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Casa Valentina
''Casa Valentina'' is a play written by Harvey Fierstein which premiered on Broadway in April 2014 and opened in London in September 2015. It tells the story of men who spend weekends at a resort in the Catskill mountains, dressed as women. Background The play was suggested by the book ''Casa Susanna'', written by Michel Hurst and Robert Swope, which collected photographs from a cross-dressing resort of the same name. Productions ''Casa Valentina'' premiered on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in a Manhattan Theatre Club production on April 1, 2014 in previews, officially on April 23, 2014. Directed by Joe Mantello, the cast featured Patrick Page (George/Valentina), Gabriel Ebert (Jonathon/Miranda), John Cullum (Terry), Reed Birney (Charlotte), Tom McGowan (Bessie), Larry Pine (The Judge/Amy) and Mare Winningham (Rita). Scenic design was by Scott Pask, costumes by Rita Ryack and lighting by Justin Townsend. The play had music by Fitz Patton, with Christopher Gattelli a ...
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Catskill Mountains
The Catskill Mountains, also known as the Catskills, are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Mountains, located in southeastern New York. As a cultural and geographic region, the Catskills are generally defined as those areas close to or within the borders of the Catskill Park, a forest preserve protected from many forms of development under New York state law. Geologically, the Catskills are a mature dissected plateau, a flat region subsequently uplifted and eroded into sharp relief by watercourses. The Catskills form the northeastern end of the Allegheny Plateau (also known as the Appalachian Plateau). The Catskills were named by early Dutch settlers. They are well known in American society as the setting for films and works of art, including many 19th-century Hudson River School paintings, as well as for being a favored destination for vacationers from New York City in the mid-20th century. The region's many large resorts gave many young stand-up comedian ...
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2014 Plays
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Drama League Award
The Drama League Awards, created in 1922, honor distinguished productions and performances both on Broadway and Off-Broadway, in addition to recognizing exemplary career achievements in theatre, musical theatre, and directing. Each May, the awards are presented by The Drama League at the Annual Awards Luncheon with performers, directors, producers, and Drama League members in attendance. The Drama League membership comprises the entire theater community, including award-winning actors, designers, directors, playwrights, producers, industry veterans, critics and theater-going audiences from across the U.S. The Drama League Awards are the oldest awards honoring theater in North America. The awards were established in 1922, and formalized in 1935. Katharine Cornell was the recipient of the first award in 1935, for Distinguished Performance. Seven competitive awards are presented: Outstanding Production of a Play, Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Revival of a Play, Out ...
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Outer Critics Circle Award
The Outer Critics Circle Awards are presented annually for theatrical achievements both on Broadway and Off-Broadway. They are presented by the Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of New York theater writers for out-of-town newspapers, digital and national publications, and other media beyond Broadway. The awards were first presented during the 1949–50 theater season, celebrating their 70th anniversary in 2020. David Gordon, Senior Features Reporter at TheaterMania.com, currently serves as president. History The Outer Critics Circle was founded as the Outer Circle during the Broadway season of 1949–50 by an assortment of theater critics led by John Gassner, a reviewer, essayist, dramaturg, and professor of theater. These critics were writing for academic publications, special interest journals, monthlies, quarterlies, and weekly publications outside the New York metro area, and were looking for a forum where they could discuss the theater in general, particular ...
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Drama Desk Award For Outstanding Featured Actor In A Play
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions. The awards were established in 1955, with acting awards being given without making distinctions between roles in plays and musicals, or actors and actresses. The new award categories were later created in the 1975 ceremony. Winners and nominees 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also * Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role * Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play The Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play is an honor presented at the Tony Awards, a ceremony established in 1947 as the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, to actors for quality supporting roles in a Broadway play. Honors i ... References * External links Drama Desk official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Drama Desk Award Play Actor Featured Play ...
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Drama Desk Award
The Drama Desk Award is an annual prize recognizing excellence in New York theatre. First bestowed in 1955 as the Vernon Rice Award, the prize initially honored Off-Broadway productions, as well as Off-off-Broadway, and those in the vicinity. Following the 1964 renaming as the Drama Desk Awards, Broadway productions were included beginning with the 1968–69 award season. The awards are considered a significant American theater distinction. History The Drama Desk organization was formed in 1949 by a group of New York theater critics, editors, reporters and publishers, in order to make the public aware of the vital issues concerning the theatrical industry. They debuted the presentations of the ''Vernon Rice Awards''. The name honors the ''New York Post'' critic Vernon Rice, who had pioneered Off-Broadway coverage in the New York press. The name was changed for the 1963–1964 awards season to the ''Drama Desk Awards''. In 1974, the Drama Desk became incorporated as a not-for-pr ...
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Rita Ryack
Rita Ryack is a costume designer who was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design at the 73rd Academy Awards for her work in ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas''. She was also nominated for a Tony Award at the 37th Tony Awards for '' My One and Only'', and was nominated for the award again in 2014, for '' Casa Valentina''. She received a further nomination at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards for the film '' You Don't Know Jack''. Career Rita Ryack was born in Houston, Texas. She received her BFA from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts and later her MFA from Yale School of Drama. She began her work in the entertainment induesty as a cartoon animator for Lisberger Studios in Boston. Her first design job for the Broadway musical My One and Only, for which she earned her first Tony nomination. Throughout the years she has done costume design for a wide range of productions such as films like Hairspray, Casino, and Apollo 13, many on and off Broadway theater ...
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Tony Award For Best Costume Design Of A Play
Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Play is an award for outstanding costume design of a play. The award was first presented in 1961 after the category of Best Costume Design was divided into Costume Design in a Play and Costume Design in a Musical with each genre receiving its own award. Winners and nominees 1960s 2000s 2010s 2020s Award records Multiple wins ; 3 Wins * Catherine Zuber ; 2 Wins * Katrina Lindsay Multiple nominations ; 8 Nominations * Jane Greenwood ; 6 Nominations * Catherine Zuber ; 5 Nominations * Ann Roth ; 3 Nominations * Rob Howell * Michael Krass * Clint Ramos * David Zinn ; 2 Nominations * Dede Ayite * Bob Crowley * Jess Goldstein * Toni-Leslie James * Katrina Lindsay * William Ivey Long * Santo Loquasto * Martin Pakledinaz * Constanza Romero * Mark Thompson See also * Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Musical * Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design of a Play * Laurence Olivier Award for Best Costume Design The Laure ...
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Tony Award For Best Performance By A Featured Actress In A Play
The Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play is an honor presented at the Tony Awards, a ceremony established in 1947 as the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, to actresses for quality supporting roles in a Broadway theatre, Broadway play. The awards are named after Antoinette Perry, an American actress who died in 1946. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the Tony Award Productions, a joint venture of The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, to "honor the best performances and stage productions of the previous year." Originally called the "Tony Award for Actress, Supporting or Featured (Dramatic)", Patricia Neal first won the award at the 1st Tony Awards, inception of the ceremony for her portrayal of Regina Hubbard in Lillian Hellman's ''Another Part of the Forest''. Before 1956, nominees' names were not made public: the change was made by the awards committee to "have a greater impact on theatregoers". The award ...
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