In her first novel, the author of the acclaimed memoir "After Perfect" writes a wicked satire of a Washington elite whose bloodlines and exclusive status can't protect them from murder.
Ballet? Drama? Highschool setting? Needless to say, as soon as I heard the blurb for
Tiny Pretty Things, I was in. Shows focusing on ballet exist, of course, but there are too few of them (in my humble, and ballet-aficionado, opinion), so I m never one to turn down a new version of this high-stakes setting. From afar, this show seems like it s halfway between the very cute, and mostly wholesome
Dance Academy and the grittier
Flesh and Bone (loved both, but the tones are very different). Full disclosure: I read the first book a long while ago and don t remember much about it, so I m pretty much going in blind. Without further ado, let s dig into the premiere!