Performer is a role in Come Fly Away, a musical that opened US Tour in 2011. Conceived, choreographed, and directed by Tony Award-winner Twyla Tharp (Movin' Out) and by special arrangement with the ...

It should come as no surprise that Twyla Tharp has an affinity for Frank Sinatra; the director-choreographer has always done things her way, whether creating a ballet for pregnant women or ...

Tharp doesn't illustrate the lyrics, going instead for mood inspired by the music itself. The upside is that this avoids heavy-handed (or is that heavy-footed?) mimicry. Many of the most compelling ...

Singing to recorded music signals that you can’t afford live musicians. What Twyla Tharp has done in Come Fly Away, putting a big band onstage to accompany recorded vocals by Frank Sinatra, signals ...

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - After the quick Broadway flop of her Bob Dylan dance musical "The Times They Are A-Changin'," it's not surprising that Twyla Tharp would retreat to familiar territory ...

Groundbreaking choreographer Twyla Tharp, whose love and respect for Frank Sinatra began collaboratively in 1976, continues her journey with the late musical legend in her newest creation "Come Fly ...

With the lift of 25 signature Frank Sinatra songs and the thrust of Twyla Tharp's hyperkinetic choreography, "Come Fly Away" has no trouble staying airborne for its intermissionless 80 minutes.

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Twyla Tharp, who has had her ups and downs on Broadway, is back with ...

It is because we have every right to expect an innovative, jolting experience, given Tharp's past track record, long history, and 2002 award-winning show "Movin' Out," set to the music and lyrics of ...

NEW YORK -- -- NEW YORK -- That voice. Those bodies. The most easily accessed pleasures of "Come Fly Away" -- Frank Sinatra's gorgeous phrasings, the dancers ...