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Flight Of The Conchords (TV Series)
''Flight of the Conchords'' is an American sitcom that was first shown on HBO on June 17, 2007. The show follows the adventures of Flight of the Conchords, a two-man band from New Zealand, as its members seek fame and success in New York City. The show stars the real-life duo of Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, who play fictionalized versions of themselves. A second season was announced on August 17, 2007, and shown from January 18, 2009. On December 11, 2009, HBO canceled the series after two seasons and the duo announced that the series is not going to be returning for a third season. Throughout its run, ''Flight of the Conchords'' received positive critical reception, with its second season scoring 80/100 on Metacritic. The show received 10 Emmy Award nominations, including "Outstanding Comedy Series" and "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series" for Jemaine Clement, both in 2009. Plot The series centers on the day-to-day lives and loves of two shepherds-turned-musicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musical Theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole. Although musical theatre overlaps with other theatrical forms like opera and dance, it may be distinguished by the equal importance given to the music as compared with the dialogue, movement and other elements. Since the early 20th century, musical theatre stage works have generally been called, simply, musicals. Although music has been a part of dramatic presentations since ancient times, modern Western musical theatre emerged during the 19th century, with many structural elements established by the works of Gilbert and Sullivan in Britain and those of Harrigan and Hart in America. These were followed by the numerous Edwardian musical comedies and the musical theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiction
Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary, or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with history, fact, or plausibility. In a traditional narrow sense, "fiction" refers to written narratives in prose often referring specifically to novels, novellas, and short stories. More broadly, however, fiction encompasses imaginary narratives expressed in any medium, including not just writings but also live theatrical performances, films, television programs, radio dramas, comics, role-playing games, and video games. Definition Typically, the fictionality of a work is publicly marketed and so the audience expects the work to deviate in some ways from the real world rather than presenting, for instance, only factually accurate portrayals or characters who are actual people. Because fiction is generally understood to not fully adhere to the real world, the themes a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Wood (actor)
Frank Wood (born May 6, 1960) is an American actor who has appeared in various television, film, and theatre roles. Early life and education Wood is the son of Margaret (Byers) and Robert Coldwell Wood, a political scientist who briefly served as United States secretary of housing and urban development in the Lyndon Johnson administration. His sister is U.S. senator and former governor of New Hampshire, Maggie Hassan. Wood attended the Buxton School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University in 1984 and a MFA from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Career Wood won a Tony Award in 1999 for Best Featured Actor in a Play for '' Side Man''. He played Bill in '' August: Osage County'' on Broadway. From September 14, 2010, to March 27, 2011, Wood starred as the character Roy Cohn in the acclaimed off-Broadway revival of Tony Kushner’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play ''Angels in America'' staged by the Signature Theatre Company in Manhattan. Wood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Costabile
David Costabile (; born January 9, 1967) is an American actor. He is best known for his television work, having appeared in supporting roles in several television series such as '' Billions'', ''Breaking Bad'', ''Damages'', ''Flight of the Conchords'', '' Suits'', and ''The Wire'', as well as the film ''The Dirt''. He has also acted on film and in Broadway theatre. Early life and education Costabile was born in Washington, D.C. and is of Italian descent. He holds an undergraduate degree from Tufts University and an MFA from New York University. Career Stage Costabile has appeared on Broadway in Manhattan Theatre Club's revival of ''Translations'' in 2007, the musical ''Titanic'' in 1997, and '' The Tempest'' in 1995. In 2005, he appeared as Launce in ''The Two Gentlemen of Verona'' as part of the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park. For ''Caroline, or Change'', the Drama Desk Award–winning musical by Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori (2003–2004), Costabile workshopped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Blanchard
Rachel Blanchard (born 19 March 1976) is a Canadian actress.Rachel Blanchard's bio at www.northernstars.ca Her television work includes playing Cher in American '' Clueless'', Nancy in '','' Emma in American come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sutton Foster Sutton Lenore Foster (born March 18, 1975) is an American actress, singer and dancer. She is known for her work on the Broadway stage, for which she has won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical twice, in 2002 for her role as Millie Dillmount in ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'', and in 2011 for her performance as Reno Sweeney in '' Anything Goes'', a role which she reprised in 2021 for a production in London and for which she received a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Her other Broadway credits include '' Little Women'', '' The Drowsy Chaperone'', ''Young Frankenstein'', ''Shrek the Musical'', '' Violet'', and ''The Music Man''. On television, Foster played the lead role in the short-lived ABC Family comedy-drama '' Bunheads'' from 2012 to 2013. From 2015 to 2021, she starred in the TV Land comedy-drama ''Younger''. Early life and education Foster was born on March 18, 1975 in Statesbor |
