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Nutcracker 2012


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Glad to see Adam Hendrickson is guesting as Herr Drosselmeyer this week and next. He retired last season, but I met him a while ago and he has such a puckish demeanor, offstage as well as on. I'm glad he's still dancing. What a talent! It was too bad he was just not as technically spectacular as Daniel Ullbricht, who blows away all competition. Hendrickson would be able to extend his career in a different company - Boston or Pennsylvania or Peter Boal's company? I wonder what he's doing.

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Glad to see Adam Hendrickson is guesting as Herr Drosselmeyer this week and next. He retired last season, but I met him a while ago and he has such a puckish demeanor, offstage as well as on. I'm glad he's still dancing. What a talent! It was too bad he was just not as technically spectacular as Daniel Ullbricht, who blows away all competition. Hendrickson would be able to extend his career in a different company - Boston or Pennsylvania or Peter Boal's company? I wonder what he's doing.

Hendrickson works for Weapons Specialists, LTD, a theatrical property house based in New York that specializes in on-set weapons consulting, coordination and choreography. Hendrickson was first introduced to the company in 2007 when they worked with NYCB to stage the sword fighting scenes for Martins’ Romeo + Juliet. FYI, he is married to NYCB principal Rebecca Krohn.

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I was there today, and Lauren Lovette was stunning. Lush, sparkling.....Chase Finlay partnered her crisply and thoughtfully. Mary Sell was great as dewdrop. I also especially loved Claire Kretchmar (sp?) as coffee. If it wasn't for the 8 year old boy exclaiming "I'm Bored!" And " I want to leave" every two minutes sitting next to me, it would have been a perfect matinee!

Sandi

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If it wasn't for the 8 year old boy exclaiming "I'm Bored!" And " I want to leave" every two minutes sitting next to me, it would have been a perfect matinee!

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When I took my son to see Swan Lake at the age of 15 (Amanda McKerrow), at least he waited until intermission to say those things. Sigh. I said he could leave but that on the way out he had to give his ticket to someone, perhaps a ballet student, waiting outside the Met and hoping to get a ticket. Which he did.

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I was there today, and Lauren Lovette was stunning. Lush, sparkling.....Chase Finlay partnered her crisply and thoughtfully. Mary Sell was great as dewdrop. I also especially loved Claire Kretchmar (sp?) as coffee. If it wasn't for the 8 year old boy exclaiming "I'm Bored!" And " I want to leave" every two minutes sitting next to me, it would have been a perfect matinee!

Sandi

I wish I could have been there to catch those debuts -- especially Lovette's and Sell's -- actually, most especially Sell's. I've always appreciated her as one of the company's ever-reliable corps dancers (and I mean that as a compliment), but had never had the opportunity to see her in a featured role until the Fall 2012 season, when she danced as one of the two demi-soloists in Baiser de la Fée. She was just terrific -- her dancing was fast, daring, fully-charged. Lovette's a known quantity at this point, but Sell was a delightful surprise. I hope we get to see more of her soon!

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There is a review up in the NY Times re all of the recent Nutcracker debuts. The review also includes comments regarding some other dancers who were not debuting major roles. I assume it will be in tomorrow's links section. I wish I could have seen Lovette, but the timing just didn't work out. Maybe next year.Bring on the Winter Rep season.

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