Allegra Kent McGowan and artistic director Barbara Zinn Krieger. The adaptation received positive reviews by "The New York Times", "Time Out New York Kids", and others. Due to its success, in December 2015, New York City Children's Theater produced a revival of "Ballerina Swan." Kent currently teaches ballet at Barnard College. Notes Bibliography Allegra Kent Allegra Kent (born August 11, 1937) is an American ballet dancer, actress, children's book author and columnist. Iris Margo Cohen was born to Jewish parents, Harry Herschel and Shirley (née Weissman) Cohen, and later changed her name to Allegra Kent. Kent grew up in what she later
Allegra Coleman Allegra Coleman Allegra Coleman was a fictional celebrity invented by writer Martha Sherrill for the purposes of a hoax magazine article. Then model (later actress) Ali Larter portrayed the imaginary model in Sherrill's feature, which appeared in "Esquire" (November 1996). In a parody of celebrity profiles, the article described Coleman's role in an upcoming movie with Woody Allen, her tempestuous relationship with David Schwimmer (including a scandal involving nude photographs taken by paparazzi) and her friendship with Deepak Chopra. The hoax was revealed by "Esquire" editor Edward Kosner in a press release to the news wire services. Sherrill later wrote