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Alice By Heart
''Alice by Heart'' is a musical theatre, musical with music by Duncan Sheik, lyrics by Steven Sater, and a book by Sater with Jessie Nelson (filmmaker), Jessie Nelson. The musical is inspired by Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' and was originally presented by London's Royal National Theatre in 2012.Hetrick, Adam"Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik's 'Alice By Heart' Readies for National Theatre Presentation"Playbill, June 22, 2012 Plot overview The musical takes place in 1941, in the debris after the London Blitz of World War II. The life of teen Alice Spencer is disrupted, as she and her best friend Alfred are forced to take shelter in a London underground tube station. However, Alfred, suffering from Tuberculosis, is quarantined ("West of Words"). Alice urges him to escape with her into their cherished book ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' and travel down the rabbit hole to Wonderland. Nurse Cross, who is in charge of keeping everyone safe, rips Alice' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncan Sheik
Duncan Sheik (born November 18, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and composer. Sheik is known for his 1996 debut single " Barely Breathing", which earned him a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. He has composed music for motion pictures and Broadway musicals, winning the 2006 Tony Awards for Best Original Score and Best Orchestrations for his work on the musical '' Spring Awakening''. Early life Sheik is a native of Montclair, New Jersey. Following his parents' divorce, he split time between his father's house in New Jersey and his mother's home in South Carolina. He is the half-brother of Broadway actress Kacie Sheik. Sheik's Juilliard-trained grandmother introduced him to the piano, and he later took up the electric guitar. By age 12, he was playing guitar with high school students in a cover band. After graduating from Phillips Academy, Andover in 1988, Sheik studied semiotics at Brown University; while at Brown, he played guitar in a band wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice (Alice's Adventures In Wonderland)
Alice is a fictional character and the main protagonist of Lewis Carroll's children's novel ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (1865) and its sequel, ''Through the Looking-Glass'' (1871). A child in the mid- Victorian era, Alice unintentionally goes on an underground adventure after accidentally falling down a rabbit hole into Wonderland; in the sequel, she steps through a mirror into an alternative world. The character originated in stories told by Carroll to entertain the Liddell sisters while rowing on the Isis with his friend Robinson Duckworth, and on subsequent rowing trips. Although she shares her given name with Alice Liddell, scholars disagree about the extent to which she was based upon Liddell. Characterized by Carroll as "loving and gentle", "courteous to all", "trustful", and "wildly curious", Alice has been variously seen as clever, well-mannered, and sceptical of authority, although some commentators find more negative aspects of her personality. Her app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabberwocky
"Jabberwocky" is a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll about the killing of a creature named "the Jabberwock". It was included in his 1871 novel ''Through the Looking-Glass'', the sequel to '' Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (1865). The book tells of Alice's adventures within the back-to-front world of Looking-glass world. In an early scene in which she first encounters the chess piece characters White King and White Queen, Alice finds a book written in a seemingly unintelligible language. Realising that she is travelling through an inverted world, she recognises that the verses on the pages are written in mirror-writing. She holds a mirror to one of the poems and reads the reflected verse of "Jabberwocky". She finds the nonsense verse as puzzling as the odd land she has passed into, later revealed as a dreamscape. "Jabberwocky" is considered one of the greatest nonsense poems written in English. Its playful, whimsical language has given English nonsense words and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of Hearts (Alice's Adventures In Wonderland)
The king of hearts is a playing card in the standard 52-card deck. King of Hearts may also refer to: Games * The King of Hearts Has Five Sons, card game that may have been a precursor to Cluedo Books * King of Hearts (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character from Lewis Carroll's book ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' * ''King of Hearts'', a biography by G. Wayne Miller Film and television * ''King of Hearts'' (1936 film), a film by Oswald Mitchell and Walter Tennyson * ''King of Hearts'' (1947 film) * ''King of Hearts'' (1966 film) or ''Le Roi de coeur'', a French film by Philippe de Broca * ''King of Hearts'' (1968 film), an Iranian movie starring Mohammad-Ali Fardin * King of Hearts, a title used by Domon Kasshu and Master Asia, part of the Shuffle Alliance, in ''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' * ''Jamai Raja'' (TV series), an Indian television series renamed ''King of Hearts'' for English viewers Music * King of Hearts (French band), a French rock band * " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colton Ryan
Colton Ryan (born June 10, 1995) is an American actor and singer. He is known for his performance as Conrad "Coco" Roy in the Hulu miniseries ''The Girl from Plainville'' (2022), for which he garnered critical acclaim, and for playing Connor Murphy, a role in which he understudied in the Broadway theatre, Broadway musical ''Dear Evan Hansen'' and reprised in the Dear Evan Hansen (film), 2021 film adaptation. He is also known for originating Gene Laine in ''Girl from the North Country (musical), Girl from the North Country'', and the main role of Samuel on the Apple TV+ series ''Little Voice (TV series), Little Voice''. Early life and acting career Ryan was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. Ryan attended the School for the Creative and Performing Arts (SCAPA) for grades six through twelve, where he majored in theatre. His acting career took off in 2015 while attending Baldwin Wallace University when he played Dickon in the Idaho Shakespeare Festival production of The Secret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Platt (actor)
Benjamin Schiff Platt (born September 24, 1993) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He began his acting career in musical theater as a child and appeared in productions of ''The Sound of Music'' (2006) and ''The Book of Mormon'' (2012–2015), rising to prominence for originating the title role in Broadway coming-of-age musical ''Dear Evan Hansen'' (2015–2017). His performance in the latter earned him multiple accolades, including a Tony, Emmy, and Grammy Award. At 23, Platt became the youngest solo recipient of the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical. Platt reprised the role of Evan Hansen in the 2021 film adaptation of the musical, produced by his father. Platt's film credits include the ''Pitch Perfect'' film series, ''Ricki and the Flash'' (2015), and ''Run This Town'' (2019). Since 2019, he has starred in the Netflix comedy-drama series ''The Politician'', for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Faist
Michael David Faist (; born January 5, 1992) is an American actor. An alumnus of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, Faist is the recipient of a Grammy and an Emmy, with nominations for a Tony and a British Academy Film Award. Faist began his acting career in 2011 originating the role of Morris Delancey in Disney's ''Newsies'', appearing in its Broadway production (2012–2013). He continued to appear in several independent films, television series and starring in Off-Broadway productions before his breakthrough originating the role of Connor Murphy in the Broadway musical ''Dear Evan Hansen'' (2015–2018), for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album and the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program. In 2021, Faist starred in the series ''Panic'' and had his first major film part as Riff, the leader of the Jets, in Steven Spielberg's ''West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Ricafort
Catherine Ricafort is an American actress, singer, software engineer, and entrepreneur. Ricafort has appeared in several Broadway productions, including Allegiance, the 2013 production of Cinderella, Mamma Mia!, Disaster! and Honeymoon in Vegas. Ricafort also appeared on NBC's The Sing-Off, in season 2, as part of the group, The Backbeats. Although her family comes from the Philippines, Ricafort was born and raised in the United States. She graduated from Westlake High School (California), and was an active participant in the school's choir program. In 2009, she graduated from University of Southern California with a degree in Industrial and Systems engineering, and a minor in Musical Theatre. At USC, Ricafort participated in the a cappella group SoCal VoCals. , Ricafort was appearing in a new Broadway production of Irving Berlin's ''Holiday Inn''. Ricafort appeared as Karen in ''SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (or simply ''SpongeBob'') is an American a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Park (actress)
Ashley Jini Park (born June 6, 1991) is an American actress, dancer, and singer based in New York City. She is best known for her portrayal of Mindy Chen on Netflix's ''Emily in Paris,'' which garnered her a Critics' Choice Award nomination, and for originating the role of Gretchen Wieners in the 2018 Tony Award-nominated musical '' Mean Girls'', for which she received Drama Desk Award and Tony Award nominations. Her theatre roles also include Tuptim in the 2015 Broadway revival of '' The King and I'' and MwE in Ars Nova's ''KPOP'' Off-Broadway. Early life and education Park was born in Glendale, California, and grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Her parents are Andrew and Sara Park, and she has a younger sister, Audrey. She is of Korean descent, and is a second cousin of actor Justin H. Min. Park was placed in dance classes at the Oceanside Dance Academy at age three and began piano lessons at age five. Park's love of performing led her to participate in Ann Arbor's communit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Hsu
Stephanie Ann Hsu (born November 25, 1990) is an American actress. She originated the theatrical roles of Christine Canigula in '' Be More Chill'' and Karen the Computer in '' The SpongeBob Musical'', performing in the Broadway runs of both. On screen, she had a recurring role in '' The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' (2019–present) before starring in the film '' Everything Everywhere All At Once'' (2022), for which she received critical acclaim. Early life Hsu was born to a single mother in Torrance, California. Her maternal grandmother had left mainland Taiwan and sent Hsu's mother to the United States as a teenager for emotional reasons. Hsu attended Palos Verdes Peninsula High School. She moved to Brooklyn to pursue theatre and graduated from NYU Tisch School of the Arts in 2012. She also trained with the Atlantic Theater Company. Career Hsu began her career in experimental theatre and comedy. From 2013 to 2015, Hsu made regular appearances on the MTV reality comedy series '' G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesley Taylor
Wesley Taylor (born August 13, 1986) is an American stage actor and writer, best known for his work in musical theatre and television. Theatre career In summer 2008, Taylor performed in Barrington Stage Company's production of the musical ''See Rock City and Other Destinations''. The show won Richard Rodgers and Jerry Bock Awards. Taylor made his Broadway debut in the rock musical ''Rock of Ages'', where he originated the role of the German city developer Franz. He won a Theatre World Award for this role and was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award. His second major role on Broadway was as Lucas Beineke, Wednesday's love interest, in the musical ''The Addams Family'', a role he originated after previously playing the role in the 2009 Chicago production of the show. The show premiered on Broadway in April 2010, with Taylor appearing alongside Krysta Rodriguez, who played Wednesday Addams, Lucas' love interest. He left the role on March 8, 2011. On March 7, 2011, Taylor pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Brightman
Alexander Michael Brightman (born February 5, 1987) is an American actor, singer, and writer. He is best known for his work in musical theatre, specifically as Dewey Finn in the musical adaptation of ''School of Rock'' and the title character in ''Beetlejuice the Musical''. Both roles earned him nominations for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 2016 and 2019 respectively. Early life Brightman grew up in Saratoga, California. He is Jewish. His father founded Apple's Worldwide Disabilities Solutions Group, and his mother ran a kidney dialysis clinic. He attended Bellarmine College Preparatory, an all-male Jesuit high school in San Jose, California, and graduated in 2005. In addition, he performed with Children’s Musical Theater San Jose during his youth. Career Broadway Brightman first worked on Broadway in 2008, as an ensemble member and understudy in '' Glory Days'', which closed after only one performance. Brightman never performed in the show. Thereafte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
