Copeland replaced as Ivy Smith, a young dancer who is crowned "Miss Turnstiles" for the month of June.
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On The Town, which will conclude its run Sept. 6 at the Lyric Theatre, features music by and a book and lyrics by and .
The current cast includes as Gabey, as Chip, as Ozzie, as Claire de Loone, as Hildy Esterhazy, as Judge Pitkin W. Bridgework, as Lucy Schmeeler (and others), Jackie Hoffman as Maude P. Dilly (and others), , , , , , , , , , Corey Lingner, Skye Mattox, , , , , , , , , Michael Williams, , , , and Peter Chursin.
"We are so thrilled to have Misty joining us at this momentous time in her career," producer Howard Kagan said. "On the Town has a long history of progressive, diverse casting which began with the creative team's casting of Japanese-American dancer as Ivy Smith in the original 1944 production, in the midst of World War II, as well as featuring one of the first racially-integrated ensembles. So it seems fitting that this incredible talent, who has broken through barriers in the dance world, will make her Broadway debut in this show."
Copeland appears only at the Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evening shows and the Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinees. The show will also have a Saturday and Sunday evening performance during those weeks.
At a June 30 press conference about the ABT appointment, Copeland was quoted saying, "I had moments of doubting myself, and wanting to quit, because I didn鈥檛 know that there would be a future for an African-American woman to make it to this level. At the same time, it made me so hungry to push through, to carry the next generation. So it鈥檚 not me up here 鈥� and I'm constantly saying that 鈥� it鈥檚 everyone that came before me that got me to this position.
Copeland was born in Kansas City, MO, and raised in San Pedro, CA. She began her ballet studies at the age of 13 at the San Pedro City Ballet and won first place in the Music Center Spotlight Awards. She continued her studies at the Lauridsen Ballet Center. Copeland studied at the San Francisco Ballet School and American Ballet Theatre鈥檚 Summer Intensive on full scholarship and was declared ABT鈥檚 National Coca-Cola Scholar in 2000. Copeland joined ABT鈥檚 Studio Company in September 2000 and joined the main Company as a member of the corps de ballet in April 2001. She was appointed a soloist in August 2007.
Copeland received the 2008 Leonore Annenberg Fellowship in the Arts and was named National Youth of the Year Ambassador for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America in 2013. In 2014, President Obama appointed Copeland to the President鈥檚 Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition. She is the recipient of a 2014 Dance Magazine Award and appeared on the cover of Time Magazine鈥檚 100 Most Influential People in 2015. She is the author of the best-selling memoir, "Life in Motion" and the children鈥檚 book "Firebird."
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