Out & About
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Shear Bliss in Brooklyn
After giving “Edward Scissorhands” a standing ovation at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Wednesday, the audience filtering out of the theater put their satisfaction into words.
“It’s very thoughtful, funny without being silly,” chef Mario Batali said as he headed out to try the restaurant Franny’s.
The show’s creator, Matthew Bourne, and its cast of dancers and actors headed to 7 World Trade Center for a gala supper with 600 BAM supporters, who helped raise $600,000 for the international performance and film center.
“Thanks so much,” Mr. Bourne told the dinner crowd before addressing BAM’s executive producer, Joseph Melillo. “Joe, thank you for giving us a home. It means the world to us to have someone who understands and welcomes what we do.”
Event chairman William Campbell thanked Mr. Bourne on behalf of his 4-year-old daughter, Mia. She “couldn’t take her eyes off” the Broadway show he choreographed, “Mary Poppins.”
Mr. Campbell has his eyes on BAM’s future. “We have done so much and we still have more to do,” he said, noting that BAM is soon approaching its 150th anniversary in 2009. “We want to make BAM the ultimate artistic destination not only in Brooklyn but in the world.”
As for whether Mr. Campbell had skills in the yard to match Edward Scissorhands: “He sends me beautiful flowers,” his wife, Christine Wachter Campbell, said.
