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Death Takes A Holiday (musical)
''Death Takes a Holiday'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and a book by Peter Stone and Thomas Meehan. The story is adapted from the 1924 Italian play ''La Morte in Vacanza'' by Alberto Casella, which was adapted in English for Broadway in 1929 by Walter Ferris. That play was made into a 1934 film of the same name starring Fredric March, which was remade in 1998 as ''Meet Joe Black'', starring Brad Pitt. Isherwood, Charles (July 21, 2011)"Set Aside That Scythe, and Let's Put on a Show" ''The New York Times''. The story of the musical is about lonely Death, who takes the form of a handsome young prince to understand human emotion. He falls in love with an engaged young woman and learns about love and sacrifice. The show played off-Broadway for a limited run in the summer of 2011 in a production by Roundabout Theatre Company and received eleven nominations for the 2011–12 Drama Desk Awards, though it did not win any. It was listed by ''Time'' magazine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maury Yeston
Maury Yeston (born October 23, 1945) is an American composer, lyricist and music theorist. He is known as the initiator of new Broadway musicals and writing their music and lyrics, as well as a classical orchestral and ballet composer, Yale University professor, and prominent Music Theorist authoring landmark works in that field. Among his musicals are ''Nine'' in 1982, and ''Titanic'' in 1997, both of which won him Tony Awards for Best Musical and Best Score and each brought him nominations for a Grammy in addition to his third Grammy nomination and another Tony Award for Best Revival for the revival of ''Nine'' in 2004. He also won two Drama Desk Awards for ''Nine'', and was nominated for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for two of his new songs in the film version of ''Nine''. Yeston also wrote over a third of the score and most of the lyrics to Broadway's ''Grand Hotel'' in 1989, which was Tony-nominated for best musical along with Yeston for best score, and anothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titanic (musical)
''Titanic'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and a book by Peter Stone. It is based on the story of the RMS ''Titanic'' which sank on its maiden voyage on April 15, 1912. The musical opened on Broadway on April 23, 1997, in a production directed by Richard Jones; it won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and ran for 804 performances. By coincidence, the musical opened the same year as James Cameron's epic film adaptation of the story, ''Titanic''. Background In 1985, the wreckage of the RMS ''Titanic'' was discovered about 370 miles (600 km) south-southeast off the coast of Newfoundland, at a depth of about 12,500 feet beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. This attracted the interest of Maury Yeston, a musical theater composer and lyricist best known for the 1982 Broadway musical ''Nine''. Said Yeston:"What drew me to musical about the story of the ''Titanic''was the positive aspects of what the ship represented – 1) humankind's strivin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Siberry
Michael Siberry (born 1956) is an Australian stage and screen actor. Life and career Siberry was born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. He graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, Australia and began his career in Adelaide at the State Theatre Company of South Australia before moving to England to perform for the Royal Shakespeare Company. On Broadway, Siberry has performed the likes of Nicholas Nickleby in ''The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby'', Gratiano in ''The Merchant of Venice'', Captain Georg von Trapp in ''The Sound of Music'' and Shakespeare in ''The Frogs'' (Lincoln Center). Other theatre credits include Morrell in '' Candida'' and Astrov in ''Uncle Vanya'' at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey and Osbourne in ''Journey's End'', Oberon in ''A Midsummer Night’s Dream'' and Billy Flynn in ''Chicago'' at London's West end theatre. He portrayed King Arthur in the U.S. National Tour of ''Monty Python's Spamalot'' for two yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Paice
Jill Paice is an American actress best known for her musical theatre roles. She originated the roles of Laura Fairlie in the musical The Woman in White (musical), ''The Woman in White'' in the West End theatre, West End (2004) and on Broadway theatre, Broadway (2005); Niki in ''Curtains (musical), Curtains'' on Broadway (2006); Scarlett in London's ''Gone With the Wind (musical), Gone With The Wind'' (2008); and Grazia Off-Broadway in ''Death Takes a Holiday (musical), Death Takes a Holiday'' (2011). Among other roles, she appeared in the Broadway play ''The 39 Steps (play), The 39 Steps'' (2009). Education Paice attended Beavercreek High School in Beavercreek, Ohio,Morris, Terry"Jill Paice to play Scarlet O?Hara in new musical" oxfordpress.com, January 27, 2008 graduating in 1998. She then attended Baldwin-Wallace College, graduating with a bachelor of musical theater in 2002. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Luker
Rebecca Luker (April 17, 1961 – December 23, 2020) was an American actress, singer, and recording artist, noted for her "crystal clear operatic soprano" and for maintaining long runs in Broadway musicals over the course of her three-decade-long career. ''The New York Times'' compared her to actresses such as Barbara Cook and Julie Andrews. Beginning in regional theatre productions in the early 1980s, Luker originated the role of Lily in ''The Secret Garden'' on Broadway in 1991. She was nominated for three Tony Awards, for her performances as Magnolia in ''Show Boat'' (1994), Marian in ''The Music Man'' (2000) and Winifred in ''Mary Poppins'' (2006), another role that she created. She performed widely in theatre throughout her career and also gave concert and cabaret performances. She began acting in television in 2000 and made several films. Luker continued to act until the year of her death, at the age of 59, from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. She can be heard on more than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Jones (actor)
Simon Jones (born 27 July 1950) is an English actor. He portrayed Arthur Dent, protagonist of Douglas Adams' ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' on radio in 1978 and again on television in 1981. Jones also appeared in the film ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' (2005) in a cameo role. He also played the role of Donald Shellhammer in ''Miracle on 34th Street'' (1994), appeared in ''Brideshead Revisited'' as Lord Brideshead, and as King George V in the film ''Downton Abbey''. Career Jones appeared in various television series, including ''Brideshead Revisited'' (in which he played the Earl of Brideshead, or 'Bridey', heir to the Marquess of Marchmain), and the second series of ''Blackadder'' (playing Sir Walter Raleigh). His films have included '' Club Paradise'', ''Privates on Parade'', ''Miracle on 34th Street'' and ''The Devil's Own''. Jones studied at King's College, Taunton, before going up to Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he was a member of the Footlights and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Earley
Kevin Earley is an American actor and singer. Biography Earley was born in Chicago, Illinois, one of four brothers, and attended Mundelein High School in Mundelein, Illinois. He trained at the Webster Conservatory of Webster University in the St. Louis, Missouri metro-area where he earned his B.F.A. in 1994. He is married to Julie Ann Emery. Kevin was cast as Ernest Defarge in the Broadway musical adaptation of ''A Tale of Two Cities'' which opened for preview on August 19, 2008 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York. Theatre Credits * '' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'', Sweeney Todd (2018) * ''Guys and Dolls'', Sky Masterson (2018) * '' Jesus Christ Superstar'', Pontius Pilate (2017) * ''The Secret Garden'', Lord Archibald Craven (2015) * ''The Pirates of Penzance'', The Pirate King (2012) * ''Death Takes a Holiday'', Death / Prince Nikolai Sirki (2011) - Off-Broadway * '' Oklahoma'', Jud Fry (2010) * ''Into the Woods'', The Wolf / Cinderella's Prince (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mara Davi
Mara Davi (born January 22, 1984, Alameda County, California) is an American actress, singer, and dancer; she made her Broadway debut as Maggie Winslow in the 2006 revival of ''A Chorus Line''. Biography Mara Davi grew up in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. She began dance lessons at three years old at a local studio but later transferred to the Academy of Theatre Arts in Englewood, Colorado. She studied several styles of dance, including ballet, tap, and jazz, but enjoyed tap the most. Her family moved to Folsom, California, where she attended Folsom High School. During high school, Davi shifted her focus away from dance to musical theater. She appeared in numerous regional productions including: '' Annie'', ''The Sound of Music'', ''Gypsy'', ''Baby'', '' Grease'', and '' Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat''. Davi attended California State University, Fullerton where, during her sophomore year, she was chosen for the lead in the U.S. and Japan tour of '' 42nd Street''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Cavenaugh
William Matthew Cavenaugh (born May 31, 1978) is an American tenor and stage, film, and television actor. Early life and education Cavenaugh was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He graduated from Ithaca College with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, BFA in 2001. Career Cavenaugh made his film debut in ''Little Monsters (1989 film), Little Monsters'' as a child actor, and has more recently played starring roles on Broadway theatre, Broadway and Off Broadway. He played Tony in the revival of ''West Side Story (musical), West Side Story'' at the Palace Theatre (Broadway), Palace Theatre on Broadway from February 23, 2009 – December 13, 2009. Personal life Cavenaugh married actress Jenny Powers on August 23, 2009 at the Gate of Heaven Catholic Church in Boston, Massachusetts. Filmography Film Television Theatre credits * ''The Pirates of Penzance'' - Samuel (1997) * ''Babes in Arms'' - Val (1999) * ''A Little Night Music'' - Henrik (2000) * ''Ragtime (musical), Ragtime'' - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Balgord
Linda Balgord (born February 18, 1960) is an American Broadway theatre, Broadway actress and singer, most notable for playing Norma Desmond in the 1996 United States tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical ''Sunset Boulevard (musical), Sunset Boulevard'', being the last actress to portray Grizabella in the original Broadway run of ''Cats (musical), Cats'', and originating the role of Queen Elizabeth I in ''The Pirate Queen'' on Broadway. She has also played the role of Madame Giry in Andrew Lloyd Webber's ''The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical), The Phantom of the Opera'', in both the restaged North American tour and on Broadway. Early life Balgord was raised in New Lisbon, Wisconsin, and graduated from New Lisbon High School in 1978. She is a 1982 graduate of Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and she received a Master of Fine Arts, Acting, from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Career From 1982 to 1984, between her undergraduate graduation an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Zuber
Catherine Zuber is a costume designer for the Broadway theater and opera, among other venues. She is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama, and has been referred to as "one of theater's most sought-after costume designers on both coasts."Hefflet, Lynne"A costumer's fitting versatility" ''Los Angeles Times'' (December 5, 2004) Life and early career Zuber was born in England, and came with her family to New York City when she was 9 years old. Her first choice of career was photography, but she switched to costume design because she found photography to be "a lonely art form". In addition, she enjoyed the collaborative nature of working in the theatre. Broadway Zuber's Broadway credits include ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' (Tony nomination), '' Born Yesterday'' (Tony nomination), ''Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'', '' South Pacific'' (Tony Award), ''The Coast of Utopia'' (Tony Award), '' The Light in the Piazza'' (Tony Award), Edward Albee's'' Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek McLane
Derek McLane (born June 14, 1958, in London, England) is an American set designer for theatre, opera, and television. He graduated with a BA from Harvard College and an MFA from the Yale School of Drama. Career McLane has designed more than 350 productions at theatres throughout the United States and around the world, for Broadway, Off-Broadway and major live television. He won a Tony Award for ‘''33 Variations''’ and Emmy Awards for the 2014 Oscars + ‘''Hairspray Live!''’ and an Art Directors Guild Award for his 2014 design of the Oscars. Broadway credits include: ''Moulin Rouge!'' (2020), ''A Soldier's Play'' (2020), '' Gigi'' (2015), '' Beautiful: The Carole King Musical'' (2014), '' 33 Variations'' (Tony Award, Best Scenic Design 2009), '' Grease'', ''The Pajama Game'' (2006 Tony Nomination); ''The Threepenny Opera'', ''Little Women'', ''I Am My Own Wife'' (Tony Award, Best Play); ''Intimate Apparel'' (2005 Lortel Award), ''Barefoot in the Park'', '' Lestat'', '' The Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
