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I’m currently stuck on the east side and can’t get crosstown because of an issue on 57th street and a parade on fifth. Odds are going to be missing PC2 at this rate and was so looking forward to it! Hopefully will get there in time for the other two. The city is a mess!

I hope that Alexa Maxwell got an opportunity to be coached by Allegra as well. I’ll be seeing her at the Sunday matinee and am very curious. She’s certainly coming into her own, but I would not have pegged her for the sleepwalker off the bat.

I did see Roman there. He was in the first ring where some of the dancers were standing to watch the performance. Miriam Miller, jovani furlan and Gilbert bolden were also there.

What a fantastic night at the ballet. My friend and I were both star struck the whole night. We were sitting in the rear first ring near Lauren lovette, Robbie Fairchild, Christopher Wheeldon, Kathryn Morgan and a host of current dancers who were standing in the back to watch the performances. It felt like a who’s who of the dance world! I have only ever seen abi Stafford in emeralds (twice) so it was a treat to see Indiana’s debut. She was as lovely as ever I felt. rubies was fantastic - Megan fairchild is so sassy and I’m here for it, while Mira nadon just keeps getting more and more amazing each time I see her. and diamonds. Sigh. I could watch this ballet over and over again. Sara mearns was full on and it was so breathtaking. a night to remember!

I really hope they come to an agreement prior to this. Selfishly, I have tickets for opening night and it can’t be the same with canned music.

Loved, loved, loved tonight’s performance of Giselle. The only other time I’ve seen it was with boylston/whiteside, but seeing it now with Brandt/Cornejo really took it to another level for me. Jake Roxander was outstanding in the peasant pas - he knew he totally rocked it and the audience loved it.

I’m so excited - got tickets for the July 5th Gisele with Brandt and Cornejo. Can’t wait to see her interpretation.

Thank you!

I can’t find anything online but do we know when single performance tickets go on sale? I’m looking online and can’t find anything. I want to grab skylar Brandt’s giselle on 7/5.

I was there last night as well, and agree with @vipa. Overall I did enjoy it but I came out of the first act feeling like - well they made it through. All of the fairies were debuts so I wonder if that had something to do with it too. I do find that I just don’t love PM’s choreography as some commenters have mentioned. It felt so fast and almost as if it were super technical for technicalities sake? I don’t know if that make sense. for me, I enjoyed Emilie Gerrity the most. She had beautiful arms and her movements felt very grand. I would love to see her again as she progresses in the role.

Did anyone see Indiana the last time SB ran? I have tickets for Friday the 17th when she’s cast with huxley.

I’m in advertising/marketing and while I agree with the assessments above my guess is that budget is an issue. To put together a shoot is exceedingly more expensive than an animated spot. Considering all the budget issues of the last few years, lots of things had to be cut and marketing was absolutely one of them. Compared to the older sleeping beauty spot which was fabulous this one was done at probably less than half the cost while also trying to preserve funds for a media buy. Now could there have been a way to incorporate some animated point work from the rose? Probably. I’m sure it was considered but for whatever reason scrapped.

They are probably taking it from the annual Broadway miscast concert where performers play opposite their usual roles. For example, one year Jonathan groff did the role of Carrie from a chorus line and another group of men did cell block tango from Chicago.

I was at the performance at 1pm this past Sunday - friends had gotten tickets for the fourth ring and someone dropped out so I came along. I saw Megan Fairchild and she was just as sparkly and fairly like as the article claims at the end. Highly enjoyed her dancing and all the beats she took with the children onstage. The program insert for replacements was realllyyyyyy long for that performance (party scene, marzipan, hot chocolate, Marie, mother ginger, and more) but everyone came off with aplomb. I was looking forward to seeing India bradley as the lead marzipan shepherdess, but she was replaced by Emma von enck who was great.

I’ve been wondering about Megan lecrone lately. Is it it me or she doesn’t seem to be cast much under Stafford/Whelan? I remember listening to her conversations on dance podcast, and she identified very strongly as a Peter martins dancer - more so than Balanchine.