Word: knighton
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...with U.S. imports like Rent and Chicago (and Ragtime and The Lion King haven't even applied for passports yet). The one new British hit of the season is a stage version of that very American pop artifact from the '70s, Saturday Night Fever. The show, adapted by Nan Knighton and directed by Arlene Phillips, reprises the familiar story of the Brooklyn kid who makes it big on the disco floor, adding a dose of Vegas-like pizazz and high-octane choreography. Even the old BeeGees songs sound good when sung below falsetto range (How Deep Is Your Love...
...spirits. He can get our blood flowing with a rousing fight song (Into the Fire in Pimpernel) or brighten a brittle critique of social mores with an infectious melodic motif (Facade in Jekyll). Even when his ballads bog down in gooey lyrics (by Leslie Bricusse in Jekyll; Nan Knighton in Pimpernel), the simple but affecting tunes can stick with you. And if they get played on the radio, why not? "There are times when the emotions transcend the moment in the show," Wildhorn explains. "When that happens, a songwriter says...
...professional under-graduate dancers frequently take master classes with the Boston Ballet and have guest teachers, according to group co-directors Elizabeth L. Knighton '95 and Phoebe A. Cushman...
Dancers need special "sprung floors" to avoid injury while dancing en pointe, Knighton and Cushman said...
...There is virtually only one place where we can do things en pointe," said Knighton. "Harvard is not sympathetic to dancers' needs...