SUGAR HILL: The Ellington/Strayhorn Nutcracker to play New York City Center

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Posted: 9/18/23 at 12:50pm

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Joshua-Bergasse-Directed-World-Premiere-of-SUGAR-HILL-to-Play-New-York-City-Center-20230918

The World Premiere of SUGAR HILL: The Ellington/Strayhorn Nutcracker, the jazz-steeped reimagining of The Nutcracker based on the genre-defying collaboration of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, will debut at New York City Center November 14 through November 26, and in Chicago at Auditorium Theatre from December 19 through December 30. SUGAR HILL is set to the timeless music of Ellington and Strayhorn and features a libretto and concept by Jessica Swan.
 
Tickets are on sale now, and available for purchase at Click Here and auditoriumtheatre.org.
 
This original production is directed by Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Award nominee Joshua Bergasse, with choreography by Jade Hale-Christofi. The show features a world-renowned creative team of dance superstars, with additional choreography by Caleb Teicher and Emmy Award nominee Jon Boogz, and dance consultation from Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement recipient, Graciela Daniele, Orchestrations and Arrangements are by Grammy Award®-winner John Clayton and three-time Tony Award® nominee Larry Blank. Casting by Mungioli Theatricals, Inc.
 
An exhilarating story told in dance, Sugar Hill is set to the music of the genre-defying collaboration between jazz icons bandleader/composer Duke Ellington and composer, Billy Strayhorn, in a captivating way that has never been done before.
 
In its world premiere, Sugar Hill reveals the glamour of the 1930s as seen through the lens of the nonconformist daughter of a high-society Black family in Manhattan and her own fantastic dreamworld in the Sugar Hill neighborhood of Harlem. A jazz-steeped reimagining of the classic tale, this Nutcracker dance-story sends a stirring message that champions individuality and the journey to find the power of your unique self: “Go find what makes you different to find your magic”.

Updated On: 9/18/23 at 12:50 PM

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 9/18/23 at 2:04pm

This sounds great!

Lot of cooks in the kitchen from talented people with very different styles, though.

directed (not choreographed) by Josh Bergasse
choreography by Jade Hale-Christofi
additional choreography by Caleb Teicher and Jon Boogz
"dance consultation" by Graciela Daniele