Charles Laskey
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Charles Laskey (September 20, 1908 - December 13, 1998) was an American ballet dancer and occasional musical theatre performer, best remembered for his association with George Balanchine.
As a ballet dancer, Laskey performed with Balanchine's American Ballet, Ballet Caravan, and the New York City Ballet, as well as with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet and Eleanor King's Little Group. He originated roles in a number of George Balanchine's works, including Serenade (1935), and also danced for Eugene Loring and Lew Christensen.
After making his Broadway debut in a production of Lysistrata (1930), Laskey was the principal dancer in I Married an Angel and Louisiana Purchase, both choreographed by Balanchine. He toured as Dream Curly in Oklahoma!, although Agnes de Mille was initially displeased with his performance [1].
Laskey followed Balanchine to Hollywood, performing in On Your Toes (1939), I Was an Adventuress (1940), and Louisiana Purchase (1941).
Laskey was survived by his sons Charles Jr. and Richard.
[edit] References
[1] Debra Hickenlooper Sowell, The Christensen Brothers: An American Epic (Australia: Harwood Academic Press, 1998), 221.
[edit] External links
- Entry at Internet Broadway Database
- Charles Laskey at the Internet Movie Database
- Entry at Ballet Archive
