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Prince Of Broadway (musical)
''Prince of Broadway'' is a musical revue showcasing the producing career of Harold Prince. Prince himself directed the production, his final Broadway credit. The show features a book by two-time Tony Award nominee David Thompson and is co-directed and choreographed by five-time Tony winner Susan Stroman. Jason Robert Brown is the musical's arranger, musical director, and orchestrator. The musical premiered in October 2015 in Japan and made its Broadway debut on August 3, 2017 at the Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Background The Broadway premiere was announced in March 2012 for November 2012 but did not get a full-scale production due to lack of funding until late 2015 when it opened in Tokyo, Japan. Two teams of producers tried and failed to raise the show’s projected $13 million budget for Broadway. Much of the pre-Broadway cast was replaced. The musical was originally supposed to open in Toronto and New York in 2012 until its lead producer aba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Thompson (writer)
David Thompson (born September 29, 1956) is an American writer, playwright, and producer. His notable theater productions include Chicago, Scottsboro Boys, The Prince of Broadway, and the upcoming production of New York, New York. Thompson was born in La Grange, IL, and attended Lyons Township High School. Thompson is a graduate from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. Thompson is a resident of Millburn, New Jersey. Early Years The son of two school teachers, Thompson was first introduced to theater through his family’s summer theater company, The Troupe (now known as Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre) in Grand Lake, Colorado. Started in the early 1960s by Thompson’s father, David L. Thompson, The Troupe presented musicals and straight shows in repertory. Thompson and his five siblings were involved in all aspects of production. After graduating from Northwestern University, Thompson lived in Chicago and worked at St. Nicholas Theatre and the Mayor’s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Economy of Japan, Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Government of Japan, Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Definition The term is descended from Latin, ''compōnō''; literally "one who puts together". The earliest use of the term in a musical context given by the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' is from Thomas Morley's 1597 ''A Plain and Easy Introduction to Practical Music'', where he says "Some wil be good descanters ..and yet wil be but bad composers". 'Composer' is a loose term that generally refers to any person who writes music. More specifically, it is often used to denote people who are composers by occupation, or those who in the tradition of Western classical music. Writers of exclusively or primarily songs may be called composers, but since the 20th century the terms 'songwriter' or ' singer-songwriter' are more often used, particularl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songwriter
A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music genre and film scoring. A songwriter who mainly writes the lyrics for a song is referred to as a lyricist. The pressure from the music industry to produce popular hits means that song writing is often an activity for which the tasks are distributed between a number of people. For example, a songwriter who excels at writing lyrics might be paired with a songwriter with the task of creating original melodies. Pop songs may be composed by group members from the band or by staff writers – songwriters directly employed by music publishers. Some songwriters serve as their own music publishers, while others have external publishers. The old-style apprenticeship approach to learning how to write songs is being supplemented by university degrees, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howell Binkley
Howell Binkley (July 25, 1956 – August 14, 2020) was a professional lighting designer in New York City. He received the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Musical for ''Jersey Boys'' in 2006, and again in 2016 for ''Hamilton''. He died due to lung cancer on August 14, 2020. Career Binkley attended East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina where he began his career working with dance programs.Eddy, KathleeSimply Howell Binkleylivedesignonline.com, Feb 1, 2004 In 1985, he moved to New York City where he co-founded the Parsons Dance Company with David Parsons. Binkley then went on to make his Broadway debut as designer for '' Kiss of the Spider Woman '' in 1993, which earned him his first ever Tony nomination. From this success he went on to design and light a plethora of major Broadway shows. In total, he designed 52 shows for Broadway and was nominated for a Tony Award nine times. Over the course of his work in Broadway, he became a frequent collaborator with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beowulf Boritt
Beowulf Boritt is a New York City-based scenic designer for theater. He is known for his scenic design for the play '' Act One'', which earned him the 2014 Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Play. Early life Boritt was born to American Civil War scholar Gabor Boritt and his wife, Elizabeth Boritt, an aspiring opera singer. Gabor Boritt fled Hungary for South Dakota after the failure of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. They reside in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Boritt has two brothers, Jake Boritt who is a film producer and Daniel Boritt who is a biologist specializing in birds. Boritt cites his grandmother Anita Marie Wilson Norseen Hooker as a major inspiration for designing sets, as she was an artist and scenic designer at Wellesley College but was told that it was not appropriate for a woman to do in the 1930s. "She encouraged me artistically to express myself and bought me my first set of oil paints. My parents encouraged me, yes, but my grandmother was the big influence. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Ivey Long
William Ivey Long (born August 30, 1947) is an American costume designer for stage and film. His most notable work includes the Broadway shows '' The Producers'', ''Hairspray'', ''Nine'', '' Crazy for You'', ''Grey Gardens'', ''Young Frankenstein'', ''Cinderella'', ''Bullets Over Broadway'' and ''On the Twentieth Century''. Biography Early life and education Long was born in Raleigh, North Carolina on August 30, 1947, to William Ivey Long Sr., a Winthrop University professor and stage director, and his wife Mary, who was a high school theatre teacher, actress and playwright. His father was the founder of the Winthrop University theatre department. William grew up in Manteo, North Carolina and Rock Hill, South Carolina. Upon graduation from high school Long attended the College of William and Mary where he studied history and graduated in 1969, after spending many of his high school and undergraduate summers with his family at Manteo, North Carolina, where Mary, William, Robert, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Ziemba
Karen Ziemba (born November 12, 1957) is an American actress, singer and dancer, best known for her work in musical theatre. In 2000, she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance in ''Contact (musical), Contact''. Biography Ziemba was born in St. Joseph, Michigan, the daughter of Barbara Marie (Heidt) and Oscar Hugo Ziemba, an investment broker. Her grandmother, Winifred Heidt, was an opera singer. Ziemba attended the University of Akron (Ohio), where she studied dance. In 1977 she danced with the Ohio Ballet."Karen Ziemba" tcm.com, accessed October 23, 2013 Her Broadway debut was in ''A Chorus Line'' as Diana Morales. Later, she played the lead of Peggy Sawyer in ''42nd Street (musical), 42nd Street''. While appearing in ''42nd Street'', she was featured in the October 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Yazbeck
Tony Yazbeck (March 14, 1979) is an American actor, singer, and dancer, best known for his work on the Broadway stage, including the revival of '' On the Town'', for which he received 2015 Tony Award and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations for lead actor in a musical. Yazbeck is also known for his principal roles on Broadway, including J.M. Barrie in the Broadway production of '' Finding Neverland'', Tulsa in ''Gypsy'' starring Patti LuPone, Billy Flynn in ''Chicago'', Phil Davis in ''White Christmas'', Al Deluca in ''A Chorus Line'' and the original casts of Broadway's ''Never Gonna Dance'' and ''Oklahoma'' (2002 revival). In 2014 he appeared in a concert version of ''Kiss Me, Kate'' with the John Wilson Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall, London as part of that season's Promenade Concerts. In 2020, Yazbeck originated a leading role in the musical ''Flying Over Sunset'', directed by James Lapine. The production began in 2021 at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre. Production was delaye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Xavier
Michael D. Xavier (born Michael David Smith; 27 November 1978) is an English actor and singer. Early life Michael David Smith (later known as Michael Xavier) attended Knutsford High and ultimately completed his professional acting training at the Manchester Metropolitan University in 1999. His first professional role and London West End debut was in the musical comedy Pageant in 2000. Work in theatre Xavier has been nominated twice for a Laurence Olivier Award. He was first nominated for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical in 2011 for his performance as Cinderella's Prince/Wolf in ''Into the Woods'' at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. The same year he was also nominated for the Best Actor in a Musical for his performance as Oliver in the musical ''Love Story'' at the Duchess Theatre. In January 2017, Xavier's lead performance in " ''Sunset Boulevard''" (at the London Coliseum) won the 2016 BroadwayWorld UK/West End Award for Best Actor in a New Produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Uranowitz
Brandon Jacob Uranowitz is an American stage and screen actor. He is best known for his roles as Adam Hochberg in the musical ''An American in Paris'' (2014–15) and Mendel Weisenbachfeld in the 2016 Broadway revival of ''Falsettos''. A four-time Tony Award nominee, he received nominations for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for these performances in addition to nominations for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performances in ''Burn This'' (2019) and ''Leopoldstadt'' (2022–23). His other Broadway credits include '' Baby, It's You!'' (2011), ''Prince of Broadway'' (2017), and ''The Band's Visit'' (2018). Early life Uranowitz grew up in West Orange, New Jersey and attended the nearby Montclair Kimberley Academy. He is from a Jewish family and had a Bar Mitzvah. He began performing at age six and studied at Performers Theatre Workshop. In the mid-1990s, he was a working child actor; professional roles included an ensemble member in ''Evita'' at the Paper Mill Playhouse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Skinner (actress, Born 1970)
Emily Skinner (born June 29, 1970), also known as Emily Scott Skinner, is a Tony-nominated American stage actor and singer. She has played leading roles in such Broadway productions as ''Prince of Broadway'', ''The Cher Show'', ''Side Show'', ''Jekyll & Hyde'', ''James Joyce's The Dead'', ''The Full Monty'', '' Dinner at Eight'', ''Billy Elliot'', as well as the Actor's Fund Broadway concerts of ''Dreamgirls'' and ''The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas''. She has sung on concert stages around the world and on numerous recordings. Biography Born in Richmond, Virginia, Skinner later attended college at Carnegie Mellon University. She moved to New York in 1992 and originated roles in various workshops, including Frank Wildhorn's ''Jekyll and Hyde'', Stephen Schwartz's show "Snapshots", Polly Pen's "The Night Governess" and the Marvin Hamlisch/Craig Carnelia/Nora Ephron musical "Imaginary Friends". She created the role of "Emily" (young Scrooge's love interest) in the 1994 Alan Men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
