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Isabella Boylston: A New Juliet at American Ballet Theatre

By Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 23 June 2016
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“Boylston delivered a terrific first performance as Juliet”
Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City on 22 June 2016
Programme
Romeo and Juliet (Leonid Lavrovsky, Sir Kenneth MacMillan)
Performers
American Ballet Theatre
Hee Seo, Dancer
Cory Stearns, Dancer
Misty Copeland, Dancer
Daniil Simkin, Dancer
Victor Barbee, Dancer
Isabella Boylston, Dancer
Calvin Royal, Dancer
James Whiteside, Dancer
Patrick Ogle, Dancer
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Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn
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.