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Alexandra Socha
Alexandra Socha (born April 10, 1990) is an American actress who made her Broadway debut in the rock musical ''Spring Awakening (musical), Spring Awakening'' in May 2008. Other notable stage appearances include Nora in the brief 2009 revival of ''Brighton Beach Memoirs'', Daisy Fenton in the Off-Broadway run of ''Death Takes a Holiday (musical), Death Takes a Holiday'', as Philoclea in ''Head Over Heels (musical), Head Over Heels''. She was featured in a supporting role in the Amazon comedy TV series ''Red Oaks''. Biography Socha was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, where she grew up, the daughter of Joan Storey and Thad Socha. As an only child, she performed with her parents in local community theater shows. She attended Nashua High School South, Nashua High South graduating in 2008. Socha began to act as a child, joining the Peacock Players of Nashua, where she played Amneris in the musical ''Aida (musical), Aida'' in 2006. She gained professional experience with the American St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spring Awakening (musical)
''Spring Awakening'' is a Coming-of-age story, coming-of-age rock musical with music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater. It is based on the 1891 German play ''Spring Awakening (play), Spring Awakening'' by Frank Wedekind. Set in late 19th-century Germany, the musical tells the story of teenagers discovering the inner and outer tumult of adolescent sexuality. In the musical, alternative rock is employed as part of the folk-infused rock score. Following its conception in the late 1990s and various workshops, concerts, rewrites and its Off-Broadway debut, the original Broadway theatre, Broadway production of ''Spring Awakening'' opened at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on December 10, 2006. Its cast included Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele, and John Gallagher Jr. while its creative team comprised director Michael Mayer (director), Michael Mayer and choreographer Bill T. Jones. The original Broadway production won eight Tony Awards, including Tonys for Best Musical, Directi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fun Home (musical)
''Fun Home'' is a musical theatre adaptation of Alison Bechdel's 2006 graphic memoir of the same name, with music by Jeanine Tesori, and book and lyrics by Lisa Kron. The story concerns Bechdel's discovery of her own sexuality, her relationship with her closeted gay father, and her attempts to unlock the mysteries surrounding his life. It is the first Broadway musical with a lesbian protagonist. It is told in a series of non-linear vignettes connected by narration provided by the adult Alison character. The musical was developed through several readings and performances, including at the Ojai Playwrights Conference in 2009 and at the Sundance Theatre Lab and The Public Theater's Public Lab in 2012. It opened Off-Broadway at the Public Theater in September 2013 to positive reviews. Its run was extended several times, until January 2014. The Public Theater production of ''Fun Home'' was nominated for nine Lucille Lortel Awards (winning three, including Outstanding Musical), two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City Center
New York City Center (previously known as the Mecca Temple, City Center of Music and Drama,. The name "City Center for Music and Drama Inc." is the organizational parent of the New York City Ballet and, until 2011, the New York City Opera. and the New York City Center 55th Street Theater) is a 2,257-seat Moorish Revival theater at 131 West 55th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, one block south of Carnegie Hall. City Center is a performing home for several major dance companies as well as the Encores! musical theater series and the Fall for Dance Festival. The center is currently headed by Arlene Shuler, a former ballet dancer who has been president since 2003. The facility houses the 2,257 seat main stage, two smaller theaters, four studios and a 12-story office tower.New York Times, March 17, 2010, pg C1, "City Center Is to Start Renovations", by Robin Pogrebin Architecture The building's design is Neo-Moorish and features elaborate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhattan Theatre Club
Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC) is a theatre company located in New York City, affiliated with the League of Resident Theatres. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Lynne Meadow and Executive Producer Barry Grove, Manhattan Theatre Club has grown since its founding in 1970 from an Off-Off Broadway showcase into one of the country's most acclaimed theatre organizations. MTC's many awards include 19 Tony Awards,Manhattan Theatre Club List of Awards Won by MTC, accessed August 18, 2015. six , 48 and 32 |
Williamstown Theatre Festival
The Williamstown Theatre Festival is a resident summer theater on the campus of Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1954 by Williams College news director Ralph Renzi and drama program chairman David C. Bryant. It was awarded a Tony Award in 2002 and the Massachusetts Cultural Council Commonwealth Award in 2011. History Inception The Williamstown Theatre Festival was conceived as a way to use the Adams Memorial Theatre on Williams College campus for a resident theatre company. Marcia Henderson, a Theatre World winner and Williamstown native, performed in the first play of the festival. Other notable actors have since participated in the festival, including Sigourney Weaver, Gwyneth Paltrow, Christopher Walken, Nathan Lane, Richard Chamberlain, Kate Burton, Olympia Dukakis, Paul Giamatti, Bradley Cooper, Calista Flockhart, Matthew Broderick, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Uma Thurman. Nikos Psacharopoulus Nikos Psacharopoulos, a professor at Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Ziegler (playwright)
Anna Ziegler is an American playwright. She was educated at Saint Ann's School, studied English at Yale University, earned an MA in poetry from the University of East Anglia in 2002, and an MFA in dramatic writing from New York University in 2004. In 2015, Ziegler's play '' Photograph 51'', about the part played by Rosalind Franklin in the discovery of the structure of DNA, was staged in London's West End, with Nicole Kidman in the role of Franklin. Kidman won The Evening Standard Award for Best Actress for her performance. In The New York Times, in 2015, Ziegler was described as "newly (and justly) hot" and her writing as "lyrical...itha luminous beauty." Plays *''Actually'' (2017) – co world-premiere productions at the Geffen Playhouse, Williamstown Theatre Festival and Manhattan Theatre Club, 2017 *''Another Way Home'' (2011) *''BFF'' (2007) *''Boy'' (2015)—nominee for 2016 Outer Critics Circle John Gassner award *''A Delicate Ship'' (2015) – premiere at The Playwri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damages (TV Series)
''Damages'' is an American legal thriller television series created by writing and production trio Daniel Zelman, Glenn Kessler, and Todd A. Kessler. It premiered on July 24, 2007, on FX and aired for three seasons before moving to the DirecTV channel Audience Network in 2010, airing for two further seasons, and concluding in 2012. The plot revolves around the brilliant, ruthless lawyer Patty Hewes (Glenn Close) and her newest protégée, recent law school graduate Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne). Each season features a major case that Hewes and her firm take on, while also examining a chapter of the complex relationship between Ellen and Patty. The first two seasons center on the law firm Hewes & Associates in New York City, while later seasons focus more on Patty and Ellen's relationship and Ellen’s attempts to distance herself from Hewes & Associates, both personally and professionally. The series is known for its depiction of season-long cases, from the point of view of bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Victims Unit
A Special Victims Unit (SVU) is a specialized division within some police departments. The detectives in this division typically investigate crimes involving sexual assault or victims of non-sexual crimes who require specialist handling such as the very young, the very elderly, or the disabled. United States New York City The New York City Police Department's Special Victims Division investigates sex crimes. It is housed in separate Borough Patrols (Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Staten Island and Brooklyn). The Special Victims Division only investigates the following types of cases: * Any child under 11 years of age who is the victim of abuse by a parent or person legally responsible for the care of the child. * Any child under 13 years of age who is the victim of any sex crime or attempted sex crime. * Any victim of rape (all degrees) or attempted rape (all degrees). * Any victim of a criminal sexual act (all degrees) or attempted criminal sexual act (all degrees). * Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Made In Jersey
''Made in Jersey'' is an American legal drama television series that aired on CBS from September 28 to December 29, 2012. The network ordered the series in May 2012. On October 10, 2012, after only two episodes aired, it was canceled and removed from the network's schedule, making it the first canceled series of the 2012–13 television season. On November 5, 2012, it was announced that CBS had planned to burn off the remaining six episodes beginning Saturday, November 24. Premise A streetwise attorney, born and raised in New Jersey in a close Italian-American family, makes the transition from the state prosecutor's office in Trenton to a posh New York City law firm, where she must defend her clients while surviving her colleagues' skepticism. Cast and characters Main * Janet Montgomery as Martina Garretti, a streetwise, first-year lawyer born and raised in a blue collar family in New Jersey who gets a job at the high powered law firm of Stark & Rowan in New York. She was an ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Gifted Man (TV Series)
''A Gifted Man'' is an American fantasy medical drama television series that premiered on CBS on September 23, 2011. The series is about a talented but self-absorbed surgeon (Patrick Wilson) who starts questioning his purpose in life when he is visited by the spirit of his deceased ex-wife (Jennifer Ehle). The pilot episode was directed by Jonathan Demme, who also served as an executive producer on the show along with writer Susannah Grant. The first thirteen episodes were aired in the Friday 8:00 p.m. timeslot (September 23, 2011 – February 10, 2012), while the final three episodes of the 16 episode season order were aired in the Friday 9:00 p.m. timeslot (February 17, 2012 – March 2, 2012). On May 10, 2012, CBS canceled the series after one season. Synopsis Michael Holt (Patrick Wilson) is a talented but self-absorbed surgeon at an upscale New York City clinic. He lives a comfortable and materialistic life due to the wealthy clients he treats, but is nevertheless d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Collar (TV Series)
''White Collar'' was an American police procedural drama television series created by Jeff Eastin, starring Tim DeKay as FBI Special Agent Peter Burke and Matt Bomer as Neal Caffrey, a highly intelligent and multi-talented con artist working as Burke's criminal informant and an FBI consultant. Willie Garson and Tiffani Thiessen also star. The show premiered on October 23, 2009, on USA Network, and aired six complete seasons, concluding on December 18, 2014. Premise Neal Caffrey, a renowned con artist, Forgery, forger, and Theft, thief, is captured after a three-year game of cat and mouse with the FBI, specifically Special agent, Special Agent Peter Burke. With only three months left in his four-year sentence, he escapes to look for his girlfriend, Kate Moreau, Kate. Peter Burke once again finds Caffrey and returns him to prison. This time, Caffrey proposes a deal to help Burke apprehend dangerous white collar criminals with the FBI as part of a Work release, work-release program. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big C (TV Series)
''The Big C'' is an American television dramedy which premiered on August 16, 2010, on Showtime. It drew the largest audience for a Showtime original series premiere. Season 2 premiered on June 27, 2011. Season 3 premiered on April 8, 2012. On July 31, 2012, ''The Big C'' was renewed for a fourth and final season, named "Hereafter"'','' which premiered on Monday, April 29, 2013, and concluded on May 20, 2013. Series overview The show follows, in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area, Westhill High School teacher Cathy Jamisona reserved, suburban wife and mother who is diagnosed with melanoma. The realization of this forces her to really begin to live for the first time in her adult life. At first she chooses to keep her diagnosis from her family, behaving in ways they find puzzling and increasingly bizarre. She finds new freedom to express herself. As the show progresses, Cathy allows her family and some new friends to support her as she copes with her terminal prognosis, and finds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
