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The Red Shoes

First Preview: Oct 9, 2017
Opening Date: Oct 26, 2017
Closing Date: Nov 6, 2017
Running Time: 02:00
The Red Shoes

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Playing @
City Center
131 W 55th St, New York, NY 10019
A beloved fairy tale and Academy Award-winning movie, The Red Shoes has seduced audiences and inspired generations of dancers with its story of obsession, possession, and one girl’s dream to be the greatest dancer in the world.

In Matthew Bourne’s
(Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty) double Olivier Award-winning adaptation of the classic Powell and Pressburger film,  Victoria Page lives to dance, but her ambitions become a battleground between the two men who inspire her passion.

For the New York premiere, New Adventures star Ashley Shaw, who originated the role of Victoria Page, and New York City Ballet principal dancer Sara Mearns, debuting as a guest star with the company, alternate in the role. American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Marcelo Gomes and New Adventures dancer Dominic North share the role of composer Julian Craster, and Sam Archer is Boris Lermontov, the iconic Svengali-like impresario.
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Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Age Guidance: 10

Performance Schedule

TUESDAY thru THURSDAY @ 7:30 PM
FRIDAY & SATURDAY @ 8 PM
SATURDAY & SUNDAY @ 2 PM


Written By
  • Based on the film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale

Music
  • Terry Davies using the music of Bernard Herrmann

Director
  • Matthew Bourne

Choreography
  • Matthew Bourne

TDF Tickets Offers:

TDF Member tickets:

Not currently available for this show

Listed at

Never

Full-price tickets:

$35.00 - $135.00

Accessibility

  • Box Office

    The box office is in the lobby. It is wheel chair accessible.
  • Curb Ramps

    yes
  • Restroom

    New York City Center's mainstage restrooms are located on all seating levels. Restrooms for persons in wheelchairs are located on the left side of the lobby of the Orchestra level. On the Grand Tier/Mezzanine level they are to the left of the concessions and coat check area. Restrooms for the Manhattan Theatre Club are located on mezzanine lobby level and are accessible for persons in wheelchairs via the elevator.
  • Elevator/Escalator

    Elevators lead to every floor.
  • Telephone

    There isn't a pay phone.
  • Entrance

    There is a small step infront of the entrance.
  • Visual Assistance

    There are special seats or the visually impaired but no aids.
  • Folding Armrests

    none
  • Water Fountain

    The watwer fountain is wheelchair accessible.
  • Assisted Listening System

    Assisted listening devices, both wireless FM and infrared, are available free of charge with the presentation of either a driver's license or credit card.For the New York City Center Mainstage, assisted listening devices are distributed adjacent to the House Manager's lectern on the right side of the orchestra level lobby.For the Manhattan Theatre Club, assisted listening devices are available from the House Manager's office, located to the left of the concession counter.The Man
  • Wheelchair Info

    New York City Center Mainstage, Stage I, and Stage II are accessible to people with wheelchairs. Please advise us at the time of ticket purchase of your particular needs. Wheelchair seats are not now available through the New York City Center Web site, therefore, please call CityTix® at 212.581.1212. For the New York City Center Mainstage, limited locations are available on the left side of the Orchestra and first row of the Rear Mezzanine.For the Manhattan Theatre Club, limited location

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