The unbounded success of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” movie this summer followed by the Christmas season’s many stagings of “The Nutcracker,” danced to Tchaikovsky’s 1892 score, combined to spark my memory ...
It’s hard to imagine Barbie without the Kens’ show-stopping song and dance number, but the scene came dangerously close to being cut. “It just said in the script, ‘And then it becomes a dream ballet ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook New York City Ballet hosted a gala with unfortunate new costumes for Balanchine’s “Who Cares?” But the repertory is what matters, ...
It was almost not Kenough. Director Greta Gerwig revealed Sunday that she was forced to defend Ryan Gosling’s big “I’m Just Ken” musical number in the hit “Barbie” after studio execs questioned the ...