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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instanceOf dance-theater production
stage musical
theatrical revue
awardReceived Drama Desk Award
Lucille Lortel Award
Outer Critics Circle Award
Tony Award for Best Musical
bookBy John Weidman
broadwayRunType limited engagement extended due to success
choreographer Susan Stroman
collaborator John Weidman
controversy debate over eligibility as a “musical” due to lack of original score
costumeDesignBy William Ivey Long
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Susan Stroman
criticalReception praised for Susan Stroman’s choreography
praised for innovative use of dance to tell story
director Susan Stroman
genre dance-theater
musical revue
hasInfluenceOn subsequent dance-driven Broadway productions
hasNotableCharacteristic blends storytelling with movement
critically acclaimed
features little to no spoken dialogue
narrative told primarily through dance
language English
lightingDesignBy Peter Kaczorowski
musicSource various pre-recorded popular and classical pieces
notableSegment fantasy sequence involving a woman in a yellow dress
story of an advertising executive contemplating suicide
“Swinging” segment set in a 1950s-style bar
notableSongUsed “Beyond the Sea”
“My Heart Stood Still”
“Runaround Sue”
linked to: Runaround Sue

“Simply Irresistible”
linked to: Simply Irresistible

“Sing, Sing, Sing”
linked to: Sing, Sing, Sing
openedOffBroadwayInYear 1999
openedOnBroadwayInYear 2000
originallyPresentedBy Lincoln Center Theater at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater
presentedAt Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
producer Lincoln Center Theater
setDesignBy Thomas Lynch
soundDesignBy Abe Jacob
structure three one-act stories
subjectMatter emotional isolation
human relationships
romantic longing
transferredTo Vivian Beaumont Theater
usesMusicType pre-existing music

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Susan Stroman notableWork Contact (Lincoln Center Theater production)