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The Red Shoes

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The Red Shoes

Based on the Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tale

Choreography by Lar Lubovitch
Assistants to the Choreographer Ginger Thatcher
Music by Jule Styne
Arranged by Gordon Harrell
Orchestration by Sid Ramin and William Brohn
Scenery by Heidi Landesman
Costumes by Catherine Zuber
Lighting by Ken Billington

World Premiere

(in the musical The Red Shoes)

December 16, 1993
Gershwin Theatre
New York, New York

Cast:
Margaret Illmann (The Girl)
George de la Pena (Shoemaker)
Scott Fowler (The Young Man)

ABT Premiere

May 2, 1994
Metropolitan Opera House
New York, New York

Cast:
Kathleen Moore (The Girl)
Keith Roberts (The Boy)
Johan Renvall (The Shoemaker)