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Showing what happens (lucky you) when you get caught between the moon and New York City, Twyla Tharp's Come Fly Away, her terpsichorean celebration of the music of Frank Sinatra (27 songs, with the classic arrangements), swept, timelessly hip, into Segerstrom Hall.

James Scarborough: Come Fly Away, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, California James Scarborough 2012

While Don Holder's sensitive lighting enriches the stage pictures, it's too bad it couldn't somehow pinpoint and highlight the foot focus of Ms. Tharp's dramatic action.

The Kids Are All Right Robert Greskovic 2012

Showing what happens lucky you when you get caught between the moon and New York City, Twyla Tharp's Come Fly Away, her terpsichorean celebration of the music of Frank Sinatra, swept into Segerstrom Hall.

James Scarborough: Come Fly Away, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, California James Scarborough 2012

Showing what happens (lucky you) when you get caught between the moon and New York City, Twyla Tharp's Come Fly Away, her terpsichorean celebration of the music of Frank Sinatra (27 songs, with the classic arrangements), swept, timelessly hip, into Segerstrom Hall.

James Scarborough: Come Fly Away, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, California James Scarborough 2012

Showing what happens (lucky you) when you get caught between the moon and New York City, Twyla Tharp's Come Fly Away, her terpsichorean celebration of the music of Frank Sinatra (27 songs, with the classic arrangements), swept, timelessly hip, into Segerstrom Hall.

James Scarborough: Come Fly Away, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, California James Scarborough 2012

Among them from only as far back as the '60s, a conscientious critic has to keep in mind Kelly, Via Galactica, Dude, Edward Albee's slash at Breakfast at Tiffany's, Rockabye Hamlet, Twyla Tharp's The Times They Are A-Changin', all three versions of The Scarlet Pimpernel and -- only this season -- Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson.

David Finkle: First Nighter: Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Turns Off the Past David Finkle 2011

Among them from only as far back as the '60s, a conscientious critic has to keep in mind Kelly, Via Galactica, Dude, Edward Albee's slash at Breakfast at Tiffany's, Rockabye Hamlet, Twyla Tharp's The Times They Are A-Changin', all three versions of The Scarlet Pimpernel and -- only this season -- Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson.

David Finkle: First Nighter: Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Turns Off the Past David Finkle 2011

Among them from only as far back as the '60s, a conscientious critic has to keep in mind Kelly, Via Galactica, Dude, Edward Albee's slash at Breakfast at Tiffany's, Rockabye Hamlet, Twyla Tharp's The Times They Are A-Changin', all three versions of The Scarlet Pimpernel and -- only this season -- Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson.

David Finkle: First Nighter: Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Turns Off the Past David Finkle 2011

Among them from only as far back as the '60s, a conscientious critic has to keep in mind Kelly, Via Galactica, Dude, Edward Albee's slash at Breakfast at Tiffany's, Rockabye Hamlet, Twyla Tharp's The Times They Are A-Changin', all three versions of The Scarlet Pimpernel and -- only this season -- Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson.

David Finkle: First Nighter: Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Turns Off the Past David Finkle 2011

Showing what happens (lucky you) when you get caught between the moon and New York City, Twyla Tharp's Come Fly Away, her terpsichorean celebration of the music of Frank Sinatra (27 songs, with the classic arrangements), swept, timelessly hip, into Segerstrom Hall.

James Scarborough: Come Fly Away, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, California James Scarborough 2012