Nina Goldman Kyle Harris Seán Martin Hingston Jolina Javier Michael X. Martin Michael McCormick James A. Pierce III Jenny Powers Katelyn Prominski Michele Ragusa John Riddle Amy Ruggiero Joseph J. Simeone Justin Urso Lyrica Woodruff
Polly Baird Sissy Bell Nina Goldman Stephen Hanna Kyle Harris Jolina Javier Michael X. Martin Claire Rathbun Sophie Silnicki Jasmine Ward
Polly Baird Sissy Bell Lauren Blackman Jim Borstelmann Sami Bray Nina Goldman Christopher Gurr Megan Masako Haley Kyle Harris Heather Hill Seán Martin Hingston Dee Hoty Jolina Javier Barbara Marineau Olivia Puckett Arbender Robinson Eric Santagata Scarlett Strallen
Caitlin Abraham Polly Baird Lauren Blackman Anaïs Blake Jim Borstelmann Abbey Del Corral David Elder Sara Esty Justin Genna Tyler Hardwick Jolina Javier Barbara Marineau Jasmine Ward Lyrica Woodruff
^Gans, Andrew. "Ahrens and Flaherty's Degas-Inspired Musical 'Little Dancer' Ends Kennedy Center Run" Playbill, November 30, 2014
^Harris, Paul (November 21, 2014). "D.C. Theater Review: 'Little Dancer'". Variety. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
^Hetrick, Adam. "Commercial Producers Plan Lab for Ahrens and Flaherty’s Little Dancer" Playbill, June 9, 2016
^Hetrick, Adam. "Ahrens and Flaherty’s 'Little Dancer' Tests Legs in NYC Reading" Playbill, April 1, 2016
^Gans, Andrew. "Tiler Peck, Kate Baldwin, Karen Ziemba Set for Industry Reading of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens’ 'Little Dancer' Musical" Playbill, May 29, 2018
^Hetrick, Adam. "Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s New Musical 'Marie' Will Bow in Seattle" Playbill, September 12, 2018
^Hetrick, Adam. "Tiler Peck, Terrence Mann, Dee Hoty, and Karen Ziemba Set for 'Marie' at Seattle's 5th Avenue" Playbill, January 22, 2019
^Hetrick, Adam. "Full Casting Announced for Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens’ 'Marie, Dancing Still'" playbill, March 6, 2019
^Hetrick, Adam. "Take a First Look at Tiler Peck in Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s 'Marie, Dancing Still'" playbill, March 29, 2019
^"2015 Helen Hayes Awards". theatrewashington.org. 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
January 01, 1970
marie, dancing, still, musical, little, dancer, musical, with, music, stephen, flaherty, book, lyrics, lynn, ahrens, based, edgar, degas, 1880, statue, little, dancer, fourteen, years, musical, premiered, kennedy, center, washington, 2014, original, production. Little Dancer is a musical with music by Stephen Flaherty and book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens based on Edgar Degas 1880 statue Little Dancer of Fourteen Years The musical premiered at the Kennedy Center in Washington D C in 2014 The original production was directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman Little DancerMusicStephen FlahertyLyricsLynn AhrensBookLynn AhrensBasisc 1880 sculpture Little Dancer of Fourteen Years by Edgar DegasPremiereOctober 25 2014 John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Washington D C Productions2014 Kennedy Center The musical was retitled Marie Dancing Still A New Musical in 2018 prior to the production opening at the 5th Avenue Theatre Seattle in March 2019 and returned to its original title thereafter Contents 1 Production history 2 Synopsis 3 Musical numbers 3 1 Washington D C 3 2 Seattle WA 4 Cast 5 Awards and honors 5 1 Original Washington D C production 2014 6 ReferencesProduction history editThe musical premiered at the Kennedy Center s Eisenhower Theatre on October 25 2014 The production closed on November 30 2014 1 2 The writing team passed on a potential Los Angeles run in 2015 in order to do rewrites and revisions on the piece 3 The invitation only March 28 2016 industry reading featured a newly revised draft of the show Participants included a number of cast members from the original Kennedy Center production including New York City Ballet principal dancer Tiler Peck Rebecca Luker Karen Ziemba Kyle Harris and Michael X Martin 4 A private reading was held in June 2018 The reading featured Tiler Peck Robert Lindsay Kate Baldwin and Karen Ziemba 5 The musical was retitled Marie A New Musical in 2018 and then Marie Dancing Still This is based on the developmental work done by the creators to focus on the once unknown woman at the heart of the story The musical opened at the 5th Avenue Theatre Seattle on March 22 2019 and concluded on April 14 6 7 The cast for the 5th Avenue Theatre production included Tiler Peck Marie Terrence Mann Degas Louise Pitre Adult Marie Dee Hoty Mary Cassatt and Karen Ziemba Martine Van Goethem with direction and choreography by Stroman 8 9 10 Synopsis editThe musical is inspired by the story of Marie van Goethem a young ballerina who posed for Edgar Degas Marie became inadvertently the most famous dancer in the world Torn by her family s poverty her debt to the artist and the lure of wealthy men she struggles to keep her place in the corps de ballet She is a girl on the verge of womanhood caught between the conflicting demands of life and art Musical numbers editWashington D C edit Act 1 C est le Ballet Adult Marie Company Little Hole in the Wall Young Marie Charlotte Adult Marie Eye Examination Doctors Unfinished Degas Mary Cassatt A Rat Rats Adult Marie Company Musicians and Dancers and Fools Christian Laundry Martine Adult Marie Antoinette Young Marie Charlotte Laundresses Little Opportunities Antoinette Company Petite Chanson Martine Bar Patrons Young Marie Ballerina Charlotte Young Marie In Between Degas Act One Finale Degas Adult Marie Young Marie Act 2 Looking Back at Myself Adult Marie At the Dressing Table Antoinette Martine Young Marie Les Petites Danseuses Corbeil Abonnes I ll Follow You Philippe Observations Mary Cassatt Little Opportunities Reprise Antoinette Moving Up in the World Martine Laundresses Adult Marie Young Marie Charlotte Dancing Still Christian A Box of Things Degas Young Marie The Exposition Degas Company What You Made of Me Adult Marie The Little Dancer Ballet Young Marie Company Finale Company Seattle WA edit Act 1 Prologue Young Marie C est le Ballet Adult Marie Company Laundry Martine Young Marie Charlotte Laundresses The Eye Examination Doctors Never Done Before Degas A Rat Young Marie Adult Marie Company Musicians and Dancers and Fools Christian Little Opportunities Antoinette Degas Company Petite Chanson Martine Le Rat Mort Patrons Young Marie Charlotte The Audition Adult Marie Marie Degas Act One Finale Degas Adult Marie Young Marie Act 2 Looking Back at Myself Adult Marie Company At the Dressing Table Young Marie Rats Les Petites Danseuses Corbeil Abonnes Observations Mary Cassatt Little Opportunities Reprise Antoinette Laundry Reprise Martine Laundresses Adult Marie A Box of Things Degas Young Marie The Life of the Person Degas Between Us Christian Young Marie The Exposition Degas Company What You Made of Me Adult Marie The Choices A Ballet Young Marie Company Finale CompanyCast editCharacter Washington D C 2014 Private Reading 2016 Private Reading 2018 Seattle 2019 Young Marie van Goethem Tiler Peck Adult Marie van Goethem Rebecca Luker Kate Baldwin Louise Pitre Edgar Degas Boyd Gaines Robert Lindsay Terrence Mann Mary Cassatt Proprietress Janet Dickinson Dee Hoty Martine van Goethem Karen Ziemba Charlotte van Goethem Sophia Anne Caruso Allie Kiesel Sami Bray Noelle Hogan Sabine Madame Theodore Michele Ragusa Barbara Marineau Christian Bartender Kyle Harris Monsieur Auguste Corbeil Monsieur Pascal Plouff Michael McCormick Christopher Gurr Antoinette van Goethem Jenny Powers Scarlett Strallen Jenny Powers Philippe de Marchal Sean Martin Hingston Sean Martin Hingston David Elder Luis Merante Joseph J Simeone Eric Santagata Madame Pruneau Nina Goldman Caitlin Abraham Nicoline Sansouci Jolina Javier Esme Pruneau Polly Baird Chantal Brett Lyrica Woodruff Megan Masako Haley Lyrica Woodruff Ondine Gigot Juliet Doherty Jasmine Ward Jasmine Ward Ensemble Polly BairdWendi BergaminiLauren BlackmanSophia Anne CarusoJanet DickinsonJuliet DohertyNina GoldmanKyle HarrisSean Martin HingstonJolina JavierMichael X MartinMichael McCormickJames A Pierce IIIJenny PowersKatelyn ProminskiMichele RagusaJohn RiddleAmy RuggieroJoseph J SimeoneJustin UrsoLyrica Woodruff Polly BairdSissy BellNina GoldmanStephen HannaKyle HarrisJolina JavierMichael X MartinClaire RathbunSophie SilnickiJasmine Ward Polly BairdSissy BellLauren BlackmanJim BorstelmannSami BrayNina GoldmanChristopher GurrMegan Masako Haley Kyle HarrisHeather HillSean Martin HingstonDee HotyJolina JavierBarbara MarineauOlivia PuckettArbender RobinsonEric SantagataScarlett Strallen Caitlin AbrahamPolly BairdLauren BlackmanAnais BlakeJim BorstelmannAbbey Del CorralDavid ElderSara EstyJustin GennaTyler HardwickJolina JavierBarbara MarineauJasmine WardLyrica WoodruffAwards and honors editOriginal Washington D C production 2014 edit Year Award Ceremony Category Nominee Result 2015 Helen Hayes Awards 11 Outstanding Choreography Musical HAYES Production Susan Stroman WonReferences edit Gans Andrew Ahrens and Flaherty s Degas Inspired Musical Little Dancer Ends Kennedy Center Run Playbill November 30 2014 Harris Paul November 21 2014 D C Theater Review Little Dancer Variety Retrieved March 17 2023 Hetrick Adam Commercial Producers Plan Lab for Ahrens and Flaherty s Little Dancer Playbill June 9 2016 Hetrick Adam Ahrens and Flaherty s Little Dancer Tests Legs in NYC Reading Playbill April 1 2016 Gans Andrew Tiler Peck Kate Baldwin Karen Ziemba Set for Industry Reading of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens Little Dancer Musical Playbill May 29 2018 Hetrick Adam Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty s New Musical Marie Will Bow in Seattle Playbill September 12 2018 Hetrick Adam Tiler Peck Terrence Mann Dee Hoty and Karen Ziemba Set for Marie at Seattle s 5th Avenue Playbill January 22 2019 Hetrick Adam Full Casting Announced for Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens Marie Dancing Still playbill March 6 2019 Hetrick Adam Take a First Look at Tiler Peck in Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty s Marie Dancing Still playbill March 29 2019 Marie 5thavenue org access April 2 2019 2015 Helen Hayes Awards theatrewashington org 2015 Retrieved January 22 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marie Dancing Still musical amp oldid 1176196097, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
