Thursday, December 21, 2017
NUTCRACKER LAS VEGAS
BY ED BRUCE edbrucevegas@yahoo.com
ONLY FABULOUS.....THIS AT THE SMITH CENTER DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS
THROUGH 24 DECEMBER 2017 702 749 2000
IT SEEMS LIKE A THOUSAND YEARS OF THIS AND IF NOT SO IT SHOULD BE !
FOLLOWING THE USUAL RANDOM THOUGHTS AND REACTIONS....
THE NEVADA BALLET THEATRE WORKING ON SIX YEARS OF THIS
PRODUCTION...THE ONE COINED BY JUST DEPARTING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
JAMES CANFIELD....IT WAS ONLY WONDERFUL EACH YEAR...SOME TINY
NEW TWISTS....SOME OF THE SHOWS HAD LIVE ORCHESTRA MUSIC...
THE MUSIC OF COURSE BY THE WORLDS SECOND GREATEST COMPOSER
PETER IILYICH TCHIAKOVSKY ....MUSIC ITSELF FOREVER
LOVE THIS PHOTO (ABOVE) OFTHE PEACOCK....LIGHTING BY PETER
JAKUBOWSKI ....COSTUMERS BY SANDRA WOODALL AND CHRISTOPHER
LARSON.....ALL FIRST CLASS
ITS SUPPOSED TO BE A BALLET AND IT IS OF COURSE BUT FOR ME....MORE..
A CONCERT UNMATCHED ANYWHERE...THE MUSIC JUST ETERNAL..
OH YAH...DANCING....I THOUGHT THE KIDS IN THIS PRODUCTION WERE THE
BEST I HAVE SEEN IN 34 YEARS OF THIS IN LAS VEGAS....THANKS HERE TO
CASTING...REHEARSING AND PRODUCTION..
GREAT TO SEE MY FAVORITE NBT DANCER CHRISTINA GHIARDI....HOPE SHE
HAS THOSE LEGS INSURED FOR MILLIONS.....THE REST OF OF HER IS ALSO
PRETTY DAMN EXCEPTIONAL.....THANKS CHRISTINA FOR YOUR NEVER
ENDING PROFESSIONALISM AND WORK ETHIC.
CHRISTINA YOU WERE NOT ALONE....LOTS OF OTHER EXCEPTIONAL
DANCERS....THANK YOU ALL FOR BRIGHTENING MY LIFE !
LOVED THIS PRODUCTIONS STAGING......
NOT SURE ALL OF THE DIALOGUE ON CURTAINS AT THE START OF EACH
ACT IS A GOOD IDEA...SEEMS LONG...AS LONG AS THERE IS MUSIC UNDER
IT ....IT WILL PASS....BUT WHO CARES ABOUT THE STORY LINE WHEN YOU
CAN WATCH AND LISTEN
WHAT TO SAY....ENDS ON 24 DECEMBER...
NBT CONTINUES ITS RECORD 0F NEVER STARTING ON TIME 7 MINUTES LATE
THIS NIGHT
93 A FOR 120 A+ A+ A+ SHOW
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