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Twyla Tharp

Twyla Tharp, one of America's greatest choreographers, began her career in 1965, and has created more than 130 dances for her company as well as for the Joffrey Ballet, The New York City Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, London's Royal Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre. She has won two Emmy awards for television's Baryshnikov by Tharp, and a Tony Award for the Broadway musical Movin' Out. The recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, she was inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 1993 and was made an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1997. She lives and works in New York City.

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Lewis Says 'Nutty Professor' Musical Seeking a Fall Broadway Bow
Yahoo! News, February 1, 2010
...good long time, if only in spirit and voice: The Marquis is the home to Come Fly Away, Twyla Tharp's new dance musical that has a live band playing with recorded tracks of Frank Sinatra. A cast and creative team have not been announced for The Nutty...
Lewis Says 'Nutty Professor' Musical Seeking a Fall Broadway Bow (Playbill)
Yahoo! News, February 1, 2010
...good long time, if only in spirit and voice: The Marquis is the home to Come Fly Away, Twyla Tharp's new dance musical that has a live band playing with recorded tracks of Frank Sinatra. A cast and creative team have not been announced for The Nutty...
Full Cast Announced for Tharp's COME FLY AWAY; Tickets on Sale January 18
Broadway World, January 14, 2010
...has been announced for the new Broadway musical COME FLY AWAY, conceived, choreographed, and directed by Tony Award-winner Twyla Tharp and featuring vocals by Frank Sinatra. COME FLY AWAY will star Matthew Dibble, Holley Farmer, Laura Mead, Charlie...
Tharp's COME FLY AWAY Featuring Sinatra Vocals to Open at Marquis in March
Broadway World, January 4, 2010
...The new Broadway musical, COME FLY AWAY, conceived, choreographed, and directed by Tony Award-winner Twyla Tharp and featuring vocals by Frank Sinatra, will open this spring at the Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway). Previews will begin on Monday, March 1,...
From the Visionary Creator of the Tony Award-Winning "Movin' Out" Comes Broadway's New Musical Love
Interest!ALERT, January 4, 2010
...The new Broadway musical, 'COME FLY AWAY,' conceived, choreographed, and directed by Tony Award-winner Twyla Tharp and featuring vocals by Frank Sinatra, will open this spring at the Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway). Previews will begin on Monday, March...
From the Visionary Creator of the Tony Award-Winning "Movin Out" Comes Broadways New Musical Love Affair "COME FLY AWAY," a New Musical Conceived, Choreographed and Dir
Street Insider, January 4, 2010
...-- 01/04/10 -- The new Broadway musical, "COME FLY AWAY," conceived, choreographed, and directed by Tony Award-winner Twyla Tharp and featuring vocals by Frank Sinatra, will open this spring at the Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway). Previews will begin on...
From the Visionary Creator of the Tony Award-Winning "Movin' Out" Comes Broadway's New Musical Love Affair "COME FLY AWA
NewsBlaze, January 4, 2010
...The new Broadway musical, "COME FLY AWAY," conceived, choreographed, and directed by Tony Award-winner Twyla Tharp and featuring vocals by Frank Sinatra, will open this spring at the Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway). Previews will begin on Monday, March...
From the Visionary Creator of the Tony Award-Winning "Movin' Out"
Market Wire via MSN Money, January 4, 2010
...The new Broadway musical, 'COME FLY AWAY,' conceived, choreographed, and directed by Tony Award-winner Twyla Tharp and featuring vocals by Frank Sinatra, will open this spring at the Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway). Previews will begin on Monday, March...
From the Visionary Creator of the Tony Award-Winning "Movin' Out" Comes Broadway's New Musical Love Affair "COME FLY AWAY," a New Musical Conceived, Choreographed and Directed by Twyla Tharp; Vocals by Frank Sinatra
Yahoo! Canada, January 4, 2010
...Marketwire - 01/04/10) - The new Broadway musical, 'COME FLY AWAY,' conceived, choreographed, and directed by Tony Award-winner Twyla Tharp and featuring vocals by Frank Sinatra, will open this spring at the Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway). Previews will...
Costumes bring 'Dreamgirls' back to life
Pittsburgh Tribune Review, December 27, 2009
...who has designed costumes for 60 Broadway shows and films, operas and performers such as Siegfried and Roy, Twyla Tharp and Mick Jagger. His costume designs can be seen in two shows now on Broadway -- "Pal Joey" and "Chicago" -- and in the production of...
Dear Bev: What are some good books media executives are reading these days?
Media Post, December 22, 2009
...and Oxygen and Media, Women @ NBCU The Creative Habit: Learn It & Use It for Life- by Twyla Tharp A personable tone is carried throughout the book and within the text is a goldmine of advice. Tharp not only promotes tried-and-true habits, but also...
Make: Gift Guide 2009: Creativity tools
Toys And Gadgets, December 10, 2009
...work? The following is a roundup of gifts that will hopefully help inspire creativity in their recipients. Books Twyla Tharp: The Creative Habit (Simon & Schuster, $25) When I first saw acclaimed choreographer Twyla Tharp's Catherine Wheel...
Choreographer alights on powerful partnership
NWI Times, December 7, 2009
...Leary - Times Correspondent Posted: Monday, December 7, 2009 12:00 am Font Size: KYLE TELECHAN THE TIMES Twyla Tharp, legendary choreographer, dancer and best-selling author, has Maine dentist Kerry Maguire spread out the contents of her purse on stage...
THE 101 DALMATIONS MUSICAL Tour Kicks Off In Minneapolis 10/13
Broadway World, October 3, 2009
...42nd Street and Chicago. Current and upcoming productions in North America include Fiddler on the Roof starring Topol, Twyla Tharp's Come Fly With Me, Jesus Christ Superstar, starring Ted Neeley and Cats, running 'now and forever.'Luis Alvarez, the...
Ripped From the Plie Book: Football and Dance Have Much in Common
Washington Post, September 19, 2009
...Johnny Unitas in the 1958 TV special 'Dancing: A Man's Game.' In a 1980 TV special, choreographer Twyla Tharp paired New York City Ballet dancer Peter Martins with Swann in 'Dance Is a Man's Sport, Too.' Here, as Swann tells it, he even outdanced...
Tri-county lineups include almost every genre
Miami Herald, September 13, 2009
...II. The company dances the exhilarating, high-octane hit In The Upper Room by another contemporary American dance master, Twyla Tharp, on Program I, and gives its first performance of Jerome Robbins' dreamy In the Night , a romantic piece for three...
How to Fuel Your Creative Genius
Success, August 7, 2009
...you ask a profoundly creative person how the creative process actually works, divine inspiration rarely comes up. Choreographer Twyla Tharp rises at 5:30 each morning and takes a taxi to her New York City gym for a two-hour workout, and says this simple...
Wet Heat Project captures artists at work
Miami Herald, May 3, 2009
...S HOT Miami City Ballet dancer Daniel Baker has already shown his considerable talent in works such as Twyla Tharp's Nightspot and In the Upper Room and by rising rapidly from apprentice in 2006 to soloist. But apparently the 21-year-old Australian...
Dave’s Book Club | 2010
David McQueen | Let's Talk, January 7, 2010
...Baby — Alice Walker; The 48 Laws Of Power The Alchemist – Paulo Coelho, The Artists Way – Twyla Tharp’s The Blue Guide To The Here & Hereafter — Lionel Blue The Blue Skies Of Auturm – Elizabeth Turner The Crucified God — Jurgen Moltmann;...
The Disappearing University Education and the Rise of the Trade School Education — a serious, festering problem (w/reading suggestions)
First Friday Book Synopsis, January 3, 2010
...ability to innovate and be creative.” The Creative Habit:  Learn It and Use It for Life by Twyla Tharp and The Art of Innovation (Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America’s Leading Design Firm) by Tom Kelley This is a subject worth...
Omni Personal Shopper: The Godfather
Shelfari, December 15, 2009
...reading this year's National Book Award winner in nonfiction. Thinking more about her creative side, Tom suggests Twyla Tharp's The Creative Habit and The Collaborative Habit . Tharp's a dancer and choreographer, but her ideas about creativity, creating...
10 Great Books on Organization, Business & Creativity
OPEN Forum Articles, December 15, 2009
...well as Yves Behar, Lee Clow, and Dean Kamen. The Collaborative Habit: Life Lessons for Working Together - Twyla Tharp Choreographer Twyla Tharp follows up her bestselling book, The Creative Habit – which we would list below in...
The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp
1330v, November 20, 2009
...The Creative Habit: Learn it and use it for life (2003) Twyla Tharp 245 pages I read The Creative Habit a few weeks ago and have been meaning to write something about this wonderful book. I usually don’t read books about...
Omni Daily Crush: "The Forest for the Trees"
Shelfari, October 19, 2009
...I hope, if you are a writer, you will applaud this new low. --Tom Recommended for fans of Twyla Tharp's The Creative Habit...
THE BOB EDWARDS SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – October 5-9, 2009
Bob Edwards Show, October 2, 2009
...other leading artists, including composer Aaron Copland. Graham’s company trained dance greats such as Alvin Ailey and Twyla Tharp. Post a Comment | Email Article | Share Article Permalink View Printer Friendly Version Email Article to Friend Reader...
Kraftwerk Reissuing Catalog, New Metallica Biography Coming, more
Vintage Vinyl News, August 12, 2009
...based on the music of Frank Sinatra . Come Fly With Me will be developed, written and choreographed by Twyla Tharp. The show goes into previews on September 15 and plays from September 23 until October 11 when it will go on the road for a pre-Broadway...
David Mamet’s Race Broadway News
Broadway.tv Blog, May 7, 2009
...with Mark Morris, Jerome Robbins, Glen Tetley, Helgi Tomasson, Agnes de Mille, James Kudelka, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Dana Reitz, Twyla Tharp and Paul Taylor. For the Metropolitan Opera he designed sets and costumes for Salome, Faust and Luisa Miller. ...
Books I've Read - First quarter 2009
Commonplace Book, April 3, 2009
...The Writer's Idea Book Jack Heffron The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life by Twyla Tharp The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything by Ph.D., Ken Robinson and Lou Aronica Cities in Civilization by Peter Hall The Lovecraft...