Tony Award-winning Leanne Cope returns to Paris as "Lise" Five years after it premiered in Paris, "An American in Paris" returns to the Théâtre du Châtelet after going to London and Broadway. From her dressing room in the final days of rehearsal, former ballerina Leanne Cope talks about how the role of "Lise" has taken her from the Royal Ballet to becoming a Tony-winning actress. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES