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Greenwillow
''Greenwillow'' is a musical with a book by Lesser Samuels and Frank Loesser and music and lyrics by Loesser. The musical is set in the magical town of Greenwillow. It ran on Broadway in 1960. Overview Based on the novel by B. J. Chute, the musical is a fantasy, set in the magical town of Greenwillow. In Greenwillow, the eldest in each generation of Briggs men must obey the "call to wander", while the women they leave behind care for the home and rear their children in the hope that some day their husbands will return. Gideon loves his girlfriend, Dorrie, and would like nothing better than to settle down with her, and finds in the town's newest inhabitant, the Reverend Birdsong, an ally who will try to help him make his dream come true.''Greenwillow'' mtishows.com, accessed November 20, 2016 Production The musical had a pre ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor, director, and singer. Perkins is best remembered for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's suspense thriller '' Psycho'', which made him an influential figure in pop culture and in horror films. He often played distinctive villainous roles in film, though he was most renowned for his romantic leads. Perkins represented an era of vulnerable actors who straddled the line between masculinity and femininity, and he distinguished himself by playing unconfident characters. Born in New York City, Perkins got his start as an adolescent in summer stock programs, although he acted in films before he set foot on a professional stage. His first film, '' The Actress'', costarring Spencer Tracy and Jean Simmons and directed by George Cukor, was a disappointment save for an Oscar nod for its costumes, and Perkins returned to the boards instead. He made his Broadway debut in the Elia Kazan-directed '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Simon Theatre
The Neil Simon Theatre, originally the Alvin Theatre, is a Broadway theater at 250 West 52nd Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1927, the theater was designed by Herbert J. Krapp and was built for Alex A. Aarons and Vinton Freedley. The original name was an amalgamation of Aarons's and Freedley's first names; the theater was renamed for playwright Neil Simon in 1983. The Neil Simon has 1,467 seats across two levels and is operated by the Nederlander Organization. Both the facade and the auditorium interior are New York City landmarks. The facade is divided into two sections: the six-story stage house to the west and the five-story auditorium to the east. The ground floor is clad with terracotta blocks and contains an entrance with a marquee. The upper stories of both sections are made of brick and terracotta; the auditorium facade has arched windows, niches, and a central pediment, while the stage house has a more plain design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Loesser
Frank Henry Loesser (; June 29, 1910 – July 28, 1969) was an American songwriter who wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musicals ''Guys and Dolls'' and ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'', among others. He won a Tony Award for ''Guys and Dolls'' and shared the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for ''How to Succeed''. He also wrote songs for over 60 Hollywood films and Tin Pan Alley, many of which have become standards, and was nominated for five Academy Awards for best song, winning once for Baby, It's Cold Outside. Early years Frank Henry Loesser was born to a Jewish family in New York City to Henry Loesser, a pianist,Frank Loesser biography pbs.org, accessed December 5, 2008 and Julia Ehrlich. He grew up in a house on West 107th Street in M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Layton
Joe Layton (May 3, 1931 – May 5, 1994) was an American director and choreographer known primarily for his work on Broadway.Dunning, Jennifer. (9 May 1994). Page B7.'Joe Layton, Choreographer And Director, Is Dead at 64' Obituary. New York Times. (USA) Biography Born Joseph Lichtman in Brooklyn, New York, Layton began his career as a dancer in ''Wonderful Town'' (1953), and he appeared uncredited in the ensemble of the original live TV production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's ''Cinderella'' (1957) starring Julie Andrews. (Book has page numbers) However, from the start, his primary interest was in musical staging. In addition to his many legitimate theatre credits, he conceived and directed Broadway concerts for Bette Midler (1975), Diana Ross (1976), Cher (1979), and Harry Connick Jr. (1990). He choreographed the Broadway version of The Sound of Music with Mary Martin and Theodore Bikel. Joe Layton won the Tony Award for Best Choreography for ''No Strings'' (1962), star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Chapman (baritone)
William Chapman (April 30, 1923 – April 24, 2012) was an American operatic baritone and stage actor. He appeared in several Broadway productions and was notably a leading performer at the New York City Opera from 1957 through 1979. Early career Born in Los Angeles, Chapman graduated from the University of Southern California and pursued vocal training with William De Mille, Edward Lippi, and Leon Cepparo in his native city. He moved to New York City in 1954 and began studying with Raymond Smolover. He starred Off-Broadway in Carmen Lombardo and John Jacob Loeb's 1955 musical ''Arabian Nights'' at the Jones Beach Marine Theatre opposite Lauritz Melchior and Helena Scott. In December 1956 he made his Broadway debut in the original production of Leonard Bernstein's ''Candide'' as Ferone and the Lawyer. Chapman made his first opera appearance as Barone Douphol in the NBC Opera Theatre's April 1957 television broadcast of Giuseppe Verdi's ''La traviata'' with Elaine Malbin as Vio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miller Theater (Philadelphia)
Miller Theater, originally the Sam S. Shubert Theatre and formerly the Merriam Theater, is Philadelphia's most continuous location for touring Broadway show theatre. It is located at 250 South Broad Street within the Avenue of the Arts cultural district of Center City, Philadelphia. The Theatre was built by the Shubert Organization in 1918. In 1972 the theater came under the ownership of the Academy of Music, and was owned by the University of the Arts. In November 2016, it was purchased by the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. History Lee and J. J. Shubert, theatrical producers, set out to build a theater memorializing their brother, Sam, who had died several years earlier in a railroad accident. Two theaters were built, one in Philadelphia and one in New York. The Shubert Theatre in Philadelphia was built in 1918 on the site of the demolished Horticultural Hall that included the reuse of the hall's marble staircase in the theaters' interior design. The building stands s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Roy Hill
George Roy Hill (December 20, 1921 – December 27, 2002) was an American film director. He is most noted for directing such films as ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' (1969) and ''The Sting'' (1973), both starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Davidson, Bill. (16 Mar 1975) The Entertainer. ''New York Times Magazine'', SM15. "Certainly George Roy Hill's pictures have been an important influence in showing the industry that what the public wants is a good story." Peter Bogdanovich, qtd. in Bill Davidson, "The Entertainer," ''New York Times Magazine'', March 16, 1975. Hill is also known for directing such films as ''The World of Henry Orient'' (1964), ''Hawaii'' (1966), ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' (1967), '' Slaughterhouse-Five'' (1972), '' The Great Waldo Pepper'' (1975), ''Slap Shot'' (1977), '' A Little Romance'' (1979), ''The World According to Garp'' (1982) and his final film ''Funny Farm'' (1988). According to one obituary "few directors achieved such fame and succ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecil Kellaway
Cecil Lauriston Kellaway (22 August 1890 – 28 February 1973) was a South African character actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor twice, for '' The Luck of the Irish'' (1948) and '' Guess Who's Coming to Dinner'' (1967). Early life Cecil Kellaway was born on 22 August 1890 in Cape Town, South Africa. He was the son of English parents, Rebecca Annie (née Brebner) and Edwin John Kellaway, an architect and engineer. Edwin had immigrated to Cape Town to help build the Houses of Parliament there, and he was a good friend of Cecil Rhodes, who was young Cecil's eponym and godfather. Cecil was interested in acting from an early age. He was educated at the Normal College, Cape Town, and in England at Bradford Grammar School. He studied engineering and on his return to South Africa was employed in an engineering firm. However the lure of acting was too strong and he became a full-time actor, making his debut in ''Potash and Perlmutter''. Early plays i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Third Album (Barbra Streisand Album)
''The Third Album'' is the title of Barbra Streisand's third solo studio album which was released in February 1964. By 1966, the album sold over one million copies worldwide. Artwork The photograph on the album cover was taken by actor Roddy McDowall when Streisand was performing on ''The Judy Garland Show'' in October 1963. Critical reception AllMusic gave the album a retrospective three (out of five) stars, and called it "another demonstration of the beauty of Barbra Streisand's voice, also suggested that her interpretive abilities remained limited." Commercial performance After the success of Streisand's previous two albums, ''The Barbra Streisand Album'' and ''The Second Barbra Streisand Album'', it was expected that ''The Third Album'' would do as well. The album turned out to be very successful; it reached #5 on Billboard's Pop Albums Chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA. It stayed on the Billboard 200 for 74 weeks. Song information *"My Melancholy Baby" was first p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marian Mercer
Marian Ethel Mercer (November 26, 1935 – April 27, 2011) was an American actress and singer. Career Born in Akron, Ohio, Mercer was the daughter of Samuel and Nellie Mercer. She graduated from the University of Michigan, then spent several seasons working in summer stock. She made her Broadway debut in the chorus of the short-lived musical, '' Greenwillow'' in 1960. She drew critical notice for her performance in ''New Faces of 1962'', and won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance, and the Theatre World Award for her performance as Marge MacDougall in '' Promises, Promises'' (1968). Additional theatre credits include ''Hay Fever'' and the short-lived 1978 revival of '' Stop the World – I Want to Get Off'' with Sammy Davis, Jr. In 1979, she starred as Deirdre in '' Bosoms and Neglect''. Mercer was a regular on television, appearing in ''The Dom DeLuise Show'', ''The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Norden
Tommy Norden (born September 25, 1952, New York City) is a former American actor. Norden is widely known for his years playing Bud Ricks, the red-haired, younger brother of Sandy Ricks ( Luke Halpin) on the television series '' Flipper''. Other performances include a minor role in the film '' Five Miles to Midnight'' (1962), with Anthony Perkins and Sophia Loren, as well as TV roles on the series '' Naked City'' (1961–62), including one episode with Luke Halpin, Episode 93 of ''Route 66'' (1963), Episode 19 of ''East Side/West Side'' (1964) with George C. Scott and Barbara Feldon, ''Search for Tomorrow'' (1971–1973), where he played Dr. Gary Walton, and Episode 8 of '' The Secrets of Isis'' (1975). He also appeared on ''Sing Along With Mitch'' (1963) as one of the Sing Along Kids. Prior to his film and television roles, he appeared on Broadway with Anthony Perkins in the musical comedy ''Greenwillow'' (March 8, 1960 - May 28, 1960), as well as in ''The Music Man'' (1960� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Takes Broadway
''Judy Garland Live!'', also known as ''Judy Takes Broadway'', is a live-performance album recorded at the Manhattan Center in New York City on April 26, 1962, for Capitol Records. The night Garland recorded this album she had a bad case of laryngitis and finished only 10 of the 13 scheduled songs that night. Capitol Records did not release this album due to Garland's laryngitis, although there was a tentative plan for her to remake the LP in a recording studio. Capitol issued the album finally on June 20, 1989, with the title ''Judy Garland Live!''. Track listing Tracks 10–14 are from the Capitol Records album '' Just for Openers''. #" Sail Away" – 4:14 #" Something's Coming" – 3:33 #" Just In Time" – 3:46 #"Get Me to the Church on Time" – 2:44 #" Never Will I Marry" – 2:33 #" Joey, Joey, Joey" – 3:12 #" Hey, Look Me Over" – 2:40 #" Some People" – 2:34 #" The Party's Over" – 4:10 #"It's a Good Day" – 2:12 #" That's All" – 3:15 #"Fly Me to the Moon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
