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Ballet Cop on the Beat:   Price Gouging
At approximately 1600 hours today, UC31 of the 20th Precinct’s Patron Battering Squad radioed to the H.H. Command Post that he had identified pending box office price gouging at the Metropolitan Opera House. The…
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On Haglund’s Calendar – NYCB Gala
Haglund's got ants in his pants waiting for the first pitch to be thrown out to officially open the 2010 Spring Ballet Season in New York. It's going to be an exciting one. The…
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Why the ABT Gala announcement is delayed
[Ring ring ring] Hello? Hey Haglund, it’s Warner! No kidding?! Warner, how the heck are you?! Good, real good. I need to get back on TV. Imus is driving me crazy. Say, I got…
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On Haglund’s Calendar –
NYCB Ratmansky Premiere en el Cinco de MayoSingle tickets for NYCB's spring season go on sale tomorrow – in case anyone needs a reminder. The first ticket that Haglund picks up will be for the premiere of Alexei Ratmansky's new ballet…
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Macaulay trashes Sir Kenneth MacMillan – again.
Boy, today NYT's Alastair Macaulay really went over sanity’s edge in his effort to convey his sheer hate for the Royal Ballet’s The Judas Tree and the Kenneth MacMillan canon – of course, all…
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Channeling Manon while snorkeling in the jury pool
There's way too much down time during grand jury duty. Idle thoughts turn to worry about world events over which one has no control – like that uncast Manon Pas de Deux during ABT's…