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Jeb Brown
Jeb Brown (born 1963/1964) is an American actor known for his work in theatre. Brown has appeared in productions on- and off-Broadway including '' Grease'', '' Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark'', and '' Beautiful: The Carole King Musical'', in which he originated the role of Don Kirshner. Life and career A native of Greenwich, Connecticut, Brown made his Broadway debut at the age of ten, in ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof''. Before pursuing a full-time acting career, he earned a degree in theater studies from Yale, where he was a member of the a cappella group The Whiffenpoofs. Since ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'', Brown has performed in eight Broadway productions. Most recently, he originated the role of music publisher Don Kirshner in '' Beautiful: The Carole King Musical'' (2014). He has also appeared in numerous off-Broadway musicals and television shows, including Hulu Hulu () is an American subscription streaming service majority-owned by The Walt Disney Company, with Comcast's NBC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenwich, Connecticut
Greenwich (, ) is a New England town, town in southwestern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the town had a total population of 63,518. The largest town on Connecticut's Gold Coast (Connecticut), Gold Coast, Greenwich is home to many hedge funds and other financial services firms. Greenwich is a principal community of the Greater Bridgeport, Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk–Danbury metropolitan statistical area, which comprises all of Fairfield County. Greenwich is the southernmost and westernmost municipality in Connecticut as well as in the six-state region of New England. The town is named after Greenwich, a List of place names with royal patronage in the United Kingdom, royal borough of London in the United Kingdom. History The town of Greenwich was settled in 1640, by the agents Robert Feake and Captain Daniel Patrick, for Theophilus Eaton, Governor Theophilus Eaton of New Haven Colony, who purchased the land from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ring Of Fire (musical)
''Ring of Fire'' is a jukebox musical based on the music of Johnny Cash. Productions ''Ring of Fire'' was conceived by William Meade and created and directed by Richard Maltby, Jr. The musical played a "discreet and well-reviewed test run at Buffalo's Studio Arena Theatre in fall 2005". The musical contains 38 of Johnny Cash's songs, such as "Country Boy," "A Thing Called Love," "Five Feet High and Rising," "Daddy Sang Bass," "Ring of Fire," "I Walk the Line," "I've Been Everywhere," "The Man in Black" and "Hurt." The musical opened on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on March 12, 2006. The show has six principal performers paired as three couples: young, middle-aged and older. The cast featured Beth Malone and Jarrod Emick; Lari White and Jeb Brown; and Jason Edwards and Cass Morgan. Maltby said of the concept: "The couples progress through life. If you know Johnny Cash's story you can see the contours of his biography in the show. But it's not only his story. A lot of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Performances
''Great Performances'' is a television anthology series dedicated to the performing arts; the banner has been used to televise theatrical performances such as plays, musicals, opera, ballet, concerts, as well as occasional documentaries. It is produced by the PBS member station WNET in New York City (originally in conjunction with KQED/San Francisco, WTTW/Chicago, Maryland Public Television, South Carolina ETV and KERA-TV/ Dallas/Fort Worth). The series is the longest-running performing arts anthology on television and has won 29 Primetime Emmy Awards, three Peabody Awards and an Image Award, with nods from the Directors Guild of America and the Cinema Audio Society. History ''Great Performances predecessor, ''New York Playhouse'', premiered on October 7, 1972, with a production of ''Antigone''. In 1973, Exxon and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting provided grants to create ''Theater in America'', which reran the ''New York Playhouse'' and some ''NET Playhouse'' product ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deep Space Nine
''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (abbreviated as ''DS9'') is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller. The fourth series in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise, it originally aired in syndication from January 3, 1993, to June 2, 1999, spanning 176 episodes over seven seasons. Set in the 24th century, when Earth is part of a United Federation of Planets, its narrative is centered on the eponymous space station Deep Space Nine, located adjacent to a wormhole connecting Federation territory to the Gamma Quadrant on the far side of the Milky Way galaxy. Following the success of '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', Paramount Pictures commissioned a new series set in the ''Star Trek'' fictional universe. In creating ''Deep Space Nine'', Berman and Piller drew upon plot elements introduced in ''The Next Generation'', namely the conflict between two alien species, the Cardassians and the Bajorans. ''Deep Space Nine'' was the first ''Star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
