DanceBlast 07-23-12
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CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF GRAND PARK
IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES!
July 28 - 29
On July 28, dance outdoors and join in on the National Dance Day Celebration with Nigel Lythgoe. Take a hip-hop master class with So You Think You Can Dance all-star Lauren Gottlieb and learn a Zumba® Fitness routine with Gina Grant. See some of the best and brightest young dance talent in Los Angeles and experience a special performance by Cirque du Soleil®. No dance experience necessary. Just bring your energy and everyone you know! Check out and learn official National Dance Day routines at dizzyfeetfoundation.org.
Continue the celebration on July 29 at Sunday Music in the Park with performances featuring the distinctive sounds of Los Angeles. All events are free and open to the public.
For more information and event schedule, visit grandparkla.org, musiccenter.org, or call (213) 972-8080.
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THE DIZZY FEET FOUNDATION'S
CELEBRATION OF DANCE
48 NEW AUDITIONS ADDED TO ANSWERS4DANCERS.COM!
NYC is cookin' this week, offering 17 new opportunities for dancers, the States 8, L.A. 6, and the Internationals 9. Dance Companies add 6 new auditions, and Choreography jobs 2. Additionally, 15 new Teaching jobs have been posted, 3 Internships, and 2 Managerial positions. Members have access to all these auditions, while non-members have 2 new postings available to view on A4D's free Homepage at www.answers4dancers.com.
PREMIUM OPPORTUNITIES
In the East, Miracle on 34th Street seeking male & female ensemble dancers, sing, play various ensemble parts, $765/wk min. Theatre Season seeking male & female dancers for Nerds, The Drowsy Chaperone, Altar Boyz, Cats, contract LOA approval/ salary level pending. Radio City Christmas Spectacular seeking Rockettes between 5'6"-5'10 1/2", proficient in jazz & tap, male dancers proficient in jazz, AGVA contract with competitive salaries & benefits.
In the West, 1930s Feature Film seeking male & female tap dancers, 18-39, any ethnicity, professional pay, credit, meals, SAG Low Budget agreement pending. Educational Music Video seeking female Hip Hop dancer, 18-23, Caucasian, Latina, or Asian/of mixed ethnicity, must be advanced level, professional pay. Dance-based workout DVD seeking male & female dancers, 18-30, hip hop, Latin/jazz, professional pay. For information and details on these and access to plenty more opportunities, please visit the Member Audition Pages at www.answers4dancers.com.
AUDITION FOR 'MOTOWN THE MUSICAL'
'MOTOWN The Musical,' based on the life of iconic Motown founder Berry Gordy, will open in the Spring of 2013 on Bway, and Gordy is looking for a super-talented African-American young man (age 8-11) to play the multiple roles of young Michael Jackson, little Stevie Wonder and pre-teen Berry Gordy. The nation-wide search begins this week. To qualify, the right actor/ singer/ dancer will need a phenomenal high tenor singing voice and be able to move and sound like Michael Jackson in his Jackson 5 days. Website casting page: www.MotownTheMusical.com/Casting
O-CAL DANCE INVITATIONAL
CALL FOR CHOREOGRAPHERS
The So-Cal Dance Invitational is accepting applications & video submissions from all So Cal County choreographers to showcase well established artists & emerging new talent. Dance pieces need to be 10 minutes or less, diverse styles of dance welcome. The concert will be held Sept 21 & 22 at the Robert B. Moore Theater of Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa. The event will give you and your company great exposure, an opportunity to perform in a full-size theatre with a large audience, free publicity/press, a professional DVD & photos of your performance. Apply at www.socaldanceinvitational.org. Deadline: July 30, 2012
MEMBERS ARE BOOKING JOBS AROUND THE WORLD!
New York City, Reno, Las Vegas, Governors Island, Rhode Island, Mexico, Europe, and Canada are among the exciting locations where these members are, or will soon be, entertaining audiences. Congrats to all of our bookers! To check availability and profiles, VISIT MEET OUR BOOKERS NOW.
TRACEY RECEIVES INSTANT GRATIFICATION ON IDANCE2
Last Friday, member Tracey Katof posted the video 'Please, Don't Touch,' an Anti-Fur piece by James Koroni of Enforced Arch. Fellow member Emily Dann called it "compelling in every way" and Grover wasted no time in bumping the video up to Killer Reel status. You can find Tracy's video, among others, under the Art & Concert Dance section of the Killer Reels page.
View Killer Reels HERE.
View 'Please, Don't Touch' on YouTube HERE.
EMMY NOMS ANNOUNCED 
Theatre-related nominees for the 64th Prime Time Emmy Awards include Uma Thurman (photo) for Guest Actress in a Drama Series for musical series SMASH, Joshua Bergasse For Outstanding Choreography for SMASH, and Tony Award winner Marc Shaiman along with Christian Bacon for Outstanding Music Composition For a Series for SMASH. Shaiman (composer-lyricist) and Scott Wittman (lyricist) were also nominated for their song "Let Me Be Your Star" from the SMASH pilot. Nominated in the Reality Competition category are DANCING WITH THE STARS & SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, and for Outstanding Reality Show Host Tom Bergeron (DWTS) and Cat Deeley (SYTYCD).
LOPEZ FOLLOWS TYLER OFF 'AMERICAN IDOL'
Jennifer Lopez followed Steven Tyler's lead off AMERICAN IDOL. She will not be back for a 3rd year on TV's top-rated but struggling show. The panel is down to original judge Randy Jackson. Lopez broke the news to "Idol" host Ryan Seacrest on his radio show. "I honestly feel like the time has come that I have to get back to doing the other things that I do that I've put kind of on hold because I love 'Idol' so much." The show's ratings have declined as TV's talent show field has grown more competitive. Speculation about potential new panelists has focused on Mariah Carey.
COMIC-CON REVEALS
'GLEE' SEASON 4 TIDBITS
Finn (Cory Monteith) will start season 4 in the army, while his ex-fiancé Rachel (Lea Michele) will be struggling to take Manhattan by storm, alone. Kate Hudson will play her dance instructor, whose teaching style is based on negative reinforcement. Kurt (Chris Colfer) will find himself still in Lima, but he might turn up in NY with Rachel, and his relationship with Blaine (Darren Criss) will be a "new adventure." Although Will (Matthew Morrison) and Emma (Jayma Mays) are still "very much in love" and "living together and doing dirty things," Schue now has to worry about getting a full choir group together in time for sectionals, à la season 1.
LYNNE TAYLOR-CORBETT TO
DIRECT 'COUGAR THE MUSICAL'
COUGAR THE MUSICAL will get its World Premiere this summer under the direction of Tony Award & Drama Desk Nominated director/ choreographer Lynne Taylor-Corbett at St. Luke's Theatre, opening Aug 26. The musical, by Donna Moore, unleashes "three divine but disillusioned women who develop a taste for hot, young men. They let their inner cougar roar and purr, finding self-love and empowerment in the process."
CHENOWETH RECOVERING
Emmy Award winner Kristin Chenoweth is out of the hospital after being injured on the set of the CBS drama "The Good Wife." Chenoweth is home recovering after being hit on the head by a piece of set equipment that fell in a gust of wind last week. After being treated by medics on the scene, the 43-year-old performer was taken to a hospital. Chenoweth "thanks everyone for their prayers and good wishes."
SYTYCD: MARY LEAVING?
On last week's SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, Cat Deeley accidentally slipped and called current judge Mary Murphy the name of former judge Mia Michaels. Awkward, but no big whoop, right? Is Mary getting replaced by Mia next season, and did Cat know something we don't? Multiple sources have reported that there are no plans for Mary to exit SYTYCD. "Mary is our resident judge," a show insider states, "She is not going anywhere."
Jon Favreau has begun negotiations to close the deal to direct the JERSEY BOYS film... Universal Pictures is seeking Stephen Daldry to helm the big screen adaptation of WICKED... Daniel Radcliffe has signed on to star in the supernatural thriller HORNS... GLEE star Kevin McHale will co-host TEEN CHOICE 2012, alongside Demi Lovato... CHICAGO will close Sept 1 at the West End's Garrick Theatre after a 15-year revival run... France's far-right National Front said that it plans to sue Madonna after she showed a video at a Paris concert that contained an image of the party's leader with a swastika on her forehead... A brief bomb scare occured at the Foxwoods Theatre in NYC Sunday, just minutes before First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters Sasha, 11 & Malia, 14 arrived to attend the matinee performance of SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK...
LADY GAGA LAUNCHES SOCIAL SITE
Lady Gaga is already the reigning queen of
Twitter with her nearly 19 million followers, topping those of anyone else on the site. Now, she's launching a site of her own. Little Monsters, now in invite-only beta testing, is the pop princess's effort at creating a network built around her fan base, and will emphasize sharing and creating photos and videos, as well as letting users promote content from others that they like.
MADONNA SUED OVER "VOGUE"
VMG, a company out of Delaware, has filed suit against Madonna and her record label over the 1990 hit "Vogue," claiming Madonna sampled portions of a composition called "Love Break," which was released around 1977. The company claims, "The portions of "Love Break, which have been copied into Vogue and all its various 'mixes,' 'remixes' videos, YouTube versions, etc. are numerous but intentionally hidden. The horn and strings in 'Vogue' are intentionally sampled from 'Love Break' throughout. The unauthorized sampling was deliberately hidden by [Madonna] within 'Vogue' so as to avoid detection."
'SOUL TRAIN' TO BWAY
NBA star-turned-entrepreneur Earvin 'Magic'
Johnson plans to bring SOUL TRAIN to Bway as a musical. Johnson purchased the Soul Train brand in 2011 to revive it for TV, print and stage outlets, and has been working with investors to actively move forward with a musical. Johnson had a hand in producing this year's short-lived MAGIC/BIRD on Bway, which was based on his rivalry and friendship with Larry Bird. In its 35-year history, SOUL TRAIN primarily featured performances by R&B, soul, and hip hop performers, along with funk, jazz, disco, and gospel artists.
GAGA BARES IT ALL FOR FRAGRANCE
Lady Gaga stripped down in the print ad for
her new Fame fragrance. The pop star tweeted a link to her provocative new perfume campaign, leaving little to the imagination. In the black-and-white shot, Gaga wears a black face mask and nothing else. There appear to be tiny men climbing up the singer's lithe figure, strategically covering up her private areas. She tweeted, "...I'm so proud of Steven [Klein, the photographer] and I, we really did not sleep!" She stated last year that her signature scent will smell "like an expensive hooker."
Mariah Carey's husband Nick Cannon is convinced AMERICAN IDOL bosses will have to double the money they paid Jennifer Lopez ($20 million) if they want Mariah to join the show... Darren Criss disclosed the possibility of writing some original music for the new GLEE season... Soon-to-be SMASH star Jeremy Jordan recorded his first song for the show and responded, "holy crap this is really happening!!"... Organizers of a Madonna concert in Poland have agreed to start the show with a brief clip about the Warsaw Uprising (the 1944 revolt against Nazi rule) in a nod to war veterans, while her concert promoter, Live Nation, confirmed cancellation of her Australian tour dates but didn't give a reason why.
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