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Gigantic (musical)
''Gigantic'' is a rock musical comedy written by Randy Blair, Timothy Michael Drucker, and Matthew roi Berger. It was originally performed as ''Fat Camp'' at the 2009 New York Musical Theatre Festival, directed by Alex Timbers, and produced by Carl Levin and Michael Minarik. The production was awarded the 2009 Best of Fest Award, in addition to other honors. In 2015, the musical opened Off-Broadway as ''Gigantic'', produced by the Vineyard Theatre at the Acorn Theatre on Theatre Row. The production, which opened on December 3, 2015, starred Max Wilcox, Ryann Redmond, Jared Loftin, Larry Owens, Bonnie Milligan, Leslie Kritzer, and Burke Moses. Synopsis Fat Camp is the story of a rock ‘n’ roll rebel and the place where he proves he's more than meets the eye: Camp Overton, a weight loss retreat for hefty teenagers. Secrets, sex, S'mores, and self-image collide in this new musical comedy exploring the trials and triumphs of being 'the fat kid.' New York Musical Theatre Festi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy Blair
Randy Blair is an American actor and writer, best known for originating the role of Hipolito/Elton John in the Broadway musical '' Amelie''. His play Mrs. Lowenstein was adapted into a 5 part limited series podcast starring Ann Dowd. Other work as a bookwriter and lyricist includes '' Gigantic'' (Vineyard Theatre), '' Perez Hilton Saves the Universe (or at least the greater Los Angeles area): the Musical!'' (Barrow Street Theatre), ''Spidermusical'' (Mint Theatre), ''Haute Mess'' ( Ars Nova), ''#RUFF'' (serials at ( The Flea Theatre)), and Leslie Kritzer's ''Beautiful Disaster'' at Joe's Pub. He has also served as a creative consultant writer on Funny Or Die's ''Billy on the Street''. As an actor, Blair originated the role of Hipolito/Elton John in the world premiere of '' Amelie'' at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, and continued with the production to the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles and the Walter Kerr Theatre on Broadway. Other off-Broadway world premieres include the OBIE winni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Kritzer
Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer (born May 24, 1977) is an American singer and musical theatre actress. Life and career Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer was born in Manhattan and raised in Livingston, New Jersey. Her father is Jewish, and her mother is of Puerto Rican ancestry. Kritzer was raised Catholic. She attended Livingston High School, graduating in 1995. A 1999 graduate of the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music, she has appeared on Broadway in ''Hairspray'' as Shelly and in ''Legally Blonde'' as Serena. Off-Broadway she appeared in ''The Great American Trailer Park Musical'', ''Bat Boy,'' and ''Godspell'', and her regional credits include ''Vanities'' (Kathy), ''Babes in Arms'' (Baby Rose), and both '' Grease'' (Rizzo) and '' Funny Girl'' (Fanny) at Paper Mill Playhouse. Kritzer starred in ''Leslie Kritzer is Patti LuPone at Les Mouches,'' a recreation of Patti LuPone's famed nightclub act. The show premiered at Joe's Pub and was conceived and directed by Ben R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Musicals
A rock musical is a musical theatre work with rock music. The genre of rock musical may overlap somewhat with album musicals, concept albums and song cycles, as they sometimes tell a story through the rock music, and some album musicals and concept albums become rock musicals. Notable examples of rock musicals include ''Next to Normal'', '' Spring Awakening'', ''Rent'', '' Grease'', and ''Hair''. The Who's '' Tommy'' and other rock operas are sometimes presented on stage as a musical. History The first musical to hint at what was to come was the final Ziegfeld Follies in 1957. This production featured one rock and roll number, "The Juvenile Delinquent", performed by fifty-year-old Billy De Wolfe. This was followed by another precursor to the rock musical, ''Bye Bye Birdie'' (1960), which included two rock and roll numbers. The rock musical became an important part of the musical theatre scene in the late 1960s with the hit show ''Hair''. Styled "The American Tribal Love-Rock Music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Musicals
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Kelly Devine
Kelly Devine is a theatre choreographer. Her Broadway choreography credits include '' Rock of Ages'', ''Rocky'', ''Doctor Zhivago'', ''Come From Away'', and ''Escape to Margaritaville''. She was associate choreographer on ''Memphis'' and ''Jersey Boys''. In 2018 she choreographed the Off-Broadway musical ''Clueless''. She won the 2019 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Choreography for her work on the West End production of ''Come From Away ''Come from Away'' is a Canadian musical, with book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein. It is based on the events in the Newfoundland town of Gander during the week following the September 11 attacks, when 38 planes, carryin ...''. References Choreographers Laurence Olivier Award winners Helpmann Award winners Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{dance-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casey Hushion
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Janet Dickkinson
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Michael Cassara
Michael Andrew Cassara (born April 14, 1981 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio) is an American casting director, educator, and genealogist. His casting work spans musicals, plays, and films and he has been nominated for two Artios Awards by the Casting Society of America. Career Cassara serves as the resident casting director for the New York Musical Theatre Festival, where he has cast more than 70 new musicals since the festival's inception in 2004. Recent New York credits include '' Forbidden Broadway'', ''Fat Camp'', The '' Jack Cole Project'' (dir. Chet Walker), and a number of independent films including ''Clear Blue Tuesday'', ''Grantham and Rose'', and ''Contest''. His work has frequently been seen at regional theatres including Gulfshore Playhouse, the Olney Theatre Center, the Goodspeed Opera House, Kitchen Theatre, Great Lakes Theater Festival, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, and The Old Globe. As an educator specializing in entertainment industry topics and audition tec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molly Hager
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Carly Jibson
Carly Jibson (born 1984) is an American actress, singer and writer. She is best known for her role in the Broadway musical ''Hairspray'' as Tracy Turnblad. She also starred in the TV series ''The Guest Book'' and '' One Mississippi''. Life and career Jibson was raised in Michigan. She dropped out of Mona Shores High School in 2002, after which she moved to New York City. She originated the role of Tracy Turnblad in the first national touring production of ''Hairspray''. In 2003–6, she took on the same role in the Broadway production of ''Hairspray''. In 2006, she appeared as Baby Manicotti in Andrew Lippa's ''Asphalt Beach''. In 2008, she originated the role of Pepper Walker in the musical ''Cry-Baby'' on Broadway. She released her debut recording, ''Best of me'', in 2011. In 2017, Jibson was cast as Desiree in the Amazon Video original comedy series '' One Mississippi'' and on the TBS comedy series''The Guest Book ''The Guest Book'' is an American anthology comedy televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Saltzberg
Sarah Saltzberg is an American actress and singer. Personal Saltzberg is a native of Needham, Massachusetts, and a graduate of Boston University's theatre performance program. Her brother, Adam Saltzberg, is a reality television producer. She also works as a real estate broker in New York. Career She made her Broadway debut in 2005 starring as Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre in William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin's ''The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'', a role which she originated with improvisational comedy troupe The Farm. She had previously worked as a weekend nanny for playwright Wendy Wasserstein,Jasnoff, Brittany"CFA Alum on Broadway"bu.edu, November 28, 2006 whose influence helped bring William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin to the creative team of ''Spelling Bee''. She starred in and produced the improvisation and sketch comedy show ''Don't Quit Your Night Job'' at the Ha! Comedy Club in New York City in 2007. Also she appeared in the movie ''City Island'' as the Casting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
