Leslie Browne

As young dancers, they were best friends and fierce rivals. Deedee left the stage for marriage and motherhood, while Emma would become an international ballet icon. But when Deedee's teenage daughter is invited to join Emma's dance company and begins an affair with a young Russian star, the two women are forced to confront the choices they've made, the resentments they've hidden and the emotional truths they must face at the turning point.

A ballet dancer struggles with his homosexuality and the increasing allure of a young ballerina who seeks to draw him away from his domineering lover.

A successful aging dancer takes a young female protegee.

Onstage at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, the American Ballet Theatre presents a variety of numbers from several recognized ballets, both traditional and modern, including Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet," Gottschalk's "Great Galloping Gottschalk," Tchaikovsky's "The Black Swan," Handel's "Airs" and Chausson's "Jardin aux Lilas." The San Francisco Opera Orchestra provides accompaniment for the dazzling performances.

In 1950s Milwaukee the Cunningham family must contend with Fonzie, a motorcycle riding Casanova.