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Dale, I concur with SoCalGal...you are a saint..... and I also agree that it would be nice if the company site could update all of the dancer's bios including all of the new members. Can't wait to see Nutcracker now....I am booking my tickets today.

I would like to thank you for the posting. If you can now guide me to where I can see ACT 1, I would really appreciate it.

I'm with you socalgal, I would love to see the listing of all casts so that I can then decide which performances I will attend. I will check the paballet site early December. Thanks

Does anyone know when the Nutcracker casting will be posted? B)

Thanks for the welcome BW. I was turned onto this site by a dear friend and although I am very busy with my work, I try to go on from time to time and catch up with various companies. For anyone in the Philly area, if you have not already been, you definitely should try and go to see Dracula. They still have performances tonight, tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday. I promise you will not be disappointed. I saw the ballet years ago performed by Houston and PA Ballet certainly did Ben Stephenson justice with their beautiful dancing and gorgeous costumes and sets.....I am back in Ca now, but if I were still in Philly I would certainly go back for more.

I had the pleasure of seeing Pennsylvania Ballet for the first time this past weekend. I went to three performances of Dracula and I have to admit I was very pleasantly surprised. I thought the ballet was wondeful and PA Ballet did a fabulous job with everything; the dancing, the costumes and the sets. I especially loved watching Valeria Amiss and Riolama. Both of these dancers are lovely and I am looking forward to seeing them in future productions. I also agree that the corps did a fabulous job both in the ribbon dance as well as in their portrayal of Dracula's brides. And I for one loved the flying around the stage, the coach and all of the other special effects. My hats off to this fine company and to the marketing dept that was savvy enough to perform a ballet that I found very appropriate for the Halloween holiday. What a way to attract a new audience to the ballet.....KUDOS