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INSTAGRAM LIVE WITH VINCENT PATERSON, PART 3
This week’s video includes juicy behind-the-scenes details from Vincent Paterson’s Instagram Live session with Answers4Dancers. It’s a great way to cap off this interview about his new book; Icons & Instincts, Choreographing & Directing Entertainment’s Biggest Stars.
Our A4D IG Live sessions are just the tip of the iceberg… There’s lots more great stories in the book. It’s a perfect holiday gift for the Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Björk fans in your life. Vincent’s prolific career includes film, theatre, Broadway, concert tours, opera, music videos, television, and commercials... There’s something for everyone on your list!
For fun, Brandon Hudson asked Vincent questions from the fans who were watching. Ever wonder what Vincent’s favorite Michael Jackson song is? Or what he considers his favorite project? You’ll find out in Part 3. Check it out!
Thanks for watching and look for more great events coming to A4D next month!
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DANCING WITH THE STARS: RESULTS FROM SEMI FINALS & TWO MORE DANCERS GO HOME
 During this week’s Semi Finals, the remaining six competitors; Wayne, Charli, Trevor, Daniel, Shangela, and Gabby each performed two routines with their pro partners. There were no team dances, relays, or dance marathons to fill that second round this time: Instead, it was simply the six couples dancing their usual duets, first in a final ballroom style, then in a Latin dance style they’ve never attempted. It was a particularly bittersweet night, as longtime head judge Len Goodman revealed that he’ll be stepping down after Season 31 concludes next week. Goodman has served as Dancing’s head judge since Season 1 and has participated in all but two seasons during the show’s 17-year run, having sat out Seasons 21 and 29. Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli have also been with DWTS since it began. The scores were strong and the two front-running women each earned perfect scores with Charli D’Amelio and Mark Ballas earning 40/40 for their Viennese waltz; and 40/40 for their paso doble as well as Gabby Windey and Val Chmerkovskiy earning 40/40 for their waltz plus 40/40 for their paso doble. The remaining scores were Wayne Brady and Witney Carson getting 36/40 for their paso doble and 37/40 for their Viennese waltz. Shangela and Gleb Savchenko earned 36/40 for their paso doble and 37/40 for their Viennese waltz. Daniel Durant and Britt Stewart earned 35/40 for their Viennese waltz and 34/40 for their samba. Finally, Trevor Donovan and Emma Slater earned 32/40 for their cha-cha and 33/40 for their Viennese waltz. The three contestants in the bottom three for this double elimination night were expectedly Daniel, Trevor, and for the first time, Shangela. Trevor was immediately eliminated and then the judges unanimously saved Shangela and Gleb to advance to the Finals, sending Daniel home. Next week is the season finale when all this stars return to the Ballroom.
BOB FOSSE’S DANCIN’ SET FOR BROADWAY RETURN IN MARCH 2023
 Forty-one years ago, the original hit production of Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ took its final Broadway bow. This March, the landmark musical will return to Broadway. Performances are set to begin previews at the Music Box Theatre on March 2, 2023, with opening night set for March 19. The production, which ran at San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre earlier this year, will be directed by Tony Award winner Wayne Cilento, one of the stars of the original Broadway staging, and produced in cooperation with Nicole Fosse. The cast will include Yeman Brown, Peter John Chursin, Dylis Croman, Jovan Dansberry, Karli Dinardo, Tony d’Alelio, Aydin Eyikan, Manuel Herrera, Gabriel Hyman, Kolton Krouse, Mattie Love, Krystal Mackie, Yani Marin, Nando Morland, Khori Michelle Petinaud, Ida Saki, Ron Todorowski, and Neka Zang. Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ is Fosse’s full-throated, full-bodied celebration of dancers and dancing. Utterly reimagined for the 21st century, this Dancin’ brims with a level of warmth, emotion, and color seldom seen in modern interpretations of Fosse’s influential style and features some of his most inventive and rarely performed choreography. Dancin’ originally opened on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre on March 27, 1978 and later transferred to the Ambassador Theatre. The production ran for 1,774 performances and was nominated for seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and brought Fosse his seventh Tony Award for Best Choreography.
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WEST SIDE STORY, INTO THE WOODS, MJ, SIX, A STRANGE LOOP & MORE EARN GRAMMY NOMINATIONS
 Nominations for the 65th annual Grammy Awards have been announced. Caroline, Or Change, Into the Woods, MJ, Mr. Saturday Night, Six, and A Strange Loop are in the running for Best Musical Theater Album. Some additional theater-related nominees include We Don’t Talk About Bruno earning a Best Song Written for Visual Media nod. Encanto also garnered nominations for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media and Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media. Lin-Manuel Miranda was nominated for Best Audio Book, Narration and Storytelling Recording for Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World. Two-time Tony winner Viola Davis is also nominated in that category for Finding Me and will achieve EGOT status if she wins. West Side Story and Elvis also earned nods for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media. The 65th annual Grammy Awards will take place on February 5, 2023 on CBS.
CHICAGO CELEBRATES 26 YEARS OF RAZZLE DAZZLE ON BROADWAY
 On November 14, the Tony, Olivier, and Grammy Award-winning smash hit musical Chicago celebrated 26 years on Broadway. Chicago has grossed over $700 million on Broadway since it opened in 1996 and grossed over $1.6 billion worldwide. It’s been seen by more than 32 million people and played over 32,500 performances worldwide in 36 countries and in more than 500 cities. The producers of Chicago are also celebrating the work of Broadway legend John Kander, who co-wrote the score to Chicago with the late Fred Ebb. Kander has the distinction of having had a show running on Broadway every season for the last 50 years. He has had a presence on Broadway since 1959 when he earned his first credit as the dance music arranger and rehearsal pianist on Gypsy. With a legendary book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, and choreography by Tony Award winner Ann Reinking, Chicago is now the #1 longest-running American musical in Broadway history.
NICOLE TAYLOR’S WILD ROSE FILM TO RECEIVE STAGE MUSICAL FROM JOHN TIFFANY
 Nicole Taylor will adapt her acclaimed film Wild Rose as a stage musical of the same name, directed by two-time Tony winner John Tiffany. The production will begin in Scotland, with venue, dates, and casting to be announced. Wild Rose tells the story of Rose-Lynn Harlan, who is bursting with talent, charisma, and cheek. Fresh out of jail, all she wants is to get out of Glasgow and make it to Nashville as a country singer, but with an ankle tag, a curfew, and two young kids, her dreams are far removed from her reality. Released to critical acclaim in 2018, the film, directed by Tom Harper, won the BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Feature Film, Best Writer for Taylor, and Best Actress for Jessie Buckley. The movie was nominated and won several other awards, including 10 Independent Film Award nominations, winning the Best Independent Film Award for Best Music.
Adrienne Kennedy’s Ohio State Murders has arrived on Broadway! Starring Audra McDonald, the play is the first production to bow at the newly renamed James Earl Jones Theatre, formerly known as the Cort Theatre. Ohio State Murders began performances on November 11 and will officially open on December 8. Tony winner Kenny Leon serves as the show’s director…
NEW MUSICAL COMEDY SHUCKED TO PLAY BROADWAY’S NEDERLANDER THEATRE THIS SPRING
 Shucked, a new musical comedy with a book by Tootsie Tony winner Robert Horn and a score by Grammy-winning duo Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, is coming to Broadway. The production, directed by Tony winner Jack O’Brien, will bow at the Nederlander Theatre. Performances will begin on March 8, 2023 and opening night is set for April 4. Shucked recently completed its world premiere engagement at Utah’s Pioneer Theatre Company. The Broadway cast stars John Behlmann as Gordy, Kevin Cahoon as Peanut, Caroline Innerbichler as Maizy, Andrew Durand as Beau, Alex Newell as Lulu, and Ashley D. Kelley as Storyteller 1, who all reprise their performances from the world premiere run. Additional casting is to be announced. Shucked is about to turn Broadway on its ear and offer a kernel of hope for our divided nation. The production features choreography by Sarah O’Gleby.
THE LION KING CELEBRATES 25 YEARS ON BROADWAY
 The Lion King celebrated its 25th anniversary on November 13. While two Broadway juggernauts have previously reached this milestone, The Lion King marks several historic firsts. Never before has a show in its 25th year been playing in so many productions around the world simultaneously and placed in the Top 5 grossing Broadway shows this long - nearly 1,300 consecutive weeks and counting. Currently, 115,000 people enjoy the show in nine productions on three continents every week. There have been 27 productions over the life of the show, seen by a staggering 112 million people. That is more than the combined populations of Canada, Greece, Sweden, Holland, Denmark, and Australia. The Broadway production opened on November 13, 1997 and has played through four NYC Mayoral administrations, five presidential administrations, and 11 Olympics. The Lion King features choreography by Tony-winner Garth Fagan.
LaCHANZE, NORM LEWIS & MORE TO LEAD BLACK THEATRE UNITED
 Black Theatre United (BTU) has revealed its new executive leadership committee. Tony winner LaChanze will assume the role of President, previously held by Ohio State Murders star Audra McDonald. Longtime Broadway Inspirational Voices leader Michael McElroy will now take on the role of Vice President. Following previous Treasurer Capathia Jenkins and Secretary Schele Williams will now be production stage manager Lisa Dawn Cave as Secretary, Norm Lewis as Treasurer, and actor-producer Tamara Tunie in the new role of Compliance Officer. BTU recently celebrated the fulfillment of two major pledges promised in its founding New Deal for Broadway. On September 13, the Shubert Organization officially renamed the Cort Theatre as the James Earl Jones Theatre, and on November 1, the Nederlander Organization rechristened the Brooks Atkinson Theatre as the Lena Horne Theatre.
Fun Facts: 46 million turkeys are sold at Thanksgiving. Americans consume between 2,500 and 4,500 calories at the Thanksgiving table. That’s like eating 4-8 Big Macs. 20 million Americans serve green bean casserole as a side dish each year. Americans consume 80 million pounds of cranberries for Thanksgiving, including 5,062,500 gallons of jellied cranberry, enough to fill nearly 8 Olympic-sized swimming pools...
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