Theater – Page 113

Don Sebesky, Arranger Who Helped Broaden Jazz’s Audience, Dies at 85

He won Tonys for his orchestrations and Grammys for his compositions and arrangements. But he was best known for his genre-straddling work at CTI Records.

By Neil Genzlinger

Bart, Lionel Cooper, Lilli Dickens, Charles Encores! Great American Musicals in Concert (Series) Esparza, Raul New York City Center Theater Oliver! (Play) Theater Theater (Off Broadway)

‘Oliver!’ Review: Tunes, Glorious Tunes, in a Grimly Cheerful Revival

The Encores! production, directed by Lear deBessonet, looks to deepen and darken a musical that resists the change. But it’s still delightful.

By Jesse Green

Art Dancing Manning, Kylie Mitchell, Joni New York City Ballet Theater Wheeldon, Christopher

The Painter Who Inspired a New Ballet

For Christopher Wheeldon’s return to New York City Ballet, he asked the artist Kylie Manning not just for backdrops and costumes but to, as he says, “form a dance within her world.”

By Ella Riley-Adams

Classical Music Culture (Arts) Dancing La Scala Opera House (Milan, Italy) Music Opera Theater Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming

When La Scala Is Sold Out, You Can Still Get In (Online)

The opera house’s new streaming service provides live and on-demand performances, as well as extras like backstage glimpses and educational programs.

By Rebecca Schmid