Hee Seo thrills in ABT's Romeo and Juliet

By Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 21 June 2015

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Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City on 19 June 2015

Romeo and Juliet (Sir Kenneth MacMillan)

American Ballet Theatre

Hee Seo, Dancer

Marcelo Gomes, Dancer

Thomas Forster, Dancer

Craig Salstein, Dancer

Blaine Hoven, Dancer

Martine van Hamel, Dancer

Karen Uphoff, Dancer

Devon Teuscher, Dancer

Zhong-Jing Fang, Dancer

Alexandra Basmagy, Dancer

Victor Barbee, Dancer

Stephanie Williams, Dancer

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Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn

Andrew is currently a professional chef in New York City but he began life as a ballet dancer with the Hartford and Ohio Ballet companies. His writing also appears on the Huffington Post Blog and BroadwayWorld.com. His latest work, nominated for a James Beard Award, is “Return to the Rivers”, a Himalayan cookbook.

Hee Seo thrills in American Ballet Theatre's Romeo and Juliet