Shakespeare's sonnets reimagined in modern settings, performed with raw intensity by a new generation of actors.
Shakespeare Sonnets: A Modern Love Story
Theater
“Theatrical gold” ★★★★★ ( The Guardian). Christopher Wheeldon's Tony Award-winning production "An American in Paris" transforms a beloved Hollywood classic into an utterly charming stage production. Inspired by the Oscar-winning MGM film, with George and Ira Gershwin's timeless songs, including 'S Wonderful and I Got Rhythm, this dazzling musical blends romance, theater, and extraordinary dance.
Jerry Mulligan (Robert Fairchild), an American GI turned aspiring painter, falls for the enchanting Lise (Leanne Cope), a dancer torn between passion and duty. Their charming romance unfolds amid a newly liberated city, where hunger and hardship coexist with the promise of art and possibility.
Wheeldon's choreography brings Paris to life with every umbrella-twirl and sweeping pas de deux, while Bob Crowley's painterly sets shimmer with echoes of Monet, Renoir, and Matisse. With vibrant character, from Henri's fantastical "Stairway to Paradise" to Milo's star-making ballet, the production bursts with color, movement, and theatrical imagination. More than a love story, "An American in Paris" is a luminous celebration of music, art, and hope reborn.
(Director), (Director), (Choreographer), Robert Fairchild (Jerry Mulligan), Leanne Cope (Lise Dassin), Haydn Oakley (Henri Baurel), Zoë Rainey (Milo Davenport), David Seadon-Young (Adam Hochberg), Jane Asher (Madame Baurel), Julian Forsyth (Monsieur Baurel), Ashley Andrews (Mr. Z), Julia J. Nagle (Olga)