Thursday, May 21, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
"how was the show dot com"
"I’m not sure the last time I saw a show with such fresh energy bursting with so much clear potential. Venus is a no brainer for audiences to root for. The talented cast gives 110 percent. (Mathematical possibilities be damned, it was more than that.) And as an audience you can’t help but respond."
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Sunday, May 3, 2009
STAR TRIBUNE PREVIEW!
With "Venus," Poling gives the Jekyll and Hyde split-personality story a twist -- and some dresses.
Maggie Kennedy, a middle-aged scientist, discovers an elixir that transforms her into her idealized, longed-for self -- younger, sexier, more talented.
She becomes a star across multiple platforms -- on the runway and in the concert hall. But she pays a high cost for her transformation.
"A lot of people dream of being something else -- she just has a chance to make that a reality," said Los Angeles-based performer Jennifer Leigh Warren, who was cast to play Maggie. A Dartmouth College alum who starred in "Big River" on Broadway, Warren's credits include "Little Shop of Horrors" and "Marie Christine."
The production is being directed and choreographed by Myron Johnson of Ballet of the Dolls, and the cast includes Jody Briskey and Shawn Hamilton. There is also a chorus of dancers that includes Lisa Conlin, Stephanie Fellner and Zhauna Franks.
Read the full article here
Maggie Kennedy, a middle-aged scientist, discovers an elixir that transforms her into her idealized, longed-for self -- younger, sexier, more talented.
She becomes a star across multiple platforms -- on the runway and in the concert hall. But she pays a high cost for her transformation.
"A lot of people dream of being something else -- she just has a chance to make that a reality," said Los Angeles-based performer Jennifer Leigh Warren, who was cast to play Maggie. A Dartmouth College alum who starred in "Big River" on Broadway, Warren's credits include "Little Shop of Horrors" and "Marie Christine."
The production is being directed and choreographed by Myron Johnson of Ballet of the Dolls, and the cast includes Jody Briskey and Shawn Hamilton. There is also a chorus of dancers that includes Lisa Conlin, Stephanie Fellner and Zhauna Franks.
Read the full article here
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
"Tommy meets Wicked...!"
Mpls.St.Paul Magazine senior writer Steve Marsh (quoted above) goes to the rehearsal of Venus, a musical by Chan Poling at the Ritz Theater. Steve chats up Chan and director Myron Johnson, getting a few free dance lessons in the process.
See the full Film here
See the full Film here
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