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Moonchildren
''Moonchildren'' (originally titled ''Cancer'') is a play by Brooklyn-based playwright Michael Weller. The play chronicles a year in the life of the "moonchildren" referred to in the title: eight college students living communally together in an off-campus attic in the mid-1960s.Gussow, Mel"Theater; Weller 'Moonchildren' Is Staged in Capital" ''The New York Times'', November 26, 1971] Productions The work was first performed in 1970 with the title ''Cancer'' in London at the Royal Court Theater under the direction of Martin Rosen. Weller changed the name to ''Moonchildren'' shortly thereafter for the work's American premiere at the Arena Stage (Washington, DC) in November 1971, which was directed by Alan Schneider. The Arena Stage production moved to the Royale Theatre on Broadway the following year, giving its first of 28 performances on February 11, 1972. The cast included Kevin Conway as Mike, Maureen Anderman as Ruth, Edward Herrmann as Cootie, Christopher Guest as Norman, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Weller
Michael Weller (born September 26, 1942) is a Brooklyn-based playwright and screen writer. His plays include ''Moonchildren'', ''Loose Ends'', ''Spoils of War'' and ''Fifty Words''. His screenplays include ''Ragtime'', for which he was nominated for an Oscar, and ''Hair'', both directed by Miloš Forman. Early life and studies Weller was born in New York City, and has lived in Nevada, Massachusetts, London and New York. He attended Stockbridge School and studied music composition at Brandeis University in Massachusetts. In the late 1960s at Manchester University, he studied playwriting with Stephen Joseph (the child of actress Hermione Gingold and the publisher Michael Joseph) and received a Diploma in Drama. He then moved to London to write plays. Career The director Alan Schneider, who was an early collaborator with the playwrights Samuel Beckett and Edward Albee, saw a London run-through of Weller's play ''Moonchildren'', and brought it to the Arena Stage in Washington the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royale Theatre
The Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (formerly the Royale Theatre and the John Golden Theatre) is a Broadway theater at 242 West 45th Street (George Abbott Way) in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1927, the theater was designed by Herbert J. Krapp in a Spanish style and was built for real-estate developer Irwin S. Chanin. It has 1,100 seats across two levels and is operated by The Shubert Organization. Both the facade and the auditorium interior are New York City landmarks. The facade is designed in a Spanish style with golden brick, terracotta, and stone and is divided into two sections. The western portion of the facade contains the theater's entrance, with five double-height arched windows and a curved pediment above. The eastern portion is the stage house and is topped by a loggia. The auditorium contains Spanish-style detailing, a large balcony, and an expansive vaulted ceiling. The auditorium's interior features murals by Willy Pogany as w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cara Duff-MacCormick
Cara Duff-MacCormick (born December 12, 1944) is a Canadian actress, predominantly in the theatre. Early life and education Born in Woodstock, Ontario, Duff-MacCormick studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. Career Duff-MacCormick made her professional debut Off-Broadway in December 1969 at the Cherry Lane Theatre as Faith Detweiler in Harold J. Chapler's ''Love Your Crooked Neighbor''. She made her Broadway debut as Shelly in Michael Weller's ''Moonchildren'' in 1972, a role she had performed the year before at the Arena Stage in 1971. For this performance the actress won a Theatre World Award and garnered a Tony Award nomination. The following year she returned to Broadway to portray Clare in Tennessee Williams's play '' Out Cry'' at the Lyceum Theatre and played Nina in Anton Chekhov's ''The Seagull'' at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey. In 1975, she won an Obie Award for her performance in '' Craig's Wife''. In 1976, Duf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Herrmann
Edward Kirk Herrmann (July 21, 1943 – December 31, 2014) was an American actor, director, and writer. He was perhaps best known for his portrayals of Franklin D. Roosevelt in both the miniseries '' Eleanor and Franklin'' (1976) and 1982 film musical ''Annie'', Richard Gilmore in Amy Sherman-Palladino's comedy-drama series ''Gilmore Girls'' (2000–2007), and a ubiquitous narrator for historical programs on The History Channel and in such PBS productions as ''Nova''. He was also known as a spokesman for Dodge automobiles in the 1990s. Herrmann started working in theatre on Broadway in 1972 with his debut in ''Moonchildren'' alongside James Woods. He received two Tony Award nominations winning for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in ''Mrs. Warren's Profession'' in 1976. Herrmann received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning for his performance in ''The Practice'' in 1999. He also received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination with the ensemble for O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Woods
James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for his work in various film, stage, and television productions. He started his career in minor roles on and off-Broadway. In 1972, he appeared in '' The Trial of the Catonsville Nine'' alongside Sam Waterston and Michael Moriarty on Broadway. In 1978, he made his television breakthrough alongside Meryl Streep, playing her husband in the critically acclaimed four-part miniseries ''Holocaust,'' which received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series. After his film debut in Elia Kazan's '' The Visitors'', he had supporting roles in films, including Sydney Pollack's ''The Way We Were'' and Arthur Penn's '' Night Moves'' (1975). In 1979, he gained acclaim for his leading role as Gregory Powell in the crime thriller '' The Onion Field''. For the next two decades, Woods went on to work with directors such as David Cronenberg (''Videodrome''), Oliver Stone ('' Salvador'' and ''Nixon''), Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maureen Anderman
Maureen Anderman (born October 26, 1946) is an American actress best known for her work on the stage. She has appeared in eighteen Broadway shows over the last four decades earning several Drama Desk Award and Tony Award nominations. Career Anderman made her Broadway debut as Bianca in the 1970 revival of ''Othello''. Two years later she won a Theater World Award for her portrayal of Ruth in ''Moonchildren''. In 1975 she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for her performance of Sarah in Edward Albee's ''Seascape''. Her other Broadway credits during the 1970s include '' An Evening With Richard Nixon and...'' (1972), ''The Last of Mrs. Lincoln'' (1973), ''Hamlet'' (1975), ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' (1976), and ''A History of the American Film'' (1978). Anderman also began working in television during the 1970s, appearing in guest roles on television series such as ''Kojak'' (1976) and '' The Andros Targets'' (1977), as well as numerous TV movies. In 1980, Anderman was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Prosky
Robert Prosky (born Robert Joseph Porzuczek, December 13, 1930 – December 8, 2008) was an American actor. He became a well-known supporting actor in the 1980s with his roles in ''Thief'' (1981), ''Christine'' (1983), ''The Natural'' (1984), and '' Broadcast News'' (1987). Prosky's other notable movies include '' Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' (1990), '' Hoffa'' (1992), ''Mrs. Doubtfire'' (1993), ''Last Action Hero'' (1993), ''Miracle on 34th Street'' (1994), '' Dead Man Walking'' (1995), and '' Mad City'' (1997). His most notable television role was of Sgt. Stan Jablonski on the TV police drama ''Hill Street Blues''. Early life Prosky, a Polish American, was born in the Manayunk neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Helen (Kuhn) and Joseph Porzuczek. His father was a grocer and butcher. He was raised in a working-class neighborhood and studied at the American Theatre Wing, later graduating from Temple University. He performed at Old Academy Players, a small theater in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Eikenberry
Jill Susan Eikenberry (born January 21, 1947) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She is known for her role as lawyer Ann Kelsey on the NBC drama '' L.A. Law'' (1986–94), for which she is a five-time Emmy Award and four-time Golden Globe Award nominee, winning the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Series in 1989. She received an Obie Award in 1986 for the Off-Broadway plays ''Lemon Sky'' and ''Life Under Water'', and was nominated for a 2011 Drama Desk Award for the Off-Broadway musical ''The Kid''. Her film appearances include ''Hide in Plain Sight'' (1980), ''Arthur'' (1981) and ''The Manhattan Project'' (1986). Life and career Eikenberry was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and was raised in Madison, Wisconsin and St. Joseph and Kansas City, Missouri. She began studies in anthropology at Barnard College of Columbia University but in her second year she auditioned for and was accepted into the Yale School of Drama. She met Michael Tucker at the Arena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Guest
Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest (born February 5, 1948) is an American-British screenwriter, composer, musician, director, actor, and comedian. Guest is most widely known in Hollywood for having written, directed, and starred in his series of comedy films shot in mock-documentary (mockumentary) style. Many scenes and character backgrounds in Guest's films are written and directed, although actors have no rehearsal time and the ensemble improvises scenes while filming them. The series of films began with ''This Is Spinal Tap'' (which he did not direct) and continued with ''Waiting for Guffman'', '' Best in Show'', ''A Mighty Wind'', '' For Your Consideration'', and ''Mascots''. Guest holds a hereditary British peerage as the 5th Baron Haden-Guest, and has publicly expressed a desire to see the House of Lords reformed as a democratically elected chamber. Though he was initially active in the Lords, his career there was cut short by the House of Lords Act 1999, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Conway (actor)
Kevin John Conway (May 29, 1942 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor and film director. Early life Conway was born in New York City, to Helen Margaret (née Sanders), a sales representative, and James John Conway, a mechanic. Conway completed his acting training at HB Studio in New York City. Career Theatre Conway's off-Broadway credits include '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'', '' One for the Road'', ''The Elephant Man'', ''Other People's Money'', and ''When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?'', for which he received the 1974 Drama Desk Award. On Broadway, Conway appeared in '' Indians'', ''Moonchildren'', and in revivals of ''The Plough and the Stars'', ''Of Mice and Men'' (as George Milton, opposite James Earl Jones as Lennie Small), and '' Dinner at Eight''. In 1980, he was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play (''Mecca''). Film In his first major screen role, Conway portrayed Roland Weary in the 1972 film ''Slaughterhouse-Five'', base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Schneider
Alan Schneider (December 12, 1917 – May 3, 1984) was an American theatre director responsible for more than 100 theatre productions. In 1984 he was honored with a Drama Desk Special Award for serving a wide range of playwrights. He directed the 1956 American premiere of Samuel Beckett's '' Waiting for Godot'', Edward Albee's ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' and ''Tiny Alice''; the American première of Joe Orton's ''Entertaining Mr Sloane'', Harold Pinter's '' The Birthday Party'', as well as Pinter's ''The Dumb Waiter'', '' The Collection'', and a trilogy of Pinter's plays under the title ''Other Places'' (including '' One for the Road'', ''Family Voices'', and ''A Kind of Alaska''); Bertolt Brecht's ''The Caucasian Chalk Circle''; ''You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running''; and Michael Weller's ''Moonchildren'' and ''Loose Ends''. Schneider also directed Samuel Beckett's only direct foray into the world of film, entitled ''Film''. The short subject starred Bust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Rosen (director)
Martin Gerald Rosen (born August 31, 1936) is an American filmmaker and theater producer. He directed the animated film adaptations of ''Watership Down'' (1978) and ''The Plague Dogs'' (1982), both from the Richard Adams novels. Career Rosen originally worked as a literary agent before he moved with his wife to the United Kingdom. He first produced the Canadian feature ''A Great Big Thing'' (1968) and later co-produced Ken Russell's film version of ''Women in Love'' (1969), which won Academy Awards for Glenda Jackson and Billy Williams (cinematographer) Rosen was originally the producer of ''Watership Down'' but took over as director after John Hubley, the original director, left after disagreements with Rosen. He also wrote the screenplay for it. This was the first of two novels by Richard Adams he adapted. In 1982 he also produced, directed and wrote the screenplay for another animated feature based on an Adams novel, ''The Plague Dogs'' (1982). Rosen produced ''Smooth Talk' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
