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End Of The Rainbow
''End of the Rainbow'' is a musical drama by Peter Quilter, which focuses on Judy Garland in the months leading up to her death in 1969. After a premiere in Sydney, Australia in 2005, the show has played on the West End in London and a Broadway production opened at the Belasco Theatre in 2012. The award-winning 2019 film ''Judy'' starring Renée Zellweger is a screen adaptation of the play for which Zellweger won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Garland. Synopsis Judy Garland is staying in London, along with young new fiancé Mickey Deans and loyal friend and pianist Anthony, preparing for her five-week run of shows at The Talk of the Town. Garland hopes that her act will help her maintain her star profile, especially considering a recent string of bad press against her. However, she still struggles with both her drug addictions and her strained relationships with the men around her. Production history ''End of the Rainbow'' evolved from an earlier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playbill For End Of The Rainbow On Broadway
''Playbill'' is an American monthly magazine for theatergoers. Although there is a subscription issue available for home delivery, most copies of ''Playbill'' are printed for particular productions and distributed at the door as the show's program. ''Playbill'' was first printed in 1884 for a single theater on 21st Street in New York City. The magazine is now used at nearly every Broadway theatre, as well as many Off-Broadway productions. Outside New York City, ''Playbill'' is used at theaters throughout the United States. As of September 2012, its circulation was 4,073,680. History What is known today as ''Playbill'' started in 1884, when Frank Vance Strauss founded the New York Theatre Program Corporation specializing in printing theater programs. Strauss reimagined the concept of a theater program, making advertisements a standard feature and thus transforming what was then a leaflet into a fully designed magazine. The new format proved popular with theatergoers, who st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilton McRae
Hilton McRae (born 28 December 1949) is a Scottish actor, working in theatre, television and film. Career McRae was part of the radical theatre group 7:84 before graduating from the University of Edinburgh, and by 1977 he had joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has concentrated mainly on avant-garde and political theatre. His most mainstream American film role was as Arvel Crynyd in ''Return of the Jedi''; he was uncredited for his brief appearance. In the UK he had substantial roles in ''The French Lieutenant's Woman'' and '' Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan''. He has performed in several musicals on the London stage, including '' Mamma Mia!'' and ''Miss Saigon'', in which he played the part of The Engineer. He performed the role of Mr Stopnick in the UK premiere of ''Caroline, or Change'' at the National Theatre, which won the Best Musical Award from the London newspaper the Evening Standard. In 2008 he played the part of Scarecrow in the Southbank's production of '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalia Dicenta
Natalia Dicenta Herrera (born 6 July 1962) is a Spanish actress and singer. Family She was born in Madrid on 6 July 1962. She is the daughter of Spanish actors Lola Herrera and . On her father side, she is the granddaughter of actor , and great-granddaughter of playwright Joaquín Dicenta. Natalia also has a younger brother, named Daniel, a photographer. Her parents married in 1960 and divorced in 1967. She has worked with her mother Lola in many occasions. Filmography Film * '' Propiedad privada'' (2006) * '' Mujeres en el parque'' (2006) * '' La monja'' (2005) * '' Cásate conmigo, Maribel'' (2002) * '' ¡Hasta aquí hemos llegado!'' (2002) * '' El florido pensil'' (2002) * '' The Dancer Upstairs'' (2002) * '' Gatos'' (2002) * '' Zapping'' (1999) * '' Entre las piernas'' (1999) ''(voice)'' * ''Grandes ocasiones'' (1998) * '' Al límite'' (1997) ''(voice)'' * ''En brazos de la mujer madura'' (1997) ''(voice)'' * '' Malena es un nombre de tango'' (1996) ''(voice)'' * '' Un p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Maxwell (actress)
Lisa Maxwell (born 24 November 1963) is an English actress, television presenter and singer best known for her role in ''The Bill'' as Samantha Nixon. Between 2009 and 2014 she was a regular panellist on ITV chat show series Loose Women. Early life Maxwell was born in the Elephant & Castle district of Southwark, South London, in November 1963. When she was conceived, her father, John Murphy, already had a pregnant wife. Her 22-year-old mother Valerie Maxwell returned to her parents' home, where the three of them brought Lisa up. She met her father for the first time when she was 45. She has three paternal half-siblings. Maxwell was educated at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts,Lisa Maxwell Loose Women, ITV, 29 April 2010 and first acted on TV aged 11, in a schools programme ''A Place Like Home''. In 1981, she par ... [...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] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in Midtown Manhattan. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances. One is also given for regional theatre. Several discretionary non-competitive awards are given as well, including a Special Tony Award, the Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre, and the Isabelle Stevenson Award. The awards were founded by theatre producer and director Brock Pemberton and are named after Antoinette "Tony" Perry, an actress, producer and theatre director who was co-founder and secretary of the American Theatre Wing. The trophy consists of a spinnable medallion, with faces portraying an adaptation of the comedy and tragedy masks, mounted on a black base with a pewter swivel. The rules for the Tony Awards are set forth in the off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Pelphrey
Thomas J. Pelphrey (born July 28, 1982) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Jonathan Randall and Mick Dante in the CBS television series ''Guiding Light'' and ''As the World Turns'' respectively, Kurt Bunker in the Cinemax television series ''Banshee (TV series), Banshee'', Ward Meachum in the Netflix original series ''Iron Fist (TV series), Iron Fist'', Ben Davis in the Netflix original series ''Ozark (TV series), Ozark'', and Perry Abbott in the Prime Video original series ''Outer Range'' as well as a supporting role in David Fincher's film ''Mank''. Early life and education Born in Howell Township, New Jersey, Howell, New Jersey, Pelphrey graduated from Howell High School (New Jersey), Howell High School in 2000, and from Rutgers University (Mason Gross School of the Arts) in 2004 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Career ''Guiding Light'' Pelphrey's most notable role has been the role of Jonathan Randall, the son of Reva Shayne and her late for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Cumpsty
Michael Cumpsty (born 28 February 1960) is a British actor. He has been acting since childhood. He has worked extensively performing Shakespeare, as well as both musicals and dramas on Broadway. He also performs in films and on television. Life and career Cumpsty was born in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, and moved to South Africa with his family when he was 9. Cumpsty attended Haileybury College in Hertfordshire and received a Bachelor of Arts in English from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1982. On the Broadway stage he appeared in dramas, including '' La Bête'' (1991), ''Timon of Athens'' (1993),"Michael Cumpsty Broadway" playbillvault.com, accessed 19 August 2015 '' |
Guthrie Theater
The Guthrie Theater, founded in 1963, is a center for theater performance, production, education, and professional training in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The concept of the theater was born in 1959 in a series of discussions between Sir Tyrone Guthrie, Oliver Rea and Peter Zeisler. Disenchanted with Broadway, they intended to form a theater with a resident acting company, to perform classic plays in rotating repertory, while maintaining the highest professional standards. The Guthrie Theater has performed in two main-stage facilities. The first building was designed by Ralph Rapson, included a 1,441-seat thrust stage designed by Tanya Moiseiwitsch, and was operated from 1963–2006. After closing its 2005–2006 season, the theater moved to its current facility designed by Jean Nouvel. In 1982, the theater won the Regional Theatre Tony Award. History In 1959, Sir Tyrone Guthrie published a small invitation in the drama page of ''The New York Times'' soliciting communities' int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivier Awards
The Laurence Olivier Awards, or simply the Olivier Awards, are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognise excellence in professional theatre in London at an annual ceremony in the capital. The awards were originally known as the Society of West End Theatre Awards, but they were renamed in honour of the British actor of the same name in 1984. The awards are given to individuals involved in West End productions and other leading non-commercial theatres based in London across a range of categories covering plays, musicals, dance, opera and affiliate theatre. A discretionary non-competitive Special Olivier Award is also given each year. The Olivier Awards are recognised internationally as the highest honour in British theatre, equivalent to the BAFTA Awards for film and television, and the BRIT Awards for music. The Olivier Awards are considered equivalent to Broadway's Tony Awards and France's Molière Award. Since inception, the awards have been held at v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
