Sunday, April 12, 2015

From Royal Ballet to Broadway... via the shower

Max von Essen, Leanne Cope, Christopher Wheeldon and Robert Fairchild onstage at "An American In Paris" Broadway opening night at Palace Theatre on April 12, 2015 in New York City Leanne Cope built a career in the rarefied world of Britain's Royal Ballet. So it was something of a shock when acclaimed choreographer Christopher Wheeldon asked her to sing in a shower cubicle. It was an unorthodox audition for Broadway's newest star, who made her New York theater debut Sunday night in new musical "An American in Paris" -- a recrafted, modernized version of the 1951 Oscar-winning film. "I got a message from Christopher over Facebook saying I heard you used to sing in the school choir and would you be interested in singing for me?" Cope told AFP ahead of New York's star-studded opening night.








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