Those Damn Yankees Did it Again

On January 20, 2017, in Blaire School of Music’s Ingram Hall, nearly every seat was filled with audience members anxiously anticipating Vanderbilt Off-Broadway’s performance of Damn Yankees. The buzz floating around Vanderbilt’s campus was that the production was a hilarious rendition of the original 1955 Broadway show. Not to say I wasn’t looking forward to…

Posted by prestoct on February 17, 2017 in Production Review, Choreography, Connection, Damn Yankees, Megan Ward, Michael Maerlender, Musical Number, Vanderbilt Off-Broadway

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Alvin Ailey by Allie Isabelli

The audience members at the 7pm showing of The Kennedy Center Presents: Alvin Ailey Revelations are not your typical group of Thursday night moviegoers. Pre-teen girls adorning ballet tights and immaculate buns take up half of the room contrasting drastically with the large population of older men and woman excited to see an original Alvin…

Posted by essinec on November 11, 2015 in News, African American history, Alvin Ailey, Choreography, Revelations

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