Living about as far from New York as Yvonne does, I, too, am grateful for the perspectives on ABT's season.
It seems to me that both Lilac Garden and Prodigal, two ballets I love, must be meticulously and passionately coached as well as very carefully cast. I would be curious to know who is responsible for coaching them...
Prodigal I have actually only seen on video, with several casts. One fairly poor quality performance video of Ib Andersen in the title role, with Merrill Ashley. It was remarkably moving.