As an actress, she is also a two-time Tony Award nominee for West Side Story and Sweet Charity. Browse 450 debbie allen & family photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. Brothers of the Knight by Debbie Allen and illustrated by Kadir Nelson. She is well known as a choreographer for stage, film, and television, having won many awards for her work. In a little village called Harlem a Preacher Knight tries to solve. Actor, director, dancer/choreographer and singer, Debbie Allens career has.

When the housekeeper with magical powers catches onto their secret, will she turn them in?Īllen most recently directed the Broadway revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Allen collaborated with James Ingram to create Brothers of the Knight which. They continue to sneak out night after night and the only clues to where they go are the torn-up shoes by their beds the next morning. The production, which features young local talent, is based on The Brothers Grimm fairy tale “The Twelve Dancing Princesses.” It concerns the young Knight Brothers, who are forbidden to dance by their strict preacher father. There will be a gala benefit performance on December 12 to be benefit the Debbie Allen Dance Academy. Authored two childrens books: Dancing in the Wings and Brothers of the Knight Founder of the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, a nonprofit dance studio. Title: BROTHERS OF THE KNIGHT Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: 2003 Binding: Soft cover Condition: New About this title Synopsis: This modern fable by actress-producer Debbie Allen is a hip retelling of the classic tale of The Twelve Dancing Princesses. Debbie Allen will direct and choreograph a revival of her dance musical Brothers of The Knight, featuring music by James Ingram, to run December 11-20 at the UCLA Freud Playhouse.