It hit me that I had made a very big mistake. There was no way I was going to be able to do that. A scene from “The Phantom of the Opera”ĭenny called out jetés and passés and pliés which the ballet dancers did with graceful ease while I stared, my mouth agape. Denny has worked on over 15 productions of The Phantom of the Opera worldwide and was the original Broadway Dance Captain of the show.Īnd there I was, a buffoon crashing her class. She worked directly with the legendary Gillian Lynne who created the show’s musical staging and choreography. Leading the class was Denny Berry, Phantom’s associate choreographer. I stood there in my old shirt, pajama bottoms and sneakers, surrounded by ballet dancers in leotards, leg warmers, pretty scarves and pointe shoes.
“Can you please warn them that I’m a klutz?” I messaged Anna Yulo, PR and marketing executive for Concertus Manila, which, along with Lunchbox Theatrical Productions, has once again brought the show to the country.Ī few days later, I found myself backstage at The Theatre at Solaire, wondering what I had gotten myself into. But I was about to dive into it, for the sake of a story.
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