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Sondheim On Sondheim
''Sondheim on Sondheim'' is a musical revue consisting of music and lyrics written by Stephen Sondheim for his many shows. It is conceived and directed by James Lapine. The revue had a limited run on Broadway in 2010. Background The revue is based on a show titled ''Moving On'' devised by David Kernan, and produced in 2000 (Kernan also conceived ''Side By Side By Sondheim''). ''Moving On'' ran at The Bridwell Theatre, London, for 32 performances from July 19 to August 19, 2000. The show featured some narration recorded by Sondheim; a CD of the show was released but did not include the Sondheim narrations. In 2001, ''Moving On'' premiered in the U.S. at The Laguna Playhouse in California. David Kernan, repeated his roles as conceiver and director. Three Sondheim vets, Teri Ralston (''Company''), Ann Morrison ('' Merrily We Roll Along'') and David Engel (''Putting It Together''), led the revue with Christopher Carothers and Tami Tappan also in the cast. Under a new title, ''Open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Joshua Sondheim (; March 22, 1930November 26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. One of the most important figures in twentieth-century musical theater, Sondheim is credited for having "reinvented the American musical" with shows that tackle "unexpected themes that range far beyond the enre'straditional subjects" with "music and lyrics of unprecedented complexity and sophistication." His shows address "darker, more harrowing elements of the human experience," with songs often tinged with "ambivalence" about various aspects of life. He was known for his frequent collaborations with Hal Prince and James Lapine on the Broadway stage. Sondheim's interest in musical theater began at a young age, and he was mentored by Oscar Hammerstein II. He began his career by writing the lyrics for ''West Side Story'' (1957) and ''Gypsy'' (1959). He transitioned to writing both music and lyrics for the theater, with his best-known works including '' A Funny Thing Happened on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alliance Theatre
The Alliance Theatre is a theater company in Atlanta, Georgia, based at the Alliance Theatre, part of the Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center, and is the winner of the 2007 Regional Theatre Tony Award. The company, originally the Atlanta Municipal Theatre, staged its first production (''King Arthur'') at the Alliance in 1968. The following year the company became the Alliance Theatre Company. Within a decade, the company had grown tremendously and staged the world premiere of Tennessee Williams' '' Tiger Tail'' and was casting such well-known actors as Richard Dreyfuss, Morgan Freeman, Jane Alexander, Paul Winfield, Robert Foxworth, Jo Van Fleet and Cybill Shepherd. Other world premieres included Ed Graczyk's '' Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean''. With the arrival of Kenny Leon as artistic director in 1988, the company began a period of diversification and growth. Leon's work attracted a larger African-American audience by staging a more diverse selection of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Hilferty
Susan Hilferty is an American costume designer for theatre, opera, and film. Biography Early life and education Hilferty grew up in a big family in Arlington, Massachusetts, where her greatest source of joy was the library. "We didn’t have a television," she says. "Reading was my entertainment." says Hilferty, whose interest in art and designing clothing led to her making all of her own clothes by the age of 12. As an undergraduate at Syracuse University, Hilferty majored in painting with a minor in fashion design. She also fulfilled her work-study responsibilities in the school's theatre. She credits her Junior year, studying abroad in London as the experience that led her to designing for the theatre. "I had been in plays as a child, but I’d never actually seen a production onstage. It turned me on to theatre design because I immediately understood how the visuals are an integral part of storytelling. I see myself as a storyteller who happens to use clothes as my medium." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Loud
David Loud (born November 28, 1961, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American music supervisor, music director, conductor, vocal and dance arranger, pianist and actor. He is best known for his collaborations with and interpretations of the music of both Kander and Ebb and Stephen Sondheim. Biography Loud recalls being interested in musicals at a young age: He received a degree in music from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. It was during his sophomore year at Yale that Loud auditioned for and was cast in Harold Prince's original 1981 Broadway production of Sondheim's '' Merrily We Roll Along'' as Ted, the onstage pianist. The production ran for 52 previews and 16 performances before closing; Loud returned to Yale to finish his degree. Returning to New York in 1984, he was cast as the Narrator/Pianist in a production of ''Billy Bishop Goes to War'', starring then-actor Scott Ellis. His association with Ellis led to many of his subsequent collaborations. In 1995 he origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Knechtges
Dan Knechtges () is a director and choreographer, for musicals, opera, television, film and music videos."Dan Knechtges biography" wrightwaymasterclasses.com, retrieved April 21, 2010 He is Artistic Director of Theatre Under the Stars in , Texas. Life and career Knechtges is from and is a graduate of Midview High School and |
Euan Morton
Euan Douglas George Morton (born Iain Middleton on 13 August 1977) is a Scottish actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Boy George in the musical ''Taboo'', receiving nominations for the Laurence Olivier Award and Tony Award for his performance. He is currently playing the role of King George in the musical ''Hamilton'' on Broadway and has been doing so since July 2017. Early life Morton was born in Bo'ness, Scotland. He began acting in his local children's theatre. After graduating from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London, Morton worked for Profit Share Theatre and for film and television in the UK. Career Stage career Morton appeared in ''The Silent Treatment'' at the Finborough Theatre, London, in 2001. Immediately following, he played the role of Boy George in the West End musical ''Taboo'' in 2002, and also played the role on Broadway in 2003. He received a Whatsonstage and a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for the role of Boy George in the UK and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norm Lewis
Norm Lewis (born June 2, 1963) is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in Europe, on Broadway, in film, television, recordings and regional theatre. Productions that he has been involved in include '' Dessa Rose'', ''Miss Saigon'', '' The Wild Party'', and several others. Lewis was the first African-American actor to perform in the title role in Broadway's long-running production of ''Phantom of the Opera''.Hetrick, Adam and Daniels, Karu F"Norm Lewis Ends History-Making Engagement in Broadway's 'Phantom of the Opera ''Playbill''. February 7, 2015. Early life Lewis was born in Tallahassee, Florida and grew up in Eatonville, Florida. He graduated in 1981 from Edgewater High School, Orlando. He worked at the ''Orlando Sentinel'' prior to his acting career. Career Lewis credits the kickoff of his career to Ralph Petillo, who ran Theatre on Park in Winter Park, Florida. Lewis was featured as Agwe in the Gateway Playhouse (Bellport, New York) production of ''Once on This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Wopat
Thomas Steven Wopat (born September 9, 1951) is an American actor and singer. He first achieved fame as Lucas K. "Luke" Duke on the long-running television action/comedy series ''The Dukes of Hazzard''. Since then, Wopat has worked regularly, most often on the stage in musicals and in supporting television and movie roles. He was a semi-regular guest on the 1990s comedy series ''Cybill'', and he had a small role as U.S. Marshal Gil Tatum in ''Django Unchained'' (2012). Wopat also has a recurring role as Sheriff Jim Wilkins on the television series '' Longmire''. Additionally, Wopat has recorded several albums of country songs and pop standards, scoring a series of moderately successful singles in the 1980s and 1990s. Life and career Wopat was born in Lodi, Wisconsin, the fifth of eight children born to Albin and Ruth Wopat. His father was a dairy farmer of Czech descent. He was raised a devout Roman Catholic. Wopat attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison and made his te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erin Mackey
Erin Ashley Mackey (born June 19, 1986) is an American stage actress and singer, known for playing the role of Glinda the Good Witch, Glinda in the Chicago, Los Angeles, Broadway theatre, Broadway, and Second National Tour productions of the musical ''Wicked (musical), Wicked''. She was also a double in 1998's The Parent Trap (1998 film), ''The Parent Trap''. Life and career Mackey was born in Fullerton, California, Fullerton, California. She was spotted by a manager at Fullerton Children's Repertory Theater and offered the opportunity to audition professionally for film and TV. Her first was for Disney's ''The Parent Trap (1998 film), The Parent Trap''.Hodgins, Pau"Erin Mackey of O.C. having a 'Wicked' good time,"ocregister.com, June 13, 2008, In 1999, she played Jenna in "You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's (film series), You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's Fashion Party". She won a 2003 L.A. Music Center Spotlight Award for Non-Classical Voice. In 2004, after graduat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Kritzer
Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer (born May 24, 1977) is an American singer and musical theatre actress. Life and career Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer was born in Manhattan and raised in Livingston, New Jersey. Her father is Jewish, and her mother is of Puerto Rican ancestry. Kritzer was raised Catholic. She attended Livingston High School, graduating in 1995. A 1999 graduate of the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music, she has appeared on Broadway in ''Hairspray'' as Shelly and in ''Legally Blonde'' as Serena. Off-Broadway she appeared in ''The Great American Trailer Park Musical'', ''Bat Boy,'' and ''Godspell'', and her regional credits include ''Vanities'' (Kathy), ''Babes in Arms'' (Baby Rose), and both '' Grease'' (Rizzo) and '' Funny Girl'' (Fanny) at Paper Mill Playhouse. Kritzer starred in ''Leslie Kritzer is Patti LuPone at Les Mouches,'' a recreation of Patti LuPone's famed nightclub act. The show premiered at Joe's Pub and was conceived and directed by Ben R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanessa L
Vanessa may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Vanessa'' (Millais painting), an 1868 painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist John Everett Millais * ''Vanessa'', a 1933 novel by Hugh Walpole * ''Vanessa'', a 1952 instrumental song written by Bernie Wayne and performed by Hugo Winterhalter * ''Vanessa'', a song by Grimes and d'Eon from Darkbloom * ''Vanessa'' (opera), a Samuel Barber opera that premiered in 1958 * ''Vanessa'' (1977 film), a 1977 West German film featuring Olivia Pascal * ''Vanessa'' (Mexican TV series), 1982 Mexican telenovela starring Lucía Méndez * ''Vanessa'' (UK TV series), British talk show presented by Vanessa Feltz * ''Vanessa'', former name of Canadian television channel Vivid TV People * Vanessa (name), a female given name and list of persons named Vanessa * Esther Vanhomrigh, for whom Jonathan Swift coined the name Fictional characters * Vanessa (''King of Fighters''), a character in SNK Playmore's ''The King of Fighters'' video game series * Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Cook
Barbara Cook (October 25, 1927 – August 8, 2017) was an American actress and singer who first came to prominence in the 1950s as the lead in the original Broadway musicals ''Plain and Fancy'' (1955), ''Candide'' (1956) and ''The Music Man'' (1957) among others, winning a Tony Award for the last. She continued performing mostly in theatre until the mid-1970s, when she began a second career as a cabaret and concert singer. She also made numerous recordings. During her years as Broadway’s leading ingénue, Cook was lauded for her excellent lyric soprano voice. She was particularly admired for her vocal agility, wide range, warm sound, and emotive interpretations. As she aged her voice took on a darker quality, even in her head voice, that was less prominent in her youth.Howard Goldstein: "Barbara Cook", ''Grove Music Online'' ed. L. Macy (Accessed December 4, 2008)(subscription access)/ref> At the time of her death, Cook was widely recognized as one of the "premier interpreters" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
