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EXCLUSIVE: In Rehearsal With Cirque du Soleil's Broadway Paramour

Before the show makes its New York debut, check out these shots of the cast preparing to take the stage.

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February 25, 2016

Cirque du Soleil’s new Broadway show Paramour is currently in rehearsal — and the production has provided TheaterMania with these exclusive photos.

Andrew and Kevin Atherton rehearse an acrobatic routine.
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Ruby Lewis heads the cast of Paramour, a new production from Cirque du Soleil. — Ruby Lewis heads the cast of *Paramour*, a new production from Cirque du Soleil.
(© Jenny Anderson)

Bradley Dean takes on a leading role in Paramour. — Bradley Dean takes on a leading role in *Paramour*.
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Amber Pickens, Sheridan Mouawad, Raven McRae, and Sarah Meahl rehearse a moment from Paramour. — Amber Pickens, Sheridan Mouawad, Raven McRae, and Sarah Meahl rehearse a moment from *Paramour*.
(© Jenny Anderson)

Ruby Lewis plays Indigo, with Bradley Dean as A.J., and Ryan Vona as Joey.
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Fletcher Blair Sanchez prepares for an acrobatic moment.
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Reed Kelly and Sarah Meahl take part in a dance rehearsal.
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Sam Charlton gets ready to fly in Paramour. — Sam Charlton gets ready to fly in *Paramour*.
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Ruby Lewis and the company of Paramour take part in a musical rehearsal. — Ruby Lewis and the company of *Paramour* take part in a musical rehearsal.
(© Jenny Anderson)

The Paramour ensemble rehearses a stunt. — The *Paramour* ensemble rehearses a stunt.
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Ruby Lewis and the men of Paramour stage a scene. — Ruby Lewis and the men of *Paramour* stage a scene.
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The cast of Paramour perform a daring feat. — The cast of *Paramour* perform a daring feat.
(© Jenny Anderson)

Myriam Deraiche and Sam Charlton work on the trapeze.
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Martin Charrat, Myriam Deraiche, and Sam Charlton take the stage in Paramour. — Martin Charrat, Myriam Deraiche, and Sam Charlton take the stage in *Paramour*.
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Daphné Mauger (choreographer), Philippe Decouflé (director), Shana Carroll (associate creative director and acrobatic choreographer), and West Hyler (associate creative director and staging director) preside over rehearsals.
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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.

The company is led by Ruby Lewis as Indigo, the poetess, alongisde Bradley Dean as A.J., the director, and Ryan Vona as Joey, the composer. 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).

Under the artistic guidance of Jean-François Bouchard (creative guide and creative director), PARAMOUR is directed by French stage director and choreographer Philippe Decouflé. 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), Cirque du Soleil (casting – Montreal), and Telsey + Co (casting – New York).

Paramour will begin preview performances on Saturday, April 16, and open on Wednesday, May 25, at the Lyric Theatre.

For tickets and more information, click here.