Choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler discusses Gene Kelly
Thursday, February 26th, 2009 at 10:43 am
This Saturday, Gene Kelly’s 1952 classic Singin’ in the Rain airs on Reel 13. We thought it would be interesting to sit down with a contemporary choreographer and pick his brain about Gene Kelly’s influence on American dance. So we caught up with Andy Blankenbuehler, who choreographed In the Heights, last year’s Tony Award-winner for Best Musical and Best Choreography. Andy is currently choreographing 9 to 5, which opens April 7th at the Marriott Marquis Theater.
Turns out Gene Kelly is one of Andy’s heroes. But is Kelly’s work relevant to the rest of us?
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