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Ever After The Musical
''Ever After'' is a 2015 musical, with book and lyrics by Marcy Heisler and music by Zina Goldrich, based on the 1998 film of the same name written by Susannah Grant, Andy Tennant, and Rick Parks. It is loosely based on fairy tale ''Cinderella''. The musical premiered at the Paper Mill Playhouse in May 2015. Background A report in 2012 indicated that a musical theatre production was in the works, with the book and lyrics by Marcy Heisler and music by Zina Goldrich. There was a reading of the musical in 2007 in New York City, starring Elena Shaddow as Danielle and Max von Essen as Prince Henry and directed by Doug Hughes. The musical's subtitle at that time was ''A Cinderella Story''.Gans, Andrew"Reading of Broadway-Bound Ever After, With Shaddow, von Essen and Maxwell, Presented July 19"Playbill, July 19, 2007 The musical was originally scheduled for its world premiere in April 2009 at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco, but the pre-Broadway run was postponed. In May 2012, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zina Goldrich
Zina Goldrich (born 1964) is an American composer known for her work in musical theatre in collaboration with the lyricist Marcy Heisler. Her best-known works as composer include " Ever After The Musical", " Taylor The Latte Boy" and "Alto's Lament". Background Zina Goldrich was born in New York in 1964, at the age of 13 she moved to Los Angeles with her family. Her father was a trumpet player and he used to play with The Mel Lewis/Thad Jones Jazz Orchestra, one of the most important jazz Big Bands in New York and probably in the world, in the Seventies. Education Zina Goldrich studied privately for most of her life. She started studying music at the age of three and piano at five. In fifth grade (age 10/11) she started writing songs for her school band. She studied at the Beverly Hills High School, which had a very good Drama department. After high school, she studied at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She then studied musical theatre in New York at the "B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra Boggess
Sierra Marjory Boggess (; born May 20, 1982) is an American theater actress and singer. She is best known for originating the role of Ariel in ''The Little Mermaid'' on Broadway, and for her multiple appearances as Christine Daaé in ''The Phantom of the Opera.'' She began by playing the role in the Las Vegas production of ''Phantom'' in 2006. In 2010, she reprised the role of Christine Daaé in the original London version of '' Love Never Dies'', which continues the story of ''Phantom'', opposite West End / Broadway actor Ramin Karimloo as the Phantom. She also played the role in the Broadway production of ''The Phantom of the Opera'' in 2013. She also originated the role of Rosalie Mullins in School of Rock, 2016. Early life and education Sierra Boggess was born and raised in Denver, Colorado with her older sister, Summer, and her younger sister, Allegra. All three sisters are professional musicians. The three were members of the Colorado Children's Chorale. Her parents are Kel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel York
Rachel York (born August 7, 1971) is an American actress and singer. She is known for stage roles in '' City of Angels'', ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'', ''Les Misérables'', ''Victor/Victoria'', ''Kiss Me, Kate'', ''Sly Fox'', '' Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'' and ''Anything Goes''. She also has many film and television credits, including her portrayal of Lucille Ball in the CBS biographical film ''Lucy''. Career At age 19, York approached talent agent Bill Timms. She performed monologues from '' Nuts'' and ''Sophie's Choice'' and gave him a demo tape with songs from ''Evita''. Timms signed her immediately and described her as being able to "... do anything." Theatre York made her Broadway debut as Mallory in the musical '' City of Angels'', and her performance won critical acclaim. After ''City of Angels'', she has been in many performances on stage, including Fantine in ''Les Misérables'', Irene St. Claire in ''Crucifer of Blood'', The Younger Woman in Stephen Sondheim's ''Putting It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Maxwell
Janice Elaine Maxwell (November 20, 1956 – February 11, 2018) was an American stage and television actress. She was a five-time Tony Award nominee and two-time Drama Desk Award winner. In a career spanning over thirty years, Maxwell was one of the most celebrated and critically acclaimed stage actresses of her time. Maxwell made her Broadway debut in 1989, as an understudy in the musical '' City of Angels''. She received her first Tony nomination in 2005 for the musical ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang''. Her other nominations were for ''Coram Boy'' in 2007, ''Lend Me a Tenor'' and ''The Royal Family'' both in 2010, and ''Follies'' in 2012. Her nominations in two separate Tony Award categories in 2010, made her only the fourth actress to achieve two nominations in a single year. Her 2012 nomination for ''Follies'' made her only the second actress to receive a Tony nomination in all four acting categories. Her other Broadway credits include ''Dancing at Lughnasa'' (1992), ''A Doll's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Six (musical)
''Six'' (stylised in all uppercase) is a British musical comedy with book, music, and lyrics by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss. The musical is a modern retelling of the lives of the six wives of Henry VIII presented as a pop concert, as the Queens take turns singing and telling their story to see who suffered the most due to Henry and should, therefore, become the group's lead singer. The musical was first presented by Cambridge University students at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2017. It has since gone on to professional productions in the West End, on Broadway and internationally. Plot The six Queens introduce themselves performing at a pop concert, telling the audience that the position of the band's lead singer will be the prize for whoever they determine had the worst experience at the hands of their common husband, Henry VIII ("Ex-Wives"). Catherine of Aragon recounts how Henry wished to annul their marriage and place her in a nunnery when he began lusting after Anne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ordway Center For The Performing Arts
The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, hosts a variety of performing arts, such as touring Broadway musicals, orchestra, opera, and cultural performers, and produces local musicals. It is home to several local arts organizations, including the Minnesota Opera, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and The Schubert Club. The president and CEO, Christopher Harrington, has served since November 2021, and Producing Artistic Director Rod Kaats has been with the Ordway since February 2018. History In 1980, Saint Paul resident Sally Ordway Irvine (a 3M heiress and arts patron) dreamed of a European-style concert hall offering "everything from opera to the Russian circus." She contributed $7.5 million—a sum matched by other members of the Ordway family—toward the cost of the facility. Fifteen Twin Cities corporations and foundations were the principal funders of the $46 million complex, the most expensive privately funded arts facility ever built ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 living within the city limits, it is the eighth most populous city in the Southeast and 38th most populous city in the United States according to the 2020 U.S. census. It is the core of the much larger Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to more than 6.1 million people, making it the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at an elevation of just over above sea level, it features unique topography that includes rolling hills, lush greenery, and the most dense urban tree coverage of any major city in the United States. Atlanta was originally founded as the terminus of a major state-sponsored railroad, but it soon became the convergence point among several rai ... [...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] |
Tony Sheldon (actor)
Tony Sheldon (born 12 September 1955) is an Australian actor/singer best known for his work in theatre; he is also a writer. Career Sheldon comes from one of Australia's leading theatrical families: his mother is Toni Lamond, his aunt Helen Reddy, and his grandmother Stella Lamond. He won the 2005 Helpmann Award, the Sydney Critics Award, the Mo Award and the Glugs Award for his performance as Roger de Bris in '' The Producers''. He was also nominated for a Helpmann and a Green Room Award for his work in ''The Witches of Eastwick'' in 2003. He wrote and directed ''The Times of My Life'' at the Ensemble Theatre (2006) and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival for his mother, Toni Lamond. Sheldon played more than 1,700 performances as Bernadette in ''Priscilla Queen of the Desert'' in Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, West End (2009) and Toronto prior to the Broadway premiere in March 2011. He won the Green Room Award, Best Male Artist in a Leading Role, and was nominated for an Olivier Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Shaughnessy
Charles George Patrick Shaughnessy, 5th Baron Shaughnessy (born 9 February 1955) is a French actor. He is known for his roles on American television, including Shane Donovan on the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'', and Maxwell Sheffield on the sitcom ''The Nanny'', and as the voice of Dennis the Goldfish on ''Stanley'' for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award. He is also more recently known for his recurring roles as Christopher Plover on '' The Magicians'' and St. John Powell on ''Mad Men''. Shaughnessy is currently a series regular on ABC daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'' in the role of villain Victor Cassadine; he signed a long-term contract to remain part of the show indefinitely. Along with his brother, David Shaughnessy, and Ophelia Soumekh, he is a partner in 3S Media Solutions Inc. Early life Shaughnessy was born on 9 February 1955 in London, the son of Alfred Shaughnessy, a television writer who was the scriptwriter for '' Upstairs, Downstairs'', and actress Jean L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Snyder (actor)
James Randall Snyder (born February 7, 1981) is an American actor and singer. He graduated from Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento, California and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the USC School of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles, where he was a member of the SoCal VoCals, USC's premiere a cappella group. Professional career Since 2002, Snyder has appeared on numerous television shows. His television credits include the television film '' Anna's Dream'', and the TV series ''Married to the Kellys'', ''Gilmore Girls'', ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'', ''Related'', ''Without a Trace'', ''Cold Case'', ''Eli Stone'', ''Drop Dead Diva'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''Blue Bloods'', and ''The Outrageously Fabulous Weekly Parody Talk Show''. He can also be seen in the shorts ''The Baker's Dozen'', ''A Cut Above'', ''5 or Die'', ''Webloe Jobs'', ''True Blood: The Parody Movie'', ''Genre This'', and, most recently, ''Adonis''. Snyder has had various movie role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margo Seibert
Margo Seibert is an American actress and singer. Personal life Seibert is the daughter of Debbie (née Sykes) and Willis Seibert. She has one sister. She graduated from Glenelg High School in 2002 and American University in 2005 with a degree in international relations, and also was involved with theatre. Career Seibert was nominated for a Drama Desk Award in 2014 for playing the title character of Tamar in the Off-Broadway musical ''Tamar of the River'' by Marisa Michelson and Joshua H. Cohen and produced by the Prospect Theatre Company. She made her Broadway debut originating the role of Adrian Pennino in the musical version of ''Rocky'' originally played in the films by Talia Shire. Later, she played Tock in the musical adaptation of ''The Phantom Tollbooth'' at the Kennedy Center. She played the role of Danielle in ''Ever After'', the musical adaptation of the 1998 ''Cinderella'' film version of the same name. The musical opened at the Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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