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Lestat (musical)
''Lestat'' is a Broadway musical inspired by Anne Rice's ''The Vampire Chronicles''. The score is by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, with the book by Linda Woolverton. The musical had a brief run on Broadway in 2006. Production history The musical had a reading in November 2003, with the title ''The Vampire Lestat.'' The reading cast featured James Barbour as Lestat, Jack Noseworthy, Steve Blanchard and Max Von Essen. ''Lestat'' premiered in pre-Broadway tryouts at the Curran Theatre, San Francisco, California on December 17, 2005 and closed on January 29, 2006. The musical transferred to Broadway and opened at the Palace Theater on March 25, 2006 and closed on May 28, 2006, after 33 previews and 39 performances." 'Lestat' Listing" Internet Broadway Database The musical was directed by Robert Jess Roth with musical staging by |
Playbill
''Playbill'' is an American monthly magazine for theatergoers. Although there is a subscription issue available for home delivery, most copies of ''Playbill'' are printed for particular productions and distributed at the door as the show's program. ''Playbill'' was first printed in 1884 for a single theater on 21st Street in New York City. The magazine is now used at nearly every Broadway theatre, as well as many Off-Broadway productions. Outside New York City, ''Playbill'' is used at theaters throughout the United States. As of September 2012, its circulation was 4,073,680. History What is known today as ''Playbill'' started in 1884, when Frank Vance Strauss founded the New York Theatre Program Corporation specializing in printing theater programs. Strauss reimagined the concept of a theater program, making advertisements a standard feature and thus transforming what was then a leaflet into a fully designed magazine. The new format proved popular with theatergoers, who s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave McKean
David McKean (born 29 December 1963) is an English illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, graphic designer, filmmaker and musician. His work incorporates drawing, painting, photography, collage, found objects, digital art, and sculpture. McKean's projects include illustrating books by authors such as Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, Heston Blumenthal, Ray Bradbury and Stephen King, and directed three feature films. Career Comics McKean first showed his work to editors at Marvel Comics, DC Comics, and Continuity Comics when visiting New York City in 1986. McKean met writer Neil Gaiman and the pair collaborated on a short graphic novel of disturbing childhood memories, ''Violent Cases'', published in 1987. This was followed in 1988 by a '' Black Orchid'' miniseries and ''Hellblazer'' covers for DC Comics. In 1989, he illustrated the Batman graphic novel, '' Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth'', with writer Grant Morrison. Comics historian Les Daniels obse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Noseworthy
Jack Evan Noseworthy Jr. (born December 21, 1964) is an American actor known for his roles in ''Event Horizon'', '' U-571'', ''Barb Wire'' and ''Killing Kennedy''. Early life Noseworthy earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Boston Conservatory. Career He appeared in Bon Jovi's music video "Always", with Carla Gugino and Keri Russell. He co-starred with Meryl Streep in the Public Theater's 2006 production of ''Mother Courage and Her Children''. He starred in a short-lived MTV drama series, ''Dead at 21''. In December 2005, he originated the role of Armand in the musical '' Lestat'' during its pre-Broadway run at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco, but left the production during its first week of previews (he was replaced by actor Drew Sarich). He is also the only male actor to play Peter Pan on Broadway, in the revue ''Jerome Robbins' Broadway''. In 2013, Noseworthy played Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy in ''Killing Kennedy'', a made-for-television movie aired on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Butterell
Jonathan Butterell is an English choreographer, stage director, and film director. He has worked in the West End, on Broadway, and Off-Broadway. Biography Butterell grew up in "a tough part of Sheffield, England", and was an actor and dancer. Matthew Bourne invited him to dance class and also asked for his help in movement. Sam Mendes then asked him to choreograph ''Company'' at the Donmar Warehouse. He has worked on musicals and plays for the Donmar Warehouse, as choreographer or movement director, including ''Into the Woods'' (1998) and ''How I Learned to Drive'' (1998).Jonathan Butterell credits alone_together.tripod.com, accessed March 25, 2011 For the Royal National Theatre< ...
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Claudia (The Vampire Chronicles)
The following is a list of characters from Anne Rice's ''The Vampire Chronicles'', which began with the 1976 novel ''Interview with the Vampire''. The series primarily follows the antihero Lestat de Lioncourt, a French nobleman turned into a vampire in the 18th century, and by extension the many humans and vampires whose lives he has touched in his own long existence. Some characters from Rice's ''Lives of the Mayfair Witches'' trilogy cross over to ''The Vampire Chronicles'', specifically in '' Merrick'' (2000), ''Blackwood Farm'' (2002), and ''Blood Canticle'' (2003). Rice said in a 2008 interview that her vampires were a "metaphor for lost souls". The homoerotic overtones of ''The Vampire Chronicles'' are also well documented. As of November 2008, ''The Vampire Chronicles'' had sold 80 million copies worldwide. The first novel in the series, ''Interview with the Vampire'' (1976), was made into a 1994 film starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas, Christian Slater and K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allison Fischer
Allison Fischer (born October 19, 1988)Biodata ''Broadway.com'' is an American singer and actress. Life and career Originally from northern , Fischer had her first professional performance in the musical ''King Island Christmas'' in 2000. Also in 2000, Fischer performed on Broadway at as Grace Smythe in '' |
Michael Genet
Michael Genet (born August 25, 1958) is an American actor and screenwriter. He has guest starred in a number of television series based in the New York City area, they include '' The Equalizer'', ''New York Undercover'', ''Law & Order'', ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''Ugly Betty'' and the soap operas ''As the World Turns'', ''One Life to Live''. As a screenwriter, Genet wrote the film ''She Hate Me'' (2004), directed by Spike Lee, co-writing the film with Lee. Genet also appeared in the film playing the older brother of the film's protagonist, played by Anthony Mackie. Prior to this, he appeared in Lee's 2002 film ''25th Hour''. The next film he wrote '' Talk to Me'' (2007), was directed by Kasi Lemmons, co-writing the film with Rick Famuyiwa Rick Famuyiwa (born June 18, 1973) is an American director, producer and screenwriter of productions including ''The Wood'' (1999), ''Brown Sugar'' (2002), '' Talk to Me'' (2007), '' Dope'' (2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas De Lenfent
The following is a list of characters from Anne Rice's ''The Vampire Chronicles'', which began with the 1976 novel ''Interview with the Vampire''. The series primarily follows the antihero Lestat de Lioncourt, a French nobleman turned into a vampire in the 18th century, and by extension the many humans and vampires whose lives he has touched in his own long existence. Some characters from Rice's ''Lives of the Mayfair Witches'' trilogy cross over to ''The Vampire Chronicles'', specifically in '' Merrick'' (2000), ''Blackwood Farm'' (2002), and '' Blood Canticle'' (2003). Rice said in a 2008 interview that her vampires were a "metaphor for lost souls". The homoerotic overtones of ''The Vampire Chronicles'' are also well documented. As of November 2008, ''The Vampire Chronicles'' had sold 80 million copies worldwide. The first novel in the series, ''Interview with the Vampire'' (1976), was made into a 1994 film starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas, Christian Slater an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis De Pointe Du Lac
Louis de Pointe du Lac is a fictional character in Anne Rice's '' The Vampire Chronicles'' series. He begins his life as a mortal man and later becomes a vampire. He is the protagonist who tells his story in ''Interview with the Vampire'' (1976, the first book of ''The Vampire Chronicles''). He also features in ''The Vampire Lestat'', '' The Queen of the Damned'', ''The Tale of the Body Thief'', '' Memnoch the Devil'', '' The Vampire Armand'', '' Merrick'', '' Prince Lestat'', '' Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis'' and Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat'' Mortal Louis de Pointe du Lac is born in France on October 4, 1766, to a Roman Catholic family who immigrated to North America when he was very young. His mother, sister and brother, Paul, live just outside New Orleans on one of their two indigo plantations, named Pointe du Lac after the family. Louis' brother, who insists that he has religious visions, dies after a terrible quarrel with Louis. Louis blames hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Stanek
James Stanek (born August 5, 1971) is an American theatre, film, and television actor. Early life Stanek was born in Havre de Grace, Maryland and raised in Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. He attended the Seneca Valley School District where he performed in such musicals as '' Grease'' and '' Little Shop of Horrors'', among others. In Stanek's senior year of high school he auditioned for, and was accepted, into the Mini Stars musical theatre program at the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. He attended and graduated from Carnegie Mellon University. Personal life Stanek and his wife, Beth, currently reside in Manhattan, where they raise their three sons. Theatre credits Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Tour Theatre Regional theatre * "Roman Holiday" (The Guthrie Theater inneapolis, MN * ''Ace'' ( Signature Theatre) * '' The Producers'' (North Shore Music Theatre) * ''Carnival'' (Kennedy Center) * '' Lestat'' (Curran Theatre) * ''My Fair Lady' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armand (The Vampire Chronicles)
Armand is a fictional character in ''The Vampire Chronicles'' novels written by Anne Rice. At the end of the series, he is approximately 500 years of age. His outward appearance is that of a beautiful adolescent boy, 5’6, with curly auburn hair, large brown eyes and slender fingers. His features are at times compared figuratively to those of Cupid or a Botticelli angel. Fictional biography As a human Armand is born in 1481 in the former Kievan Rus' to the acclaimed hunter Ivan. His original name is Andrei. As a child he can paint vivid pictures of Jesus Christ, Madonna, and the Eastern Orthodox Saints. His astonished parents eventually reveal his gift to the monks in the Monastery of the Caves, who live ascetically underground, sustained only by water and small amounts of food. Both the monks and Andrei believe he is destined to live such a life, while his father is appalled by the idea. When their ruler, Prince Michael, orders Andrei to paint an icon and bring it to the cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drew Sarich
Drew Sarich (born August 24, 1975) is an American stage actor and singer songwriter from St. Louis, who performes in the English and German languages. Biography Sarich received a Bachelor of Fine Arts, BFA in Musical Theatre with a concentration in Directing from Boston Conservatory in 1997. He made his Off-Broadway debut in ''Tony n' Tina's Wedding'', followed by a tour as a backup singer for Liza Minnelli with the Cortes Alexander Trio. In 1998, he played Judas in a production of ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' in Nyack, New York, opposite Billy Porter (entertainer), Billy Porter. In 1999, Sarich moved to Berlin to star as Quasimodo in the world premiere ''Der Glöckner von Notre Dame'', in which he appeared for over 580 performances. In 2000, he released his first album, ''Say It'', with his self-titled "Drew Sarich Band". He then played Berger in the Vienna revival of ''Hair (musical), Hair'', Cousin Kevin in ''Tommy (rock opera), Tommy'' (Amstetten, Austria), and the title role in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |