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Get a High-Flying First Look at Cirque du Soleil's Paramour on Broadway

Ruby Lewis, Bradley Dean, and Ryan Vona head the cast of this acrobatic new musical.

Broadway

March 31, 2016

The high-flying Atherton brothers perform an aerial duet from Paramour. — The high-flying Atherton brothers perform an aerial duet from *Paramour*.
(© David Gordon)

Cirque du Soleil previewed its new Broadway show Paramour at the Lyric Theatre on March 31.

Ruby Lewis and Ryan Vona lead the cast of Paramour as onstage lovers Indigo and Joey. — Ruby Lewis and Ryan Vona lead the cast of *Paramour* as onstage lovers Indigo and Joey.
(© David Gordon)

Staged by French director Philippe Decouflé, the musical production blends "the best of Broadway with Cirque du Soleil's signature style." Paramour is set in Golden Age Hollywood, where a young poet is forced to choose between love and art.

Bradley Dean completes the central love triangle as A.J., the director.
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The company is led by Ruby Lewis as Indigo, the poetess, alongside Bradley Dean as A.J., the director, and Ryan Vona as Joey, the composer.

Paramour is the first Broadway show from Cirque du Soleil. — *Paramour* is the first Broadway show from Cirque du Soleil.
(© David Gordon)

The cast also includes Tom Ammirati, Andrew Atherton, Kevin Atherton, Lee Brearley, Yanelis Brooks, Sam Charlton, Martin Charrat, Nate Cooper, Katrina Cunningham, Myriam Deraiche, Kyle Driggs, Jeremias Faganel, Amber Fulljames, Steven Trumon Gray, Tomasz Jadach, Rafal Kaszubowski, Reed Kelly, Denis Kibenko, Joe McAdam, Raven McRae, Sarah Meahl, Amber J. Merrick, Sheridan Mouawad, Amber Pickens, Justin Prescott, Fletcher Blair Sanchez, Matthieu Sennacherib, Bret Shuford, Blakely Slaybaugh, Sam Softich, Amiel Soicher, Amber van Wijk, Bruce Weber, Tomasz Wilkosz, and Zhengqi Xia (Da Qi).

The ensemble of Paramour dances a Wild West-themed number. — The ensemble of *Paramour* dances a Wild West-themed number.
(© David Gordon)

Under the artistic guidance of Jean-François Bouchard (creative guide and creative director), Paramour is directed by French stage director and choreographer Philippe Decouflé.

Paramour turns its cast members upside down. — *Paramour* turns its cast members upside down.
(© David Gordon)

Along with Decouflé, the creative team includes West Hyler (associate creative director and staging director), Shana Carroll (associate creative director and acrobatic choreographer), Pascale Henrot (associate creative director), Bob & Bill (composers), Andreas Carlsson (composer), Jean Rabasse (set designer), Philippe Guillotel (costume designer), Daphné Mauger (choreographer), Patrice Besombes (lighting designer), Olivier Simola & Christophe Waksmann (projection designers), John Shivers (sound designer), Boris Verkhovsky (acrobatic performance designer), Pierre Masse (rigging and acrobatic equipment designer), Nathalie Gagné (makeup designer), Anne‐Séguin Poirier (props designer).