The Los Angeles Dance Theater production company was founded by George Balanchine to create a live stage version of the 1942 film Casablanca.
The Los Angeles Dance Theater is a dance-oriented production company founded in 2003 by George Balanchine protege John Clifford. 
Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and based on Murray Burnett and Joan Alison's unproduced stage play "Everybody Comes to Rick's". 
