ABT Fan Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 (edited) Casting is now out (and before their Fall season....). Interestingly, Murphy/Whiteside are given only 1 performance (maybe due to their own schedules). Also, Abrera's partner for two performances is TBA. Hammoudi was paired with her last year. Would love to see Royal get it. Debuts for Forster/Shevchenko (especially thrilled for Forster). I was really expecting to see a debut for either Brandt or Trenary as Clara this year. Edited to add: it's also telling, in addition to not casting Hammoudi, Gorak also hasn't been cast as The Prince (he has also danced this part before, though not last year). https://www.abt.org/events/the-nutcracker/ Edited August 23, 2018 by ABT Fan Link to comment
Josette Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Thanks for the information. I will definitely be there for Shevchenko and Forster! Link to comment
Fleurfairy Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Glad Forster is getting a chance! Exciting to see Lane/Hoven cast together. Link to comment
ksk04 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 I already rolled the dice with my subscription and have tickets--not sure how I have been able to "select" Copeland's shows so well without casting two years in a row now, but I will be exchanging into Lane and/or Shevchenko. Have to decide if I want to keep the Abrera ticket or not--love her, love her in the role, but haven't been able to work out seeing Sarah Lane as Clara since the Nutcracker decamped here. Link to comment
fondoffouettes Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 (edited) 13 hours ago, ksk04 said: I already rolled the dice with my subscription and have tickets--not sure how I have been able to "select" Copeland's shows so well without casting two years in a row now, but I will be exchanging into Lane and/or Shevchenko. Have to decide if I want to keep the Abrera ticket or not--love her, love her in the role, but haven't been able to work out seeing Sarah Lane as Clara since the Nutcracker decamped here. I feel like you can't go wrong either way, but I'd be very curious to see Lane. She was lovely in this at BAM, but she was often paired with Gorak, who struggled with the partnering. And I got the sense that the fed off of one another's nerves (in a bad way). So, I'd be very curious to see how she does with Hoven, who's capable of partnering much larger dancers than Lane. I wonder if they will go for the leap into the torch lift, rather than doing it as a dead lift. I look forward to hearing reports! Edited August 24, 2018 by fondoffouettes Link to comment
AB'sMom Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 The TBA for Stella Abrera’s partner has been filled in with.....(drumroll)......Aran Bell. Link to comment
ABT Fan Posted September 28, 2018 Author Share Posted September 28, 2018 2 hours ago, AB'sMom said: The TBA for Stella Abrera’s partner has been filled in with.....(drumroll)......Aran Bell. Good for him. It's funny how updated casting makes it onto the theatre's site first, but still isn't posted on ABT's site. https://www.scfta.org/events/2018/the-nutcracker-abt Link to comment
AB'sMom Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 I wish Segerstrom would send out emails when there are casting updates, but I guess they don’t want to flood inboxes with too many emails. I only heard about it from the ABT Gillespie School kids and then went to the website to see if they were right. Link to comment
bingham Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 10 hours ago, AB'sMom said: I wish Segerstrom would send out emails when there are casting updates, but I guess they don’t want to flood inboxes with too many emails. I only heard about it from the ABT Gillespie School kids and then went to the website to see if they were right. Are all the children in the Nutcracker students from the ABT Gillespie school? Link to comment
AB'sMom Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Most of them, but the height limit is 5’2” (and I actually think it was kept a little shorter this year), so there are always a few from other schools. Harlequinade will only be kids from the ABT Gillespie School. The height limit was upped to 5’3” for that show. There are a lot of kids rehearsing both shows for the next couple of months. Link to comment
bingham Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 59 minutes ago, AB'sMom said: Most of them, but the height limit is 5’2” (and I actually think it was kept a little shorter this year), so there are always a few from other schools. Harlequinade will only be kids from the ABT Gillespie School. The height limit was upped to 5’3” for that show. There are a lot of kids rehearsing both shows for the next couple of months. Thanks. Maybe, another Cate Hurlin would emerge from the present Claras. Link to comment
AB'sMom Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 When Cate Hurlin was Clara as a kid they told her she was going to be the next Gillian Murphy. My daughter was one of the Claras the past two years and they joked that if Cate was the next Gillian, then my daughter was the next Cate. It was sweet, but we don’t take it too seriously! The experience is great for all the kids. Link to comment
ABT Fan Posted November 19, 2018 Author Share Posted November 19, 2018 Boylston has replaced Murphy at the 7pm 12/15 performance (with Whiteside). Link to comment
ABT Fan Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 Aran Bell has been replaced in his debut. Whiteside fills in w/ Abrera at the matinee on the 22nd. I think Abrera/Bell had their first show at the matinee on the 16th (?), but Abrera is no longer listed there. Seo/Stearns now are. Link to comment
AB'sMom Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Oh no! I have tickets for the matinee on the 16th. I wanted to see Abrera/Bell. Link to comment
ABT Fan Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 Casting re-shuffling continues. Hoven has replaced Cornejo in all three of his performances. He's still dancing w/ Lane, so Hoven is doing five (!) Nuts. Link to comment
its the mom Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 1 hour ago, ABT Fan said: Casting re-shuffling continues. Hoven has replaced Cornejo in all three of his performances. He's still dancing w/ Lane, so Hoven is doing five (!) Nuts. Yikes, that's a lot of torch lifting in one week. Link to comment
LadyBubbles Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 I really hope no one is injured. Yes, a lot of torch lifting for Hoven. At least he's partnering two small girls though. Link to comment
sz Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 4 hours ago, ABT Fan said: Casting re-shuffling continues. Hoven has replaced Cornejo in all three of his performances. He's still dancing w/ Lane, so Hoven is doing five (!) Nuts. I just checked the calendar and it seems Hoven replaces Cornejo for all Nutcracker perfs. Link to comment
AB'sMom Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 I just bought more tickets, this time for Shevchenko/Forster. Hopefully that casting doesn’t change—I’m determined to see a cast I haven’t seen before. Link to comment
ksk04 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Well that's the last straw for me to not keep my ticket to the show for Abrera. I've been waffling between keeping it (maybe the last time to see Abrera in it) or swapping to Lane (who I have not seen yet), and now the answer is clear! Link to comment
sz Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 (edited) 10 hours ago, AB'sMom said: I just bought more tickets, this time for Shevchenko/Forster. Hopefully that casting doesn’t change—I’m determined to see a cast I haven’t seen before. I think you will love Shevchenko. Her Swan Lake last spring season was extraordinary. Edited December 7, 2018 by sz Link to comment
Josette Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 I loved Shevchenko as Gamzatti and so am going to both Shevchenko-Forster performances. Link to comment
sz Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 (edited) Adjective changed Edited December 7, 2018 by sz Link to comment
AB'sMom Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 I’ve only heard great things about her, so I can’t wait to see her! I am also really looking forward to seeing Forster in a lead role. (I’ll be seeing him in Harlequinade as well, but that role is quite different). Link to comment
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