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Aspects Of Love
''Aspects of Love'' is a musical with music and book by Andrew Lloyd Webber, and lyrics by Don Black and Charles Hart. It is based on the 1955 novella of the same name by David Garnett. The piece focuses on the romantic entanglements of actress Rose Vibert, her admiring fan Alex Dillingham, his underage cousin Jenny, his uncle George, and George's mistress, sculptor Giulietta Trapani, over a period of 17 years. The "aspects" of the title refers to the many forms that love takes in the show: love between couples, both as romantic infatuation and as married people; children and their parents; and hints of same-sex attraction (Giulietta and Rose). Lloyd Webber was introduced to ''Aspects of Love'' in 1979, when he and Tim Rice were approached to write a few songs for a proposed film version. When nothing came of it, he suggested to Trevor Nunn that they collaborate on a stage adaptation. In 1983, they presented a cabaret of numbers they had written, but it was not until five yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948), is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 21 musicals, a song cycle, a set of variations, two film scores, and a Latin Requiem Mass. Several of his songs have been widely recorded and were successful outside of their parent musicals, such as "Memory" from ''Cats,'' " The Music of the Night" and "All I Ask of You" from '' The Phantom of the Opera'', " I Don't Know How to Love Him" from '' Jesus Christ Superstar'', " Don't Cry for Me Argentina" from '' Evita'', and " Any Dream Will Do" from ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.'' In 2001, ''The New York Times'' referred to him as "the most commercially successful composer in history". ''The Daily Telegraph'' ranked him the "fifth most powerful person in British culture" in 2008, lyricist Don Black writing "Andrew more or less sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillian Lynne
Dame Gillian Barbara Lynne (née Pyrke; 20 February 1926 – 1 July 2018) was an English ballerina, dancer, choreographer, actress, and theatre-television director, noted for her theatre choreography associated with two of the longest-running shows in Broadway history, ''Cats'' and ''The Phantom of the Opera''. At age 87, she was made a DBE (Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2014 New Year Honours List. The New London Theatre, where the original West End production of ''Cats'' played, was officially renamed the Gillian Lynne Theatre in 2018. This made Lynne the first non-royal woman to have a West End theatre named after her. Early life and education Gillian Barbara Pyrke was born in Bromley, Kent, and was a precocious dance talent from an early age, teaming with her childhood friend Beryl Grey while still at school, and dancing to blot out the tragedy of the violent death of her mother on 8 July 1939 in Coventry (as a result of a car crash along w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as ''Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city#National capitals, Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national Government of the United Kingdom, government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the Counties of England, counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrie Ingham
Barrie Stanton Ingham (10 February 1932 – 23 January 2015) was an English actor, performing on stage and "in a handful of films." He was perhaps most widely known as "a prolific television actor". His notable work includes '' A Challenge for Robin Hood'' (1967) and ''The Great Mouse Detective'' (1986). Early life Ingham was born in 1932 in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire to Irene (née Bolton) and Harold Ellis Stead Ingham. He was educated at Heath Grammar School and became a Royal Artillery officer. Acting career Ingham made his debut in Manchester with the Library Theatre Company, and then he moved to London's Old Vic. He also performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Mermaid Theatre Company and Royal National Theatre. Ingham featured in over 200 British and American films and TV productions, including Undermind, 'Test for the Future', Episode 9, an ATV ( Associated Television ), production, aired 3/7/'65; also the lead, in '' A Challenge for Robin Hood'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Praed
Michael Praed ( ; born 1 April 1960), birth name Michael David Prince, is a British actor and narrator, probably best remembered for his role as Robin of Loxley in the British television series ''Robin of Sherwood'', which attained cult status worldwide in the 1980s. Career Praed was born in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, and educated at Eastbourne College, after which he became an actor. He discovered that the British actors' union Equity already had a "Michael Prince" among its members, so he chose a surname out of a telephone book to use as a stage name. The name Praed is a Cornish word meaning "meadow".E-mail communication with Celeste Moore, webmaster oMichael Praed's official website michael-praed.com; 19 May 2007. Praed is remembered for his roles as Prince Michael of Moldavia on the American primetime soap ''Dynasty'' and as Phileas Fogg in ''The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne'' (2000). He is also known in the British Isles for his stage work in musicals and drama and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman (born 14 August 1960) is an English classical crossover Crossover is a term applied to musical works or performers who appeal to different types of audience. This can be seen, for example, (especially in the United States) when a song appears on two or more of the record charts which track differi ... soprano singer, actress and dancer. Brightman began her career as a member of the dance troupe Hot Gossip and released several disco singles as a solo performer. In 1981, she made her West End theatre, West End musical theatre debut in ''Cats (musical), Cats'' and met composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, whom she later married. She went on to star in several West End and Broadway theatre, Broadway musicals, including ''The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical), The Phantom of the Opera'', where she originated the role of Christine Daaé. Her original London cast album of ''Phantom'' was released in CD format in 1987 and sold 40 million copies worldwide, making it the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clare Burt
Clare Burt is an English actress and singer, best known for her stage work and for her appearance on the television series ''The Bill''. Biography As a child she attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School. Burt is a member of the National Theatre company and has played in many productions, including: ''London Road'', ''The Miracle'', and as Mrs. Milcote in the 2006 production of Helen Edmundson's ''Coram Boy''. Her other productions include: ''Vernon God Little'', ''Closer Than Ever'', ''Company'', ''Into the Woods'', ''Nine'', ''Spread a Little Happiness'', ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'', and ''Pal Joey''. Her West End roles include Grizabella in ''Cats'' (New London Theatre), Rose Vibert in ''Aspects of Love'' ( Prince of Wales Theatre), Celeste in ''Sunday in the Park with George'' (Royal National Theatre), Fosca in ''Passion'' (Bridewell) and two new musicals by Howard Goodall: ''The Hired Man'' (London Astoria) and ''Girlfriends'' (Playhouse Theatre). Burt will star as theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Moore
Sir Roger George Moore (14 October 192723 May 2017) was an English actor. He was the third actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, playing the character in seven feature films between 1973 and 1985. Moore's seven appearances as Bond, from '' Live and Let Die'' to '' A View to a Kill'', are the most of any actor in the Eon-produced entries. On television, Moore played the lead role of Simon Templar, the title character in the British mystery thriller series '' The Saint'' (1962–1969). He also had roles in American series, including Beau Maverick on the Western ''Maverick'' (1960–1961), in which he replaced James Garner as the lead, and a co-lead, with Tony Curtis, in the action-comedy '' The Persuaders!'' (1971–1972). Continuing to act on screen in the decades after his retirement from the Bond franchise, Moore's final appearance was in a pilot for a new ''Saint'' series that became a 2017 television film. Moor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Smith (actress)
Sally Smith (born 19 April 1942) is a British actress born in Godalming, Surrey. Although primarily a star of both dramatic and musical theatre she appeared in several films and dozens of television shows. She made her film debut as a child in ''The Magic Box'' (1951) with Robert Donat, and another early movie was ''The Story of Esther Costello'' (1957) with Joan Crawford. In the 1960s she was the female lead in the films ''Trouble with Eve'' (1960), ''She Always Gets Their Man'' (1962), and '' Father Came Too!'' (1964). She is particularly well remembered internationally for her standout role as Jill in the cult Italian giallo ''The Young, the Evil and the Savage'' (1968), directed by Antonio Margheriti. Throughout the 1950s and 60s she appeared in several television spectaculars including two of her own, as well as variety, drama and comedy programmes including '' The Avengers'' (1961), ''No Hiding Place'' (1961), six guest appearances on ''Sunday Night at the London Palladium' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Morrison
Diana Morrison (born 1969) is a British stage, television and film actress. Career summary Diana Morrison was born in Swansea, Wales, but grew up in London, England. While training at the Arts Educational Schools, London, she danced with the Festival Ballet (now the English National Ballet) in ''The Nutcracker'' and was a member of the National Youth Theatre and the National Youth Choir. She played the principal role of Jenny in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical ''Aspects of Love'' directed by Trevor Nunn, in the original London West End production at the Prince of Wales Theatre throughout the whole run, from 1989 until 1992. Morrison sang the role of Jenny on the original London cast recording and also recorded a duet from the show "The First Man You Remember" with Michael Ball. It was released as a single and has been included on many compilation albums, including ''Andrew Lloyd Webber 60'' and '' Andrew Lloyd Webber - The Premiere Collection Encore''. She played Madeline Basse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathleen Rowe McAllen
Kathleen Rowe McAllen (born c. 1960) is an American actress, best known for appearing in stage musicals and soap operas. Biography Kathleen Rowe McAllen was born in the San Francisco Bay Area and attended UC Berkeley and UCLA as a pre-med major. Turning to acting, she appeared in Broadway and Off-Broadway productions of '' The Human Comedy'', ''Into the Woods'', '' Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'', ''A Little Night Music'', '' Merrily We Roll Along'', and ''On Your Toes''. In 1990 she won a Theatre World Award for her performance as Giulietta Trapani in ''Aspects of Love''. She was also nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical the same year. In 1997 she played Dulcinea in '' Man of La Mancha'' and Mary Bailey in '' A Wonderful Life''. McAllen acted in the television soap operas ''As the World Turns'', '' Loving'', and '' All My Children''. She reprised the role of Giulietta Trapani in a 1993 television film adaptation of ''Aspects of Love ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Colson
Kevin Colson (28 August 1937 – 18 April 2018) was an Australian stage, film and television actor. He is known for playing Sir George Dillingham in the musical ''Aspects of Love'', for which he received a Tony nomination, and Cliff in the original London production of ''Cabaret'' opposite Judi Dench. Colson was a television presenter and stage actor in Sydney before moving to London. He left acting for 16 years from 1969, but returned to the stage in 1985. Career Early career Colson began his career as a television announcer on a religious program on Sundays, and then became the Seven Network station compère and hosted '' Room for Two'' in 1959. His first theatre role was as a rancher in ''The Pleasure of His Company'' at the Theatre Royal in 1960, and he had a part in ''The Glass Menagerie'' for the Elizabethan Theatre Trust in Sydney in 1961. He starred in French musical '' Irma La Douce'' with Judy Bruce from May 1961 as her young boyfriend. It was his first professional mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
