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Drama Desk Award For Outstanding Revue ...
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revue 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 category was established beginning with the 1990-91 season, originally titled Musical Revue-Entertainment. Winners and nominees 1990s 2000s 2010s References * External links Drama Desk official website {{Drama Desk Awards Revue A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Victims Unit
A Special Victims Unit (SVU) is a specialized division within some police departments. The detectives in this division typically investigate crimes involving sexual assault or victims of non-sexual crimes who require specialist handling such as the very young, the very elderly, or the disabled. United States New York City The New York City Police Department's Special Victims Division investigates sex crimes. It is housed in separate Borough Patrols (Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Staten Island and Brooklyn). The Special Victims Division only investigates the following types of cases: * Any child under 11 years of age who is the victim of abuse by a parent or person legally responsible for the care of the child. * Any child under 13 years of age who is the victim of any sex crime or attempted sex crime. * Any victim of rape (all degrees) or attempted rape (all degrees). * Any victim of a criminal sexual act (all degrees) or attempted criminal sexual act (all degrees). * Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After Midnight (musical)
''After Midnight'' is a Broadway musical that premiered at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in 2013. The revue is based on an earlier 2011 revue, titled ''Cotton Club Parade'', which ran in concert at Encores! in 2011 and 2012. Overview ''After Midnight'' is the Broadway production of ''Cotton Club Parade'' that premiered Off-Broadway at New York City Center's Encores! concert series in November 2011, starring Amber P. Riley in 2012 as the Special Guest Star and directed and choreographed by Warren Carlyle with music direction by Jazz at Lincoln Center artistic director Wynton Marsalis. ''Cotton Club Parade'' played a return engagement in November 2012 at New York City Center Encores!. The ''Cotton Club Parade'' was conceived by Jack Viertel, artistic director of "Encores!", who said "When we started rehearsals for 'Cotton Club Parade' in 2011, we knew we had something very special in store for audiences. Now that we’ve wrapped up our second run of this show at City Center, I coul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Jews Telling Jokes
''Old Jews Telling Jokes'' is a web series launched in 2009 created and directed by Sam Hoffman and produced by Eric Spiegelman and Tim Williams for Jetpack Media, Inc. It has since gone on to garner millions of unique views over several original series shot in places like New York, Los Angeles and Boca Raton. In 2010 OJTJ was published as a paperback book by Villard. Written by Sam Hoffman with Eric Spiegelman, it is subtitled ''5000 Years of Funny Bits and Not-So-Kosher Laughs." ''Its chapters consist of jokes and humorous anecdotes contributed by several Jewish personalities, including Ed Koch, Norman Stiles, John Pleshette and Annie Korzen. In the introduction Hoffman says his book "categorized the jokes into chapters, roughly tracing the trajectory of the Jewish experience in America". In addition to the book, the OJTJ series has also been distributed oDVD as two audio booksan, a successful BBC Four BBC Four is a British free-to-air public broadcast television chann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
End Of The World Edition
End, END, Ending, or variation, may refer to: End *In mathematics: ** End (category theory) **End (topology) **End (graph theory) ** End (group theory) (a subcase of the previous) **End (endomorphism) *In sports and games **End (gridiron football) **End, a division of play in the sports of curling, target archery and pétanque **End (dominoes), one of the halves of the face of a domino tile *In entertainment: **End (band) an American hardcore punk supergroup formed in 2017. ** End key on a modern computer keyboard ** End Records, a record label **"End", a song by The Cure from ''Wish'' ** Ends (song) (1998 song) song by Everlast, off the album ''Whitey Ford Sings the Blues'' *In other areas: **End, in weaving, a single thread of the warp **''Ends (short story collection)'' (1988 book) anthology of Gordon R. Dickson stories END * European Nuclear Disarmament * Endoglin, a glycoprotein * Equivalent narcotic depth, a concept used in underwater diving * Environmental noise directiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Full Spin Ahead
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Full may refer to: * People with the surname Full, including: ** Mr. Full (given name unknown), acting Governor of German Cameroon, 1913 to 1914 * A property in the mathematical field of topology; see Full set * A property of functors in the mathematical field of category theory; see Full and faithful functors * Satiety, the absence of hunger * A standard bed size, see Bed * Fulling, also known as tucking or walking ("waulking" in Scotland), term for a step in woollen clothmaking (verb: ''to full'') * Full-Reuenthal, a municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland See also *"Fullest", a song by the rapper Cupcakke *Ful (other) Ful or FUL may refer to: * Fula language * Fula people * Ful medames, a fava bean dish of Sudan and Egypt * Fullerton Municipal Airport, California, United States; IATA code FUL * Fullerton Transportation Center, California; Amtrak code FUL * Ful (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fyvush Finkel
Philip "Fyvush" Finkel ( yi, פֿײַוויש פֿינקעל; October 9, 1922 – August 14, 2016) was an American actor known as a star of Yiddish theater and for his role as lawyer Douglas Wambaugh on the television series ''Picket Fences'', for which he earned an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1994. He is also known for his portrayal of Harvey Lipschultz, a crotchety history teacher, on the television series ''Boston Public''. Early life Philip Finkel was born at home in Brownsville, Brooklyn, the third of four sons of Jewish immigrant parents, Mary ("Miryam"), a housewife from Minsk, Belarus, and Harry ("Cwi Hirsh") Finkel, a tailor from Warsaw. He adopted the stage name "Fyvush", a common Yiddish given name. Career Finkel first appeared on the stage at age 9, and acted for almost 35 years in the thriving Yiddish theaters of the Yiddish Theater District of Manhattan's Lower East Side, as well as performing as a standup comic in the Cats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RAIN – A Tribute To The Beatles
Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles, styled RAIN, is a Beatles tribute and later a theatrical production. ''Rain'' gives audiences the experience of seeing Beatles' songs performed live that were never done so by the band itself. It predates the popular Broadway show ''Beatlemania'' by several years. ''Rain'' has played Broadway, and toured for years. The show takes the form of a roughly chronological history of The Beatles via their music. About 30 songs are performed during the show. Other than some onstage banter, there is very little dialogue during the production, which consists mostly of exact re-enactments of the Beatles' music. The multimedia production uses high-definition backdrops that feature psychedelic effects, vintage television commercials, and video footage of ''Rain'' cast members recreating iconic Beatle moments. For legal reasons, ''Rain'' never calls its performers the names of the actual members of The Beatles.Jones, Chris"'Let It Be': Why show coming to Rosemon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Million Dollar Quartet (musical)
''Million Dollar Quartet'' is a jukebox musical with a book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux. It dramatizes the Million Dollar Quartet recording session of December 4, 1956, among early rock and roll/country stars who recorded at Sun Studio in Memphis, which are Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins, and newcomer Jerry Lee Lewis. The musical opened on Broadway in 2010, after several tryouts and regional productions, and spawned a 2011 West End production. Productions Florida and Washington (2006–2008) The musical premiered at Florida's Seaside Music Theatre, running from November 9 to December 4, 2006, and was then staged at the Village Theatre in Issaquah, Washington, in September through October 2007, and Everett, Washington, in January 2008, breaking box office records. Chicago (2008–2016) The musical had a limited run at Chicago's Goodman Theatre, opening on September 27, 2008. Mutrux co-directed the Chicago production with Eric D. Schaeffer, Artistic Director of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fascinating Aïda
Fascinating Aïda is a British comedy singing group and satirical cabaret act founded in March 1983. The line-up consists of founder member Dillie Keane; Adèle Anderson, who joined in 1984; and Liza Pulman, who first joined in 2004. The group received a Perrier Award nomination at the 1984 Edinburgh Festival, and went on to be nominated three times for the Olivier Award for Best Entertainment (1995, 2000 and 2004), and twice for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revue (2005 and 2010). Keane and Anderson were also nominated for the 2010 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics. History Fascinating Aïda was founded in March 1983 by Dillie Keane, along with Marilyn Cutts and Lizzie Richardson. The members have varied frequently, but the central two have been Adèle Anderson – who joined the group in 1984 – and Keane. The trio started performing in a West End wine bar, but they soon caught the attention of the media and performed on television for the first time in July 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sondheim On Sondheim
''Sondheim on Sondheim'' is a musical revue consisting of music and lyrics written by Stephen Sondheim for his many shows. It is conceived and directed by James Lapine. The revue had a limited run on Broadway in 2010. Background The revue is based on a show titled ''Moving On'' devised by David Kernan, and produced in 2000 (Kernan also conceived ''Side By Side By Sondheim''). ''Moving On'' ran at The Bridwell Theatre, London, for 32 performances from July 19 to August 19, 2000. The show featured some narration recorded by Sondheim; a CD of the show was released but did not include the Sondheim narrations. In 2001, ''Moving On'' premiered in the U.S. at The Laguna Playhouse in California. David Kernan, repeated his roles as conceiver and director. Three Sondheim vets, Teri Ralston (''Company''), Ann Morrison ('' Merrily We Roll Along'') and David Engel (''Putting It Together''), led the revue with Christopher Carothers and Tami Tappan also in the cast. Under a new title, ''Open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Make Me A Song (musical)
''Make Me a Song'' is a musical revue, with lyrics and music by William Finn, which was conceived by Rob Ruggiero in 2006. The revue includes songs from Finn's musicals ''In Trousers'', ''Falsettos'', ''A New Brain'', '' Elegies: A Song Cycle'' and ''Romance in Hard Times'', songs written for ''The Royal Family of Broadway'' and ''Songs of Innocence and Experience'', musicals that were never professionally produced, and other unpublished songs, notably the title song. There is no dialogue or plot connecting the songs.Jones, Kenneth"Make Me a Song, Finn's Revue of 'Heart and Music', Opens in NYC" ''Playbill'', November 12, 2007, accessed February 11, 2018 Productions ''Make Me a Song'' premiered in April 2006 as a regional production at Hartford's TheaterWorks, where Rob Ruggiero, who conceived of and directed the show, served as associate artistic director. The cast featured four singers: Sandy Binion, Joe Cassidy, Adam Heller and Sally Wilfert, as well as an on-stage singing pian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
