Perrault’s version of Sleeping Beauty is quite different from versions popular today. When the king and queen fail to invite an elderly fairy to their daughter’s Christening, she arrives and curses ...

Thornrose, the Sleeping Beauty Fairy Tale Musical, is set to enchant audiences at The Shawnee Playhouse from September 14th through September 29th, 2024. Directed by Johanna Gelbs and featuring ...

A king and a queen finally have a babe. They throw a feast in the child's honor and invite all seven fairies. To commemorate the importance of the fairies, they set out plates of gold and silverware ...

It's time to wake up. Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen may have named their daughter Briar Rose as a nod to Disney's animated classic, but the story of Sleeping Beauty isn't the sweet fairy tale ...

Classical ballet lives in a world unrelated to our own; one in which tutus softly rustle, men soar through the air on invisible wings, and women dance on the tips of their toes as if it were a ...

The State Ballet Theatre of Russia, a professional company of 55 dancers touring the U.S. with a collage of full-length classical ballets, stopped in town Sunday for two performances of “The Sleeping ...

Most of us know the basic story of Sleeping Beauty: It’s a fairy tale about a princess cursed by an evil fairy to hurt herself on a spinning wheel, sleeping for 100 years before being awakened by a ...

BOSTON - As Larissa Ponomarenko prepared Boston Ballet dancers for “The Sleeping Beauty,” she recalled the thrill of dancing the lead role in 2009. “When Aurora enters is one of the most exciting ...

Pete Newbon does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Coming on the heels of a blizzard, Alexei Ratmansky’s new “Sleeping Beauty” feels like a strong shot of May. Light, love, life: These motifs underlie every aspect of this production, which is as ...

Michelle Smith has previously received funding from the Australian Research Council. Recently, an English mother, Sarah Hall, prompted worldwide media coverage in response to her suggestion that ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Directed by Johanna Gelbs and choreographed by Laurel Cameron, this magical, ...