Contact (Lincoln Center Theater production)
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Contact (Lincoln Center Theater production) is a critically acclaimed dance-theater musical revue directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman that blends storytelling with movement set to pre-existing music.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dance-theater production
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stage musical ⓘ theatrical revue ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award
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Lucille Lortel Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Outer Critics Circle Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookBy | John Weidman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayRunType | limited engagement extended due to success ⓘ |
| choreographer | Susan Stroman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaborator | John Weidman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy | debate over eligibility as a “musical” due to lack of original score ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | William Ivey Long NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Susan Stroman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
praised for Susan Stroman’s choreography
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praised for innovative use of dance to tell story ⓘ |
| director | Susan Stroman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dance-theater
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musical revue ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | subsequent dance-driven Broadway productions ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic |
blends storytelling with movement
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critically acclaimed ⓘ features little to no spoken dialogue ⓘ narrative told primarily through dance ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lightingDesignBy | Peter Kaczorowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicSource | various pre-recorded popular and classical pieces ⓘ |
| notableSegment |
fantasy sequence involving a woman in a yellow dress
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story of an advertising executive contemplating suicide ⓘ “Swinging” segment set in a 1950s-style bar ⓘ |
| notableSongUsed |
“Beyond the Sea”
NERFINISHED
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“My Heart Stood Still” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Runaround Sue” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Simply Irresistible” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Sing, Sing, Sing” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedOffBroadwayInYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| openedOnBroadwayInYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| originallyPresentedBy | Lincoln Center Theater at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedAt | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Lincoln Center Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDesignBy | Thomas Lynch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soundDesignBy | Abe Jacob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | three one-act stories ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
emotional isolation
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human relationships ⓘ romantic longing ⓘ |
| transferredTo | Vivian Beaumont Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMusicType | pre-existing music ⓘ |
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