This is a fan tumblr dedicated to actor Van Hansis and the actor/dancer Tyler Hanes.
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Besides pictures and picspams, sometimes we also are going to post videos, news and anything else related to them.
![scan of an interview with Tyler with a Peruvian magazine. I managed to translate some of it with google translate.. so it’s google translate fucked up.. (i tried to fix it up a little though) but better than nothing if your Spanish skills aren’t good enough to read and understand the interview.Choreographer Tyler Hanes trained Marco Zunino and the cast of “The Boy from Oz” we’ll see in the theater district.Fear Not. “No temas” in English. Tyler Hanes has a tattoo with this inscription on the left arm. You could say that is your life motto. “It is a reminder to move forward without fear. Stay positive and take risks,” the choreographer who was in Peru for two weeks to train the cast of the musical “The Boy from Oz”, a co-production of Preludioy Carlos Arana said.That boldness was what characterized the actions of Peter Allen, on whose life the show is based. And this is what Tyler has to address in the interpretation of Marco Zunino.”What intrigued me [about Allen] is that he had a lot of freedom in his dance. He was uninhibited. All shows were fresh and new,” he says as someone who has also been in a Broadway performance about the Australian artist. “I try to capture that with Marco. I encourage him to do his version of Peter. It’s amazing to see him evolve into character. I‘m excited to see how far in the premiere,” he adds
Marco’s training with Tyler began in January in New York. The choreographer had an idea in mind: to see him tap dance like Allen. “I wanted to push him beyond his limits and what he feels comfortable doing,” he explains.
Generally the biggest choreographic challenge of the musical has been the mix of genres, since the story spans from 1950 to early 1990. With a grand finale inspired by Rio’s carnival.“The Boy from Oz”, starring Hugh Jackman was the first Broadway production in which Hanes starred. He remembers especially the dedication of the Hollywood actor.
“He was very open, honest and generous. Probably the best acting coach I ever had. Loves the theater and works hard. See the process with Marco is very similar,” comments Tyler, who will return in April to give the cast the last instructions in the theater district. The actor began acting and dancing at age 7. At 17 he had his first job in “Fosse”.“I learned a lot about myself. All shows have taught me something. Now I feel I can enjoy things more,” says Tyler who also starred in other Broadway and off Broadway productions like Hairspray and Juno.the rest is a bit hard to read since a part of the page got cut off in the scanning/ capping (?) process. From what I can make out that last paragraph is about his work in the States.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/8bc14d000e1d660c1c99e0af4e85b713/tumblr_mjcm1qosk91r1uwh7o1_500.jpg)
