Christopher Wheeldon
The week in theatre: Opening Night; MJ the Musical – review
Sheridan Smith captivates, if the songs don’t quite, in Ivo van Hove and Rufus Wainwright’s new backstage musical
Kate Kellaway
31, Mar, 2024 @9:30 AM
English National Ballet: Cinderella review – at once grand, tender and intimate
Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon’s intelligence and invention combine to make an effortlessly entrancing piece in which to lose yourself
Sarah Crompton
25, Jun, 2023 @8:00 AM
Royal Ballet triple bill review – McGregor and Wheeldon at the top of their game
Wayne McGregor’s incisive new ballet conjures the very brushstrokes of the late Carmen Herrera; Bernstein meets Les Sylphides in a muscular Christopher Wheeldon revival; ; and Laura Morera bows out in style
Sarah Crompton
18, Jun, 2023 @8:00 AM
English National Ballet: Cinderella review – perfectly lovely romance
Erina Takahashi’s finely tuned grace is framed by visual and design flair in Christopher Wheeldon’s conventional show in-the-round
Lyndsey Winship
16, Jun, 2023 @11:01 AM
Royal Ballet triple bill review – a fascinatingly icy Wayne McGregor premiere
Laura Morera takes her final bow as Anastasia in a night that also includes Christopher Wheeldon’s winningly athletic Olympian ballet and McGregor’s Untitled, 2023
David Jays
11, Jun, 2023 @10:13 AM
The Royal Ballet: A Diamond Celebration review – pick ’n’ mix gala with some sparkles
A grab-bag of nine pieces, from Wheeldon to Tanowitz, make up a celebratory programme delivered with customary aplomb by the Royal’s dancers
Lyndsey Winship
17, Nov, 2022 @2:00 PM
‘Sanitised’ new musical about Michael Jackson to open in London
MJ the Musical, based around the making of the singer’s 1992-93 Dangerous world tour, won four Tony awards in New York
Chris Wiegand
17, Oct, 2022 @10:21 AM
The Car Man; Like Water for Chocolate review – two narrative delights
Matthew Bourne and Christopher Wheeldon bring masterly cinematic power to their adaptations of Bizet’s Carmen and Laura Esquivel’s 1989 novel
Sarah Crompton
19, Jun, 2022 @8:00 AM
Like Water for Chocolate review – Christopher Wheeldon’s delectable take on a magic-realist love story
Wheeldon choreographs Mexican novelist Laura Esquivel’s 1989 tale of food and forbidden passions into a fulfilling ballet full of buoyant movement and visually arresting coups de theatre
Lyndsey Winship
03, Jun, 2022 @10:42 AM
Christopher Wheeldon: ‘Most boys at ballet school were closeted, terrified our parents would disown us’
As his version of Like Water for Chocolate opens at the Royal Opera House, the choreographer talks about how the ballet world is changing – and why he took on the Michael Jackson musical
Lyndsey Winship
26, May, 2022 @1:00 PM
Tony awards 2022: A Strange Loop leads the nominees, while British talents are lauded
Three actors from The Lehman Trilogy go head to head, the musical Six picks up eight nominations and the production MJ – about Michael Jackson – is also recognised
Chris Wiegand Stage editor
09, May, 2022 @2:03 PM
Royal Ballet review – Kyle Abraham’s fresh style connects to the real world
The versatility of the modern ballet dancer is showcased in a triple bill featuring works by Crystal Pite and Christopher Wheeldon
Lyndsey Winship
25, Mar, 2022 @11:38 AM
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