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Though the cast includes Tony-winning Broadway pros such as Christine Baranski (The Good Wife) and Karen Ziemba (Contact), it’s the dancers who seize the spotlight in a new revival of the 1936 Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart musical On Your Toes, which runs through this Sunday at New York City Center as part of the Encores! series. Given that two prominent roles are held by American Ballet Theatre veterans Irina Dvorovenko and Joaquin De Luz, the show’s title can be taken literally. Dvorovenko and several ensemble members perform en pointe during several routines, which have been artfully staged by director-choreographer Warren Carlyle incorporating some of George Balanchine’s original dance moves. Traditional ballet blend seamlessly with tap and soft-shoe dancing by the rest of the cast, particularly in the show-stopping title number that highlights the second act.
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