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Peter Sklar
Peter Sklar () is a New York-based lecturer, educator and talent scout. The founder of the Beginnings Academy, Sklar has lectured for the past forty years throughout North America on child development, education, and the arts. Early life and education Sklar was born on April 3, 1949 in New York City. His father, Harold, was a public elementary school principal and his mother, Sybil, taught special needs students at New York’s Bellevue Hospital. Sklar began to study piano at 6, and at 12, he auditioned and was awarded a merit-based scholarship to the Juilliard School of Music, where he studied classical piano and music theory. In 1965, while trying to interview Martin Luther King Jr. for the New Rochelle, New York chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality, 16-year-old Sklar was arrested at King's hotel in Philadelphia. In 1970, while a student at the University of Hartford, he was part of a group called Concerned Connecticut Citizens for Sincere Dialogue and participated in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and one of the most prestigious and highly ranked universities in the world. The university is composed of ten academic faculties plus Harvard Radcliffe Institute. The Faculty of Arts and Sciences offers study in a wide range of undergraduate and graduate academic disciplines, and other faculties offer only graduate degrees, including professional degrees. Harvard has three main campuses: the Cambridge campus centered on Harvard Yard; an adjoining campus immediately across Charles River in the Allston neighborhood of Boston; and the medical campus in Boston's Longwood Medical Area. Harvard's endowment is valued at $50.9 billion, making it the wealthiest academic institution in the world. Endowment inco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie (musical)
''Annie'' is a Broadway theatre, Broadway musical theatre, musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip ''Little Orphan Annie'' and loosely based on the 1885 poem "Little Orphant Annie" written by James Whitcomb Riley. The musical includes music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and a musical theater, book by Thomas Meehan (writer), Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years, setting a record for the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon Theatre). It spawned numerous productions in many countries, as well as national tours, and won seven Tony Awards, including the Tony Award for Best Musical. The musical's songs "Tomorrow (song from Annie), Tomorrow" and "It's the Hard Knock Life" are among its most popular musical numbers. Background Charnin first approached Meehan to write the book of a musical about ''Little Orphan Annie'' in 1972. Meehan researched by rereading prints of the comic strip, but was unable to fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsten Storms
Kirsten Renee Storms (born April 8, 1984) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Zenon Kar in the '' Zenon'' trilogy, Emily in '' Johnny Tsunami'', and Bonnie Rockwaller in ''Kim Possible''. Storms played Isabella "Belle" Black on the NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' from 1999 to 2004. In 2005, Storms was cast as the character Maxie Jones on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital'' and its spin-off '' General Hospital: Night Shift''. Early life and career Storms was born in Orlando, Florida and grew up in the Greater Orlando area, mainly Kissimmee, Casselberry and Sanford. She has a younger sister named Gretchen, a brother named Austin and a half-brother named Chris. She is the daughter of Karen Storms and CBS affiliate WCPX-TV (now WKMG-TV) sportscaster Mike Storms. According to Storms, she always knew she wanted to be a soap opera actress. At age five she announced: After visiting her father at work, Storms convinced her parents to enroll her in ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunter Parrish
Hunter Parrish Tharp (born May 13, 1987) is an American actor and singer. He is known for playing the role of Silas Botwin in the Showtime series '' Weeds'' and for his performances in the Broadway productions of ''Godspell'' in the role of Jesus and '' Spring Awakening'' as Melchior. Early life Parrish was born in Richmond, Virginia, to Annie Parrish, who works with children with autism, and Bruce Tharp, an engineer. Parrish has an older brother. He graduated from Plano Senior High School and Texas Tech University Independent School District. Career 2003–2005: Early career After being seen at a showcase in New York, directed by Peter Sklar, Parrish was offered professional representation and went on to guest star in several television shows and appeared in the film ''Sleepover'' (2004). 2005–2012: ''Weeds'' and Broadway debut Parrish gained recognition when he began starring in the hit Showtime series '' Weeds'' in 2005. The show ran for eight seasons, ending in 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zachery Ty Bryan
Zachery Ty Bryan (born October 9, 1981) is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for his role as Brad Taylor on the ABC sitcom ''Home Improvement''. He also appeared in the films ''True Heart'' and '' The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift''. Early life Bryan was born in Aurora, Colorado, to Jenny and Dwight Bryan. Career Before he starred in ''Home Improvement'', he appeared in local print and television advertising in Denver. He then appeared at a showcase in New York City, directed by Peter Sklar, where he was seen by a professional talent representative. This, and his interest in acting soon brought him to California, where he was cast in the role of Brad, the oldest Taylor child, in the show ''Home Improvement''. His character was known for experimenting with different hair styles as well as being the child most often in trouble. He is one month younger than Jonathan Taylor Thomas, who played his younger brother Randy on the show. In the middle of ''Home I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reese Witherspoon
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976) is an American actress and producer. The recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards, she has consistently ranked among the world's highest-paid actresses. ''Time'' magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2006 and 2015, and ''Forbes'' listed her among the World's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2019 and 2021. In 2021, ''Forbes'' named her the world's richest actress with an estimated net worth of $400 million. Witherspoon began her career as a teenager, making her screen debut in '' The Man in the Moon'' (1991). Her breakthrough came in 1999 with a supporting role in '' Cruel Intentions'', and for her portrayal of Tracy Flick in the black comedy ''Election''. She gained wider recognition for playing Elle Woods in the comedy ''Legally Blonde'' (2001) and its 2003 sequel, and for starring in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mischa Barton
Mischa Anne Marsden Barton (born 24 January 1986) is a British-American film, television, and stage actress. She began her career on the stage, appearing in Tony Kushner's ''Slavs!'' and took the lead in James Lapine's '' Twelve Dreams'' at New York City's Lincoln Center. She made her screen debut with a guest appearance on the American soap opera '' All My Children'' (1996), and voicing a character on the Nickelodeon cartoon series ''KaBlam!'' (1996–97). Her first major film role was as the protagonist of '' Lawn Dogs'' (1997), a drama co-starring Sam Rockwell. She appeared in major pictures such as the romantic comedy ''Notting Hill'' (1999) and M. Night Shyamalan's psychological thriller ''The Sixth Sense'' (1999). She also starred in the indie crime drama '' Pups'' (1999). Barton later appeared in the independent drama ''Lost and Delirious'' (2001) and guest-starred as Evan Rachel Wood's girlfriend on ABC's '' Once and Again'' (2001–02). She played Marissa Cooper in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Square Theater
Union Square Theatre was the name of two different theatres near Union Square, Manhattan, New York City. The first was a Broadway theatre that opened in 1870, was converted into a cinema in 1921 and closed in 1936.(8 October 1921)Two landmarks to b removed from New York ''Loveland Reporter'' The second was an Off-Broadway theatre that opened in 1985 and closed in 2016. 58 East 14th Street The first theatre with this name in New York City was located at 58 East 14th Street. It opened in 1870 and played a mixture of plays and operettas.Acme Theatre Internet Broadway Database, accessed May 21, 2016 It staged 's first play, '' |
Orpheum Theatre (Manhattan)
The Orpheum Theatre, formerly Player's Theatre, is a 299-seat off-Broadway theatre on Second Avenue near the corner of St. Marks Place in the East Village neighborhood of lower Manhattan, New York City. It has been the home of the New York production of ''Stomp'' since it opened in 1994, with over 10,000 performances of the show having taken place there. There may have been a concert garden on the site as early as the 1880s, but there was a theatre there by 1904. During the heyday of Yiddish theatre in the Yiddish Theater District in Manhattan, the venue was the Player's Theatre, and was part of the "Jewish Rialto" along Second Avenue. By the 1920s, the theatre was exhibiting films, but was converted back to dramatic use in 1958, with the first production, ''Little Mary Sunshine'', opening in November 1959. Significant productions include the revival and revamping of Cole Porter's musical ''Anything Goes'' in 1962, ''Your Own Thing'' in 1968, ''The Me Nobody Knows'' in 1970, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eyewitness News
''Eyewitness News'' is a style of television news presentation that emphasizes visual elements and action video, replacing the older "man-on-camera" newscast. History Pioneered by Westinghouse The earliest known use of the ''Eyewitness News'' name in American television was on April 6, 1959, when KYW-TV (now WKYC-TV) – at the time, based in Cleveland and owned by Westinghouse Broadcasting – launched the nation's first 90-minute local newscast (under the title ''Eyewitness''), which was combined with the then 15-minute national newscast. The name was then adopted for use by Westinghouse's other television stations – KPIX in San Francisco; WJZ-TV in Baltimore; WBZ-TV in Boston; and KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh – for their local newscasts. After the KYW-TV call letters, management, and some staffers moved from Cleveland to Philadelphia in 1965 the station's then-news director, Al Primo, created the ''Eyewitness News'' format. In this format, which was meant to be faster in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allison Smith (actress)
Allison Smith (born December 9, 1969) is an American actress, singer, writer and director, best known for her work on television as Mallory O'Brien in Aaron Sorkin's Emmy Award-winning NBC drama ''The West Wing'' and for starring on Broadway in the title role ''Annie''. She also played the role of Jennie Lowell on the 1980s Emmy Award-winning sitcom ''Kate & Allie''. In addition to starring in ''Annie'', Smith has also appeared on stage in a host of other roles, including a part in the original Broadway production of ''Evita'' (alongside Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin), a starring role in the Los Angeles premiere production of David Mamet's '' Oleanna'', and supporting roles in Peter Parnell's '' QED'' (opposite Alan Alda Alan Alda (; born Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo; January 28, 1936) is an American actor, screenwriter, and director. A six-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner, he is best known for playing Captain Benjamin "Hawkeye" Pierce in the war co ...), and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Ward (actress)
Elizabeth Ward may refer to: Actresses *Elizabeth Gracen (born 1961), American actress, born Elizabeth Ward, Miss America 1982 *Elizabeth Ward, American actress in '' Alone in the Dark'' *B. J. Ward (actress) (Betty Jean Ward, born 1944), actress *Beth Ward, presenter of quiz show ''As Schools Match Wits'' since 2008 Others * Elizabeth Rebecca Ward (1880–1978), English writer *Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward (1844–1911), American author *Elizabeth Ward (critic), winner of National Book Critics Circle Award in 1992 *Elizabeth M. Ward, American scientist and researcher *Liz Ward (artist) Liz Ward (1959) is an American artist. Ward was born in Lafayette, Louisiana. She has worked in a variety of media, including photography, textiles, painting and sculpture, and her work is held by several notable museums. She is a professor of Art ..., American artist * Elizabeth Jane Ward, Australian evangelist and women's suffrage campaigner {{hndis, Ward, Elizabeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
