TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) \u2014 The Tallahassee Ballet will open its 2026\u20132027 season with a first-time collaboration bringing ballet, musical theater and live music together on one stage.<\/p>\n
\u201cAn Evening of Music & Dance: Ballet & Broadway\u201d will be performed Sept. 18 and Sept. 20 at Florida State University\u2019s Opperman Music Hall.<\/p>\n
The production marks the first collaboration between The Tallahassee Ballet and Young Actors Theatre. Professional dancers from the ballet will perform alongside Young Actors Theatre students and musicians from the FSU College of Music.<\/p>\n
The program will feature works inspired by Broadway favorites including \u201cCabaret,\u201d \u201cA Chorus Line,\u201d \u201cOn Your Toes\u201d and \u201cRent.\u201d<\/p>\n
Highlights include \u201cCare Much,\u201d inspired by \u201cCabaret,\u201d and \u201cSlaughter on Tenth Avenue,\u201d along with a new work by Tallahassee Ballet Artistic Director Meagan Helman set to \u201cWhat I Did for Love\u201d from \u201cA Chorus Line.\u201d<\/p>\n
Performers will also present \u201cSeasons of Love,\u201d inspired by \u201cRent,\u201d while Tallahassee Ballet dancers and Young Actors Theatre students will come together for the opening audition scene \u201cI Hope I Get It\u201d from \u201cA Chorus Line.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis collaboration is a wonderful example of what can happen when Tallahassee\u2019s arts organizations come together,\u201d Tallahassee Ballet CEO Lauren Hernandez said. \u201cWe have an incredibly talented arts community, and by sharing our artists, audiences, and resources, we make that community stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n
Young Actors Theatre CEO Sarah Roy said the collaboration gives young performers an opportunity to work alongside other members of Tallahassee\u2019s arts community.<\/p>\n
\u201cBallet & Broadway brings together the extraordinary talent of YAT, The Tallahassee Ballet, and the FSU College of Music, showcasing how we build a strong pipeline of talent and a thriving performing arts community in Tallahassee,\u201d Roy said.<\/p>\n
The performances will also be dedicated to the memory of Marianne Brooks, a former Tallahassee Ballet Guild chair and longtime volunteer who died at the end of April.<\/p>\n
Brooks spent years supporting the organization and its dancers, including her daughter, Elizabeth Brooks, a former company member.<\/p>\n
The tribute will include a performance connected to one of Brooks\u2019 favorite Broadway shows, \u201cCATS.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMarianne understood that the arts are ultimately about bringing people together,\u201d Hernandez said. \u201cShe gave so much of herself to The Tallahassee Ballet and believed deeply in the importance of what we do.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAn Evening of Music & Dance: Ballet & Broadway\u201d will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 18 and 2:30 p.m. Sept. 20 at Opperman Music Hall at Florida State University.<\/p>\n
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