Ansel Elgort Will Make Professional Dance Debut in The Who Rock Ballet Quadrophenia at NYCC

[macbeth]

Posted: 10/15/25 at 11:56am

https://playbill.com/article/ansel-elgort-will-make-professional-dance-debut-in-the-who-rock-ballet-quadrophenia?

wasn't on my bingo card, but I'm now extra curious 

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 10/15/25 at 12:15pm

It should be interesting to see how Elgort fares in this. Of what I've seen from his film work, he doesn't have much range as an actor. I thought he worked best in Baby Driver, but in both The Fault in Our Stars and Spielberg's West Side Story, he just felt upstaged by his leading ladies.

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 10/15/25 at 12:22pm

We're excited to see this.  It has been selling well.  No balcony tix.

Ashford said, “I’ve always been very impressed with Ansel as an actor and knew about his training at School of American Ballet. Quadrophenia seemed like a great opportunity to combine those two talents.”

Elgort attended New York’s prestigious LaGuardia High School. He began training as a dancer at the age of nine and studied for five years at the School for American Ballet. In 2012, he made his New York stage in the play Regrets which played New York City Center – Stage I, the Off-Broadway venue just downstairs from the main stage where he will play ‘The Godfather’ and dance in Townshend’s iconic song “My Generation.”

Joining Elgort is rising star Paris Fitzpatrick who performs the iconic lead role of ‘Jimmy.’ Fitzpatrick won Outstanding Male Modern Performance for his Romeo in New Adventures’ production of Romeo and Juliet at the National Dance Awards in June 2024. Additional casting for the U.S. debut of Quadrophenia will be announced in the coming weeks."

Updated On: 10/15/25 at 12:22 PM