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Roman Holiday (musical)
''Roman Holiday'' is a jukebox musical theatre, musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, and a book by Paul Blake. Based on the 1953 Roman Holiday, film of the same name, the musical tells the story of a young European princess and the American reporter who inadvertently aids in her escape from a whirlwind European tour, resulting in 24 hours spent in Italy's capital. Productions Roman Holiday: the Cole Porter Musical debuted at The Muny in St. Louis, Missouri on July 9, 2001. There was a reading for the Guthrie Theatre 2012 production starring Laura Osnes and John Behlmann. A production of Roman Holiday opened the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2012 from June 9 to August 19 After a substantial book rewrite and recruiting a new director, the revised production announced a pre-broadway run at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco during May–June 2017, starring Stephanie Styles and Drew Gehling. Musical numbers ''Guthrie Theater'' ; Act I * "Overture" * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cole Porter
Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in film. Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, Porter defied his grandfather's wishes for him to practice law and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn to musical theatre. After a slow start, he began to achieve success in the 1920s, and by the 1930s he was one of the major songwriters for the Broadway musical stage. Unlike many successful Broadway composers, Porter wrote the lyrics as well as the music for his songs. After a serious horseback riding accident in 1937, Porter was left disabled and in constant pain, but he continued to work. His shows of the early 1940s did not contain the lasting hits of his best work of the 1920s and 1930s, but in 1948 he made a triumphant comeback with his most successful musical, ''Kiss Me, Kate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff McCarthy
Jeffrey Charles McCarthy (born October 16, 1954) is an American actor and director. Early life McCarthy was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Santa Maria, California - growing up blocks away from the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, where he studied and performed for several seasons in the 1970s. He completed the masters program in acting at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco before becoming a company member. Television McCarthy made over 35 guest star and recurring appearances on television shows such as ''Elementary'', ''The Good Wife'', '' Madam Secretary'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', '' Ed'', ''Designing Women'', ''Cheers'', ''LA Law'', ''Freddy's Nightmares'', '' Matlock'', and '' In the Heat of the Night''. McCarthy played the father of Wayne (Freddy Geiger) on the short lived CBS show ''Love Monkey''. McCarthy played Albert Schweitzer in ''Albert Schweitzer: Called to Africa'' (2006), a TV film on PBS. David Letterman created a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jukebox Musicals
A jukebox musical is a stage musical or musical film in which a majority of the songs are well-known popular music songs, rather than original music. Some jukebox musicals use a wide variety of songs, while others confine themselves to songs performed by one singer or band, or written by one songwriter. In such cases, the plot is often a biography of the artist(s) in question. In other jukebox musicals, the plot is purely fictional. For musicals about a musician or musical act, some of the songs can be diegetic, meaning that they are performed within the world of the play or film. Works in which all of the music is diegetic, however, such as a biographical film about a singer who is at times shown performing their songs, are generally not considered jukebox musicals. Revues that lack a plot are also usually not described as jukebox musicals, although plotless shows that include a dance element sometimes are. History In Europe in the 17th and 18th century, many comic operas were pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Musicals
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Georgia Engel
Georgia Bright Engel (July 28, 1948 – April 12, 2019) was an American actress. She is best known for having played Georgette Franklin Baxter in the sitcom ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' from 1972 to 1977, Pat MacDougall on ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' from 2003 to 2005 and Mamie Sue on Hot in Cleveland from 2012 to 2015 She was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards. Early life Georgia Engel was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Ruth Caroline (née Hendron) and Benjamin Franklin Engel, who was a Vice Admiral in the United States Coast Guard. Engel attended the Kodiak Island Borough School District, Walter Johnson High School, and the Academy of the Washington Ballet from which she graduated. She earned her theater degree from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Career After college, Engel appeared in musical productions with Washington's American Light Opera Company. She moved to New York City in 1969, appearing off-Broadway in ''Lend an Ear'', and for a year as Min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Morrow
Karen Morrow (born December 15, 1936) is an American singer and actress best known for her work in musical theater. Her honors include an Emmy Award and a Theatre World Award, and an Ovation Award and five Drama-Logue Award nominations. Early life and Broadway career Morrow was born in Chicago and raised in Des Moines, Iowa by parents who were both classical singers. As a teenager, she heard recordings by actress/singer Susan Johnson, which inspired her to try musical theater, beginning with the role of Meg in ''Brigadoon''.Longden, Tom"Famous Iowans: Karen Morrow"''Des Moines Register'', accessed August 2, 2016 After graduating from St. Joseph Academy (Des Moines, Iowa) in 1954, she graduated from Clarke College in 1958. She then moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she taught and performed on the side, and then moved to Manhattan. Her career began with an appearance in the Off-Broadway show ''Sing, Muse!'' in 1961; she won a 1962 Theatre World Award for her performance. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarrod Spector
Jarrod Spector (born April 16, 1981) is an American actor and singer. Early life and education Spector was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He made his Broadway theatre, Broadway debut in ''Les Misérables (musical), Les Misérables'', playing Gavroche. Afterward, he studied economics at Princeton University and then returned to acting before completing his degree. Career In 2007, he joined the 2nd San Francisco cast of ''Jersey Boys''. Spector played Frankie Valli, a role he would play later in Chicago and on Broadway. He appeared on Broadway in ''Beautiful: The Carole King Musical'' as Barry Mann from January 2014 to February 2016."Jarrod Spector Broadway" Playbill, retrieved April 28, 2018 He received a nomination for a 2014 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and a nomination for th ... [...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] |
Jim Walton (actor)
Jim Walton is an American actor, most notable for his leading performance in the original production of Stephen Sondheim's '' Merrily We Roll Along'' as Franklin Shephard. Early life Walton was born in Tachikawa, Japan, and grew up in Marion, Indiana. Career He graduated with a musical theatre degree from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati and moved to New York City in 1979, the year in which he was in ''Big Bad Burlesque'' and "Scrambled Feet". In November 1980, he made his Broadway debut in ''Perfectly Frank'', a revue of Frank Loesser's songs. In December 1980, at auditions for ''Merrily'', director Harold Prince asked him how old he was. At that time, he was 25, and he decided to tell the truth about his age. He was sure he would be cut because they were looking for people closer to 18. He was relieved when they announced to the room that this was the cast of ''Merrily'', but would have to wait nine months because Sondheim had not finished th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Chase
Sara Chase is an American actress and singer best known for playing Cyndee Pokorny on the Netflix original series ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt''. Early life and education Chase is from Hartford, Connecticut, and is a graduate of the Boston University College of Fine Arts. Career After graduation, Chase performed the two-woman sketch comedy show ''Jen & Angie'' at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York and Los Angeles. Chase starred in the pre-Broadway production of ''Roman Holiday''. She created the role of Principal Rosalie Mullins for Andrew Lloyd Webber and Julian Fellowes' ''School of Rock'' off-Broadway production at the Gramercy Theatre. Chase performed in Broadway's ''First Date'' and off-Broadway in '' The Toxic Avenger'' and can be heard on their original cast albums. She also won the Best Supporting Actress award from the San Diego Theatre Critics for playing all three mistresses in '' First Wives Club'' in its pre-Broadway run. On television, Chase appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priscilla Lopez
Priscilla Lopez (born February 26, 1948) is an American singer, dancer, and actress. She is perhaps best known for creating the role of Diana Morales in ''A Chorus Line''. She has had the distinction of appearing in two Broadway landmarks: one of its greatest hits, the highly acclaimed, long-running ''A Chorus Line'', and, as a teenager, in one of its biggest flops, the infamous musical version of '' Breakfast at Tiffany's'', which closed before opening night. Early life Lopez was born in the Bronx, New York to Francisco Lopez, a hotel banquet foreman and Laura (née Candelaria), who had moved to New York from their native Puerto Rico. Career Broadway Lopez graduated from Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts, where she majored in drama; her experiences as a drama student are depicted in the musical ''A Chorus Line''. Had ''Tiffany's'' survived, it would have marked her debut on Broadway, but the production was plagued with so many problems that its creative team deemed it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drew Gehling
Andrew Shearer Gehling (born October 16, 1982) is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his role as Dr. Pomatter in the Broadway musical ''Waitress'', Garry Marshall's ''Billy & Ray'', and as the voice of Gord in the 2006 video game '' Bully'' from Rockstar Games. Biography Gehling grew up in Sedgefield, North Carolina, performing as a child in several shows with the Greensboro Children's Theatre and Livestock Players Youth Theatre. He attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. After graduating from Carnegie Mellon, Gehling booked “Snow White - An Enchanting Musical” at the Disneyland Resort. Gehling made his Broadway debut as Bob Gaudio in ''Jersey Boys'' and went on to play Warren Smith in the Broadway revival of ''On a Clear Day You Can See Forever''. He has performed Off-Broadway in ''A Minister's Wife'' and ''Anne of Green Gables''. In 2016, he originated the role of Jim Pomatter in the musical ''Waitress'' on Broadway, where he remained until April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
