Casting for the opening gala and the first few 'Nutcrackers' has been posted. The gala has no new ballets, except the NYCB debut of Martins' 'Octet', which was originally choreographed for the Royal Danish Ballet last year. The opening night cast at the Royal Theatre included Andrew Bowman, Silja Schandorff, Kristoffer Sakurai and Yao Wei. Based on my knowledge of both the RDB and NYCB dancers, I would guess that Hanna and Kistler will be dancing thr roles originated by Bowman and Schandorff, while Hanna and Bouder will take on the other two principal roles. OPENING NIGHT GALA Tuesday, November 23, 2004, at 7:30pm Octet*: BOUDER*, KISTLER*, MILLEPIED*, HANNA* Pause Liturgy: WHELAN, SOTO Pause Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux: SYLVE*, ASKEGARD Intermission I'm Old Fashioned: RUTHERFORD, KOWROSKI, RINGER, HIGGINS, NEAL, MARCOVICI George Balanchine's The Nutcracker™ November 26 - November 28, 2004 FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 26, 8:00 PM [Quinn] Sugarplum: KOWROSKI Cavalier: ASKEGARD Dewdrop: SYLVE Marzipan: TINSLEY Hot Chocolate: RUTHERFORD, HIGGINS Coffee: REICHLEN Tea: ULBRICHT Candy Cane: GOLD Mother Ginger: RAMASAR Flower, S.R.: BAR Flower, S.L.: MULLER Doll (Girl): HYLTIN Doll (Boy): FLYNN Soldier: FROMAN Mouse King: SETH Drosselmeier: La FOSSE Hostess: ABERGEL Host: FOWLER SATURDAY MATINEE, NOVEMBER 27, 2:00 PM [Kaplow] Sugarplum: BORREE Cavalier: HÜBBE Dewdrop: TAYLOR Marzipan: FAIRCHILD Hot Chocolate: GOLBIN, SETH Coffee: ARTHURS Tea: HENDRICKSON Candy Cane: DE LUZ Mother Ginger: J. STAFFORD Flower, S.R.: KEENAN Flower, S.L.: BESKOW Doll (Girl): PISKIN* Doll (Boy): PECK* Soldier: LAURENT* Mouse King: ORZA Drosselmeier: FAYETTE Hostess: BAR Host: la COUR SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 27, 8:00 PM [Quinn] Sugarplum: WEESE Cavalier: BOAL Dewdrop: BOUDER Marzipan: RIGGINS Hot Chocolate: ABERGEL, FOWLER Coffee: HANSON Tea: CARMENA Candy Cane: SUOZZI Mother Ginger: TWORZYANSKI* Flower, S.R.: RUTHERFORD Flower, S.L.: TINSLEY Doll (Girl): ZUNGRE* Doll (Boy): PAZCOGUIN Soldier: SEVERINI Mouse King: RAMASAR Drosselmeier: KRAMAREVSKY Hostess: BESKOW Host: J. STAFFORD* SUNDAY MATINEE, NOVEMBER 28, 1:00 PM [Kaplow] Sugarplum: KOWROSKI Cavalier: ASKEGARD Dewdrop: SYLVE Marzipan: TINSLEY Hot Chocolate: RUTHERFORD, HIGGINS Coffee: REICHLEN Tea: ULBRICHT Candy Cane: GOLD Mother Ginger: RAMASAR Flower, S.R.: BAR Flower, S.L.: MULLER Doll (Girl): HYLTIN Doll (Boy): FLYNN Soldier: FROMAN Mouse King: SETH Drosselmeier: La FOSSE Hostess: ABERGEL Host: FOWLER SUNDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 28, 5:00 PM [Moredock] Sugarplum: BORREE Cavalier: HÜBBE Dewdrop: TAYLOR Marzipan: FAIRCHILD Hot Chocolate: GOLBIN, SETH Coffee: ARTHURS Tea: HENDRICKSON Candy Cane: DE LUZ Mother Ginger: J. STAFFORD Flower, S.R.: KEENAN Flower, S.L.: BESKOW Doll (Girl): PISKIN Doll (Boy): PECK Soldier: LAURENT Mouse King: ORZA Drosselmeier: FAYETTE Hostess: BAR Host: la COUR
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