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A Christmas Memory (musical)
''A Christmas Memory'' is a musical based on the short story of the same name by Truman Capote, with a book by Duane Poole, lyrics by Carol Hall, and music by Larry Grossman. The show premiered in 2010 at the TheatreWorks Silicon Valley in Palo Alto. It premiered Off-Broadway in 2014 at the Irish Repertory Theatre. Productions World premiere The show opened in 2010 at the TheatreWorks Silicon Valley in Palo Alto. The show was directed by Robert Kelley, sound design Cliff Caruthers, dialect coach Kimily Conkle, lighting design Steven B. Mannschardt, set design Joe Ragey, costume design Allison Connors, musical director William Liberatore, and orchestrator Steve Orich. The cast included Eileen Barnett (Jennie Faulk), Maggie Brown (Nelle Harper), Jennifer Chapman (Nelle Harper), Richard Farrell (Seabon/HaHa/Farley), Penny Fuller (Sook), Peter Heintz (Young Buddy), Gabriel Hoffman (Buddy), Joshua Park (Adult Buddy), and Cathleen Riddley (Anna Stabler). Chicago premiere The show op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Grossman (composer)
Larry Grossman (born September 3, 1938) is an American composer for theatre, television, film, concerts, and cabaret. Life and career Grossman, a native of Chicago, graduated from Northwestern University School Communication in 1960. He started working in New York City as a vocal coach and accompanist. One of his songs was used in the revue ''No Shoestrings'' (1962). He began working with lyricist Hal Hackady in 1968, and their first piece together was the title song for the play '' Play It Again, Sam''. Their collaboration led to Grossman's Broadway debut in 1970 where he went on to write the scores for four Broadway musicals ''Minnie's Boys''. and ''Goodtime Charley'' and in collaboration with theatre legend Harold Prince, '' A Doll's Life'' and ''Grind'' for which he received Tony nominations. In 1975, Grossman composed '' Snoopy: The Musical'' with lyricist Hal Hackady which has been performed in six languages worldwide with the first London production receiving an Olivier aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Park
Joshua Park (November 26, 1976 – August 30, 2015) was an American theater and screen actor, known for his Broadway debut as the title character of Tom Sawyer in the 2001 musical comedy, ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer''. He died following a brief illness with pancreatic cancer on August 30, 2015, at the age of 38. He was surrounded by his mother, Beverly Miller, a sister, and other relatives and friends in his native Marshville, North Carolina. Early life Park was born in Union County, North Carolina, in 1976. He graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and then moved to New York City in the early 2000s to pursue a career in acting and theater. Theatre In 2001, Park, who was 23-years-old at the time, was cast as Tom Sawyer, the lead character in Broadway's ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'', a theatrical adaptation of Mark Twain's novel. The original Broadway production also starred Kristen Bell, Linda Purl, Jim Poulos and Kevin Durand. The short-live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musicals Based On Short Fiction
Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole. Although musical theatre overlaps with other theatrical forms like opera and dance, it may be distinguished by the equal importance given to the music as compared with the dialogue, movement and other elements. Since the early 20th century, musical theatre stage works have generally been called, simply, musicals. Although music has been a part of dramatic presentations since ancient times, modern Western musical theatre emerged during the 19th century, with many structural elements established by the works of Gilbert and Sullivan in Britain and those of Harrigan and Hart in America. These were followed by the numerous Edwardian musical comedies and the musical theatre work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas Musicals
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is preceded by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast and initiates the season of Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many countries, is celebrated religiously by a majority of Christians, as well as culturally by many non-Christians, and forms an integral part of the holiday season organized around it. The traditional Christmas narrative recounted in the New Testament, known as the Nativity of Jesus, says that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in accordance with messianic prophecies. When Joseph and Mary arrived in the city, the inn had no room and so they were offered a stable where the Christ Child was soon born, with angels proclaiming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Musicals
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Alice Ripley
Alice Ripley (born December 14, 1963) is an American actress, singer, songwriter and mixed media artist. She is known, in particular, for her various roles on Broadway in musicals, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning ''Next to Normal'' (2009 Tony Award, Best Actress in a Musical) and ''Side Show''. She most recently played three roles in the short-lived Broadway musical, '' American Psycho''.Hetrick, Adam"Alice Ripley and Jennifer Damiano Reunite in Broadway Slasher Musical American Psycho"Playbill.com, November 9, 2015. Alice Ripley has released albums with her band, RIPLEY, including the single, "Beautiful Eyes", released in February 2012. She also performs as a solo artist, while in February 2011 she released ''Alice Ripley Daily Practice, Volume 1'', a stripped-down collection of acoustic rock covers. Early life Ripley was born in California and graduated from West Carrollton High School outside of Dayton, Ohio. Career Early work Ripley attended DePauw University, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Reeger
John Reeger is a Chicago actor and playwright. He is married to Paula Scrofano and has two children, Adam and Alison Reeger. Performances Theatre at the Center * Horace Vandergelder in '' Hello, Dolly!'' * The Old Man in '' A Christmas Story: The Musical'' * Seabon Faulk, HaHa Jones, Farley Wood in ''A Christmas Memory'' Drury Lane Theatre * Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock's Last Case * The Wizard in Once Upon a Mattress * Scrooge in A Christmas Carol * John Barrymore in I Hate Hamlet * Capt Hook in Peter Pan * Fagin in Oliver! * Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady The Marriott Theatre His fifteen productions include: * Max in Sunset Boulevard * Georges in La Cage Aux Follies * Billy Flynn in Chicago Court Theatre His thirty productions include: * Gabriel Conroy in James Joyce's "The Dead" * Polonius in Hamlet * Malvolio in Twelfth Night * Col. Pickering in My Fair Lady * Hay Fever * Twelfth Night * Piano * Life’s a Dream * The Learned Ladies * Fair Ladies at a Game of Poem Card ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munster, Indiana
Munster is a suburban town in North Township, Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is in the Chicago metropolitan area, approximately southeast of the Chicago Loop, and shares municipal boundaries with Hammond to the north, Highland to the east, Dyer and Schererville to the south, and Lansing and Lynwood directly west of the Illinois border. Its population was 23,603 at the 2010 US Census. Geography Munster is located at (41.551457, -87.501431), at a point on an ancient shoreline of Lake Michigan (known as the Calumet Shoreline) which is today Ridge Road. This ridge runs east and west through the north part of town, hence the town's nickname "Town on the Ridge". The town's boundaries contain three small lakes, one of which, located within Centennial Park, is marshy and undeveloped. Munster is bordered on the north by the Little Calumet River, a shallow river surrounded by a thin strip of wooded area; and on the West by the Illinois state line. According to the 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penny Fuller
A penny is a coin ( pennies) or a unit of currency (pl. pence) in various countries. Borrowed from the Carolingian denarius (hence its former abbreviation d.), it is usually the smallest denomination within a currency system. Presently, it is the formal name of the British penny ( p) and the ''de facto'' name of the American one-cent coin (abbr. ¢) as well as the informal Irish designation of the 1 cent euro coin (abbr. c). It is the informal name of the cent unit of account in Canada, although one-cent coins are no longer minted there. The name is used in reference to various historical currencies, also derived from the Carolingian system, such as the French denier and the German pfennig. It may also be informally used to refer to any similar smallest-denomination coin, such as the euro cent or Chinese fen. The Carolingian penny was originally a 0.940-fine silver coin, weighing pound. It was adopted by Offa of Mercia and other English kings and remained t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Hall
Carol Hall (April 3, 1936 – October 11, 2018) was an American composer and lyricist. She was best known for composing the music and lyrics for the Broadway stage musical ''The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'' (1978, adapted as a film in 1982). Her other works include the Broadway sequel ''The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public'' (1994), as well as the Off-Broadway musical ''To Whom It May Concern'' (c. 1986). Career Hall was born in 1936 in Abilene, Texas, United States. She penned eight one-act plays, all under the title "The Days Are As Grass". The work was acquired by Samuel French for publication and theatrical licensing. In 2012 a production was mounted at Theater of the Spirit, Newcastle, Maine. Her career included singing in clubs and similar venues. In 1970, she signed to Elektra Records as a singer-songwriter and had two albums released on the label in 1971 and 1972, ''If I Be Your Lady'' and ''Beads and Feathers''. Her album ''Hallways: The Songs of Carol Hall'' wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Orich
Steve Orich (born October 20, 1954 in Valley Stream, New York) is a composer, orchestrator and musical director. Professional work Steve Orich was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Orchestrations in 2006 for his work on ''Jersey Boys'' which won the Tony Award for Best Musical on Broadway. The album also won the 2006 Grammy Award. He has written orchestrations for many shows, including ''The Cher Show'', ''Priscilla Queen of the Desert'', '' Paint Your Wagon'', ''110 in the Shade'' and Cole Porter's '' You Never Know'' and '' Can-Can'' at the Pasadena Playhouse and the Paper Mill Playhouse as well as Stephen Schwartz's ''Snapshots''. As a composer, he has scored many television series and specials including ACE Award-winning documentaries ''Mo' Funny'' for HBO and ''All About Bette Davis'' for TNT, ''Bob Hope . . . Laughing with the Presidents'' for NBC, and the award-winning PBS/ Lifetime documentary ''Jackie Onassis: An Intimate Portrait''. Other television shows he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Repertory Theatre
The Irish Repertory Theatre is an Off Broadway theatre founded in 1988. History The Irish Repertory Theatre was founded by Ciarán O'Reilly and Charlotte Moore, which opened its doors in September 1988,http://www.nyc-arts.org/organizations/1963/irish-repertory-theatre with Sean O'Casey's ''The Plough and the Stars''. The mission of the theatre was and remains: to bring works by Irish and Irish American masters and contemporary playwrights to American audiences, to provide a context for understanding the contemporary Irish American experience, and to encourage the development of new works focusing on the Irish and Irish American experience, as well as a range of other cultures. In 1995, the company moved to its permanent home in Chelsea on three completely renovated floors of a former warehouse, allowing for both a Main Stage theatre and a smaller studio space, the W. Scott McLucas Studio. The Irish Repertory Theatre is the only year-round theatre company in New York City de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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