The show closes with the headlined ballet, Christopher Wheeldon's colorful theatrical production "Carnival ... the animals around him come to life." The story is based on a book by John Lithgow ...

There aren’t many actors who can ricochet quite like John Lithgow. He’s a gifted comedian ... They’re neglected animals, fed and bathed, never interacted with except to point a finger ...

Six-time Emmy winner John Lithgow is in final negotiations ... Lithgow is currently narrating New York City Ballet’s Carnival of the Animals. He wrote the narration in 2003, drawing on his ...