Yes, it's true, according to The New York Times... the 7 Deadlies will be performed with both singer and dancer...I wasn't wild about the 7 Deadly Sins at Ravinia, but I am curious about the dancing element, so I might just be heading back to New York next season...
LuPone to Appear With City Ballet
By JULIE BLOOM
She’s done Broadway, now it’s on to the ballet. On Monday, New York City Ballet announced that Patti LuPone will make her New York City Ballet debut in a new production of “The Seven Deadly Sins” as part of the company’s 2011 spring season. The Tony-nominated director and choreographer Lynne Taylor-Corbett, who has previously choreographed two works for the company, “Mercury” in 1992 and “Chiaroscuro” in 1994, will create the new production. “The Seven Deadly Sins,” a sung ballet in seven scenes, was composed by Kurt Weill to a German libretto by Bertolt Brecht in 1933 and was first performed in Paris and produced, directed and choreographed by George Balanchine. The ballet features a character portrayed by both a singer and dancer. Ms. LuPone will play the singer; a dancer has yet to be announced. The original production featuring Lotte Lenya as the singer, and Tilly Losch as the dancer. Balanchine revived the work in 1958 with Allegra Kent in the role of the dancer. The schedule of performances and the rest of the 2011 spring season will be announced at a later date.
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