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Crazy Mary
{{For, the Victoria Williams song covered by Pearl Jam, Victoria Williams ''Crazy Mary'' is a play by A.R. Gurney ('' The Dining Room''; ''Mrs. Farnsworth''; '' The Cocktail Hour'') that had its world premiere at Playwrights Horizons in New York City from May 11-June 26, 2007, with actors Kristine Nielsen as Mary, Sigourney Weaver as Lydia and Michael Esper as Skip. Scenic Design was by John Lee Beatty (''The Color Purple''; ''Chicago''; ''Talley's Folly''). Costume Design was by Claudia Brown (''Blue in the Face; Psych''). Lighting Design was by Brian Aldous (''Mrs. Farnsworth; Blue Man Group: Tubes''). Sound Design was by Jill BC DuBoff. Production Stage Manager was Janet Takami. The play is directed by Jim Simpson ''(Mrs. Farnsworth; Psych)'' and took place on PH's Mainstage Theater. ''Crazy Mary'' concerns the scion of a wealthy Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New York (behind only New York City) and the seat of Erie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. The band's lineup consists of founding members Jeff Ament (bass guitar), Stone Gossard (rhythm guitar), Mike McCready (lead guitar), and Eddie Vedder (lead vocals, guitar), as well as Matt Cameron (drums), who joined in 1998. Keyboardist Boom Gaspar has also been a touring/session member with the band since 2002. Drummers Jack Irons, Dave Krusen, Matt Chamberlain, and Dave Abbruzzese are former members of the band. Pearl Jam outsold many of their contemporaries from the early 1990s, and are considered one of the most influential bands of the decade, being dubbed as "the most popular American rock & roll band of the '90s". Formed after the demise of Gossard and Ament's previous band, Mother Love Bone, Pearl Jam broke into the mainstream with their debut album, '' Ten'', in 1991. ''Ten'' stayed on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart for nearly five years, and has gone on to become one of the highest-selling rock r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dining Room
''The Dining Room'' is a play by the American playwright A. R. Gurney. It was first produced Off-Broadway at the Studio Theatre of Playwrights Horizons, in 1981. Synopsis The play is a comedy of manners, set in a single dining room where 18 scenes from different households overlap and intertwine. Presumably, each story is focused around a different family during different time periods who has in their possession the same dining room furniture set, manufactured in 1898. The stories are about White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP) families. Some scenes are about the furniture itself and the emotional attachment to it, while other scenes simply flesh out the culture of the WASPs. Overall, it tells the story of the dying and relatively short-lived culture of upper-middle class Americans, and the transition into a much more efficient society with less emphasis on tradition and more emphasis on progress. Some characters are made fun of, as is the culture itself, but there is also a genuine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cocktail Hour
''The Cocktail Hour'' is a comedy of manners by A. R. Gurney. It premiered in June 1988 in San Diego, California at the Old Globe Theatre and, on October 20, 1988, in New York City at the Off Broadway Promenade Theatre. Like many of Gurney’s plays, ''The Cocktail Hour'' is a comedy exploring the world of upper-class families in the Northeastern United States. A review in ''The New York Times'' described it as "an examination of an overprivileged family that fights domestic battles while downing drinks." Plot The setting is an upper-class home in the 1970s. The play opens on Bradley and Ann having preprandial cocktails with their middle-aged, ostensibly single son and daughter. The cocktail hour stretches out because "the maid doesn't know how to cook a roast". So the little family carries on consuming increasing amounts of alcohol leading to increasing arguments. Their son, John, is an editor at a publishing company and a part-time playwright. He has written a play that s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons is a not-for-profit Off-Broadway theater located in New York City dedicated to the support and development of contemporary American playwrights, composers, and lyricists, and to the production of their new work. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Adam Greenfield and Managing Director Leslie Marcus, Playwrights Horizons encourages the new work of veteran writers while nurturing an emerging generation of theater artists. Writers are supported through every stage of their growth with a series of development programs: script and score evaluations, commissions, readings, musical theater workshops, Studio and Mainstage productions. History Playwrights Horizons was founded in 1971 at the Clark Center Y by Robert Moss, before moving to 42nd Street in 1977 where it was one of the original theaters that started Theater Row by converting adult entertainment venues into off Broadway theaters. The current building was built on the site of a former burlesque, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristine Nielsen
Kristine E. Nielsen (born May 28, 1955) is an American actress known for her work on Broadway and Off-Broadway. Nielsen was nominated for the 2013 Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play for her performance as Sonia in ''Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike'' and the 2019 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in '' Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus.'' Personal life Nielsen grew up in the Washington, D.C. and Bethesda, Maryland areas, the daughter of Homer Nielsen (1912-2005), who was born in the Philippines, and Eloise (née Gerard) Nielsen (1918-2009). Her mother, a Democrat, worked in government, at one point for president Jimmy Carter, and her father was a U.S Navy captain. The family spent summers at Cape Cod.Soloski, Alexis"Theater Special. Kristine Nielsen Delights in Durang"''The New York Times'', May 8, 2013 Her sister was Karen (Nielsen) Grammaticas (1951-2007), wife of Dr. Andrew Grammaticas. Her paternal grandfather was Harold Nielsen (18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigourney Weaver
Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver (; born October 8, 1949) is an American actress. A figure in science fiction and popular culture, she has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. In 2003 she was voted Number 20 in Channel 4's countdown of the 100 Greatest Movie Stars of All Time. Weaver rose to fame when she was cast as Ellen Ripley in the Ridley Scott directed science fiction film ''Alien'' (1979), which earned her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer. She reprised the role with a critically acclaimed performance in James Cameron's ''Aliens'' (1986), for which she received her first Academy Award nomination. She returned to the role in two more sequels: ''Alien 3'' (1992) and ''Alien Resurrection'' (1997). The character is regarded as a significant female protagonist in cinema hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Esper
Michael James Esper (born December 1, 1975) is an American actor, best known for his stage work. Early life Esper was born in Manhattan and raised in Montclair, New Jersey. He is the son of acting teachers William and Suzanne Esper, of the William Esper Studio. He attended Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn Heights. He attended Rutgers University after attending Oberlin College for one year. Stage career Esper has appeared on Broadway in Sting's '' The Last Ship'', '' A Man for All Seasons'', Green Day's ''American Idiot'' and ''The Lyons''. He also starred in the Off-Broadway premieres of Leslye Headland's ''Assistance'', Nicky Silver's ''The Lyons'', and Tony Kushner's ''The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures''. His voice is included on '' American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording''. After a break from stage work, he returned to New York theater in February 2014 with David Grimm's new play ''Tales from Red Vien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lee Beatty
John Lee Beatty is an American scenic designer who has created set designs for more than 115 Broadway shows and has designed for other productions. He won two Tony Awards, for ''Talley's Folly'' (1980) and ''The Nance'' (2013), was nominated for 13 more, and he won five Drama Desk Awards and was nominated for 10 others. Life and career Beatty was born in Palo Alto, California and grew up in Claremont, California, Claremont. His father was dean of students at Pomona College and his mother had also worked in academia.Rothstein, Mervyn"A Life in the Theatre: John Lee Beatty" playbill.com, October 23, 2008 While he was an English major at Brown University, he also directed, wrote, acted, designed sets and costumes, and silkscreened posters for college productions. After graduating from Brown, he entered the Yale School of Drama where he was trained by Ming Cho Lee, and scenic artist Arnold Abramson; as well as by visiting lecturers Donald Oenslager, Jo Mielziner, and Boris Aronson. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Simpson (director)
James, Jim, or Jimmy Simpson may refer to: Politicians * James Simpson (Canadian politician) (1873–1938), Canadian trade unionist and mayor of Toronto (1935) * James Simpson (Ugandan politician) (1908–1994), Minister of Economic Affairs in the first Cabinet of Uganda * James Simpson Jr. (1905–1960), U.S. Representative from Illinois * Jim Simpson (Australian politician) (1905–1968), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Sportspeople * Jimmy Simpson (footballer, born 1873) (1873–?), Scottish footballer * Jimmy Simpson (American football) (1897–1979), blocking back in the National Football League * Jimmy Simpson (motorcyclist) (1898–1981), British motorcycle racer * Jimmy Simpson (footballer, born 1908) (1908–1972), Scottish footballer * Jimmy Simpson (footballer, born 1923) (1923–2010), English footballer * Jim Simpson (sportscaster) (1927–2016), American sportscaster * Jim Simpson (footballer, born 1959), Scottish footballer * Jimmy Simpson (r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New York (behind only New York City) and the seat of Erie County. It is at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River, and is across the Canadian border from Southern Ontario. With a population of 278,349 according to the 2020 census, Buffalo is the 78th-largest city in the United States. The city and nearby Niagara Falls together make up the two-county Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which had an estimated population of 1.1 million in 2020, making it the 49th largest MSA in the United States. Buffalo is in Western New York, which is the largest population and economic center between Boston and Cleveland. Before the 17th century, the region was inhabited by nomadic Paleo-Indians who were succeeded by the Neutral, Erie, and Iroquois nations. In the early 17th century, the French began to explore the region. In the 18th century, Iroquois land surrounding Buffalo Creek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadway Play Publishing Inc
Broadway Play Publishing Inc (BPPI) was established in New York City in 1982 to publish and license the stage performance rights of contemporary American plays. The Broadway Play Publishing Inc catalog consists of over 1,000 plays and nearly 400 authors, such as: Constance Congdon, María Irene Fornés, A. R. Gurney, Tony Kushner, Neil LaBute, Richard Nelson, Eric Overmyer, José Rivera, Naomi Wallace, and many others. Its authors have been produced on Broadway and Off, in London's West End, and in theaters across the United States and around the world. They have won Nobel Prizes, Pulitzer Prizes, Tony Awards, Obie Awards, the MacArthur Genius Grant, Guggenheim Fellowships, and National Endowment for the Arts grants. Christopher W D Gould, Publisher. Michael Q Fellmeth, Executive Director. Playwrights *JoAnne Akalaitis *Phil Austin *Thomas Babe *Eric Bentley *Glen Berger *Peter Bergman *Brooke Berman *Alan Bowne *Victor Bumbalo *Jack Canfora * Steve Carter *Suzy McKee Charna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
