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Submissions Only
''Submissions Only'' is a comedy web series about the casting and audition process for Broadway theater. It centers around aspiring actress Penny Reilly (Kate Wetherhead) and her friend, casting agency director Tim Trull (Colin Hanlon), and their circle of friends, colleagues, relationships and family. The series was created in August 2010 by Broadway performers Wetherhead and Andrew Keenan-Bolger. Wetherhead is the series' writer, while Keenan-Bolger is the main director and editor. The series has had three seasons. The first season started airing in October 2010 and had six episodes, the second season started airing in September 2011 and had eight episodes, and the third season started airing in March 2014 and had eight episodes. Most episodes run between 15 and 20 minutes long. The first season was produced on a minuscule budget, and was shown on YouTube. The second and third seasons had significantly larger budget, and higher production quality. Episodes from the second and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing '' agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casting (performing Arts)
In the performing arts industry such as theatre, film, or television, casting, or a casting call, is a pre-production process for selecting a certain type of actor, dancer, singer, or extra (acting), extra for a particular role or part in a script, screenplay, or teleplay. This process may be used for a motion picture, television program, documentary film, music video, play (theatre), play, or advertisement, intended for an audience. Cast types or roles Actors are selected to play various types of roles. Main cast, also called starring roles, consist of several actors whose appearances are significant in film, theatre, or television. There is often a leading actor (or sometimes leading actress for a woman) who lays the largest role, that of the protagonist in a production. When there is not a single leading actor, the main roles are called ensemble cast, which comprises multiple principal actors and performers who are typically assigned roughly equal amounts of screen time. A s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Freeman (actor)
Jonathan Freeman (born February 5, 1950) is an American actor and puppeteer. He is known for puppeteering and voicing Tito Swing in ''Shining Time Station'' and for voicing Jafar (Aladdin), Jafar in The Walt Disney Company, Disney's Aladdin (franchise), ''Aladdin'' franchise, as well as the ''Kingdom Hearts'' franchise and the Aladdin (2011 musical), 2011 ''Aladdin'' musical. Early life Freeman was born in Bay Village, Ohio on February 5, 1950. He graduated from Ohio University. Career As well as being the voice of Jafar (Aladdin), Jafar in ''Aladdin (1992 Disney film), Aladdin'', a role he once said he's called in to reprise every 3 to 6 months, Freeman is also known for being the puppeteer for Tito Swing of the Jukebox Band (Flexitoon Puppets) on the PBS series ''Shining Time Station''. Freeman reprised his role as Jafar in the direct-to-video sequel to ''Aladdin'', ''The Return of Jafar''. In 1994, he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mean Girls
''Mean Girls'' is a 2004 American teen comedy film directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey. The film stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried (in her film debut), Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler and Fey. It is based in part on Rosalind Wiseman's 2002 non-fiction self-help book, ''Queen Bees and Wannabes'', which describes female high school social cliques, school bullying, and the damaging effects they can have on students. Fey also drew from her own experience at Upper Darby High School as an inspiration for some of the concepts in the film. The plot centers on a naïve teenage girl navigating her way through the social hierarchy of a modern American high school after years of her parents homeschooling her while conducting research in Africa. ''Saturday Night Live'' creator Lorne Michaels produced the film. Fey, screenwriter and co-star of the film, was a long-term cast member and writer for ''SNL''. Although set in the Chicago suburb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annaleigh Ashford
Annaleigh Amanda Ashford (née Swanson; born June 25, 1985) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She is known for her work on television as Betty DiMello on the Showtime period drama ''Masters of Sex'', and on Broadway as Lauren in '' Kinky Boots'' (2013–14) and her Tony Award–winning performance as Essie Carmichael in '' You Can't Take it With You'' (2014–15). In 2017, Ashford starred in the critically acclaimed, limited-run revival of '' Sunday in the Park with George'' opposite Jake Gyllenhaal. She released her debut recording '' Lost in the Stars: Live at 54 Below'' in 2015. Ashford's other notable film and television credits include '' Unbelievable'' (2019), '' Bad Education'' (2019), the FX drama '' Impeachment: American Crime Story'' (2021), and the CBS sitcom ''B Positive'' (2020–22). Early life Ashford was born in Denver on June 25, 1985, the daughter of Holli Swanson, an elementary school gym teacher, and Chris Swanson, a small-business owner. Ashford pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Elice
Rick Elice (born Eric Elice; November 17, 1956) is a writer and former stage actor. Life Elice was born in New York City, where he attended public elementary, junior high, and high schools. He was the salutatorian graduate of Francis Lewis High School in Queens, New York (class of 1973). He earned a BA from Cornell University, an MFA from the Yale Drama School, and in 1980-81 was a Teaching Fellow at Harvard. He is a charter member of the American Repertory Theater. From 1982–1999, Elice was copywriter, producer, creative director and eventually executive vice president of Serino Coyne, Inc., an entertainment advertising agency in New York. From 1999–2009, he served as creative consultant to Walt Disney Studios. He was in a relationship with British actor Roger Rees for 33 years, during which Rees voluntarily converted to Elice's Jewish faith. A couple beginning in 1982, they married in 2011 when it became legal to do so, and remained together until Rees' death from bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Leavel
Beth Leavel (born November 1, 1955) is a Tony Award-winning American stage and screen actress and singer. Life and career Leavel attended Needham B. Broughton High School and Meredith College, earning a degree in social work. She completed a graduate theatre degree at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1980. She acted during college, appearing in productions such as ''Cabaret'' and '' Hello, Dolly!'' Her Broadway debut was in the 1980 production of '' 42nd Street'' as a replacement for Annie. Leavel was in the original Broadway cast of '' Crazy for You'' (1992) as Tess and an understudy for Polly Baker. In 1999, she played the roles of Mabel and Mrs. Bixby in '' The Civil War''. Leavel returned to the Broadway revival of ''42nd Street'' in 2001 as a standby for Maggie Jones and Dorothy Brock, eventually playing the latter. She played the starring role of Beatrice Stockwell in ''The Drowsy Chaperone'', for which she helped to create the character's backstory and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Heusinger
Patrick Heusinger (born February 14, 1981) is an American actor, known for his roles on the television series ''Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce'', ''Gossip Girl'', ''Royal Pains'' and '' Absentia''. Early life Heusinger was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, where he attended Douglas Anderson School of the Arts.Bull, Roger"Silliness as art" ''Florida Times-Union'', February 15, 2008. Retrieved on June 25, 2013. He is a graduate of Juilliard. Career Heusinger made his debut in the 2005 independent period drama film ''Sweet Land'', as young Lars, and then appeared in '' Tie a Yellow Ribbon'', ''The Nanny Diaries'', and ''Black Swan''. On television, Heusinger is best known for the roles of Lord Marcus on the CW teen drama ''Gossip Girl'', where he appeared on four episodes in 2008, and Adam on USA Network's ''Royal Pains'' in 2010 and 2011. He was also in a recurring role as Max McCarthy on Bravo TV's first original scripted series Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce. Other telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wade McCollum
Wade McCollum is an American film actor, stage actor and composer/musician. Early life McCollum was born in 1978 in Chico, California. His father is a rock-n-roll drummer and McCollum spent his early life on the road traveling from town to town. He spent some school years in Ashland, Oregon, home of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He left High School at age 16 to attend the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts. Career After graduating from the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, McCollum went on to land the role of Hedwig in a 2002 Triangle Theatre production of John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask’s rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch''.'' McCollum went on to star in several productions of ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch,'' including the Ovation Award-winning 2004 Celebration Theatre production in Hollywood, CA. For this production McCollum won the Backstage West Garland Award, The Los Angeles Drama Critic’s Circle Award and was praised by publication ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jared Gertner
Jared Gertner is an American actor best known for his work in the American musical theater, including a co-starring role in the first touring and London productions of ''The Book of Mormon''. Life and career Gertner was raised in Toms River, New Jersey in a Conservative Jewish family. His first acting work was at a theater operated by his aunt and uncle, where he debuted at age six as a Lost Boy in a production of Peter Pan. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drama at New York's Tisch School of the Arts. Gertner's subsequent roles have included William Barfee in the San Francisco and Boston productions of ''The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee''. After winning an IRNE Award (Independent Reviewers of New England) for Best Actor, he replaced Dan Fogler in the New York production. (Fogler had won a Tony in the role.) Gertner played Warren in ''Ordinary Days'' with New York's Roundabout Theatre Company and performed on the original cast recording. His other stage roles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne L
Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the Netherlands, particularly in the Frisian speaking part (for example, author Anne de Vries). In this incarnation, it is related to Germanic arn-names and means 'eagle'.See entry on "Anne" in th''Behind the Name'' databaseand th"Anne"an"Ane"entries (in Dutch) in the Nederlandse Voornamenbank (Dutch First Names Database) of the Meertens Instituut (23 October 2018). It has also been used for males in France (Anne de Montmorency) and Scotland (Lord Anne Hamilton). Anne is a common name and the following lists represent a small selection. For a comprehensive list, see instead: . As a feminine name Anne * Saint Anne, Mother of the Virgin Mary * Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665–1714), Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1702–07) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin McCollum
Kevin McCollum (born March 1, 1962) is an American theatrical booking executive and producer of musical theater and plays, many on Broadway. During a producing career spanning over twenty-five years, McCollum has received three Tony Awards for Best Musical for ''In the Heights'', '' Avenue Q'', and ''Rent''. Early life and education McCollum was born in Hawaii and left to live with his aunt in Illinois after his mother died in 1976. He is a graduate of Deerfield High School in Deerfield, Illinois. McCollum graduated from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in 1984. He earned his master's degree in film producing from thPeter Stark Program at the University of Southern California In 1995, he received the Robert Whitehead Award for Outstanding Commercial Theatre Producing. Career McCollum formerly served as the president and CEO of the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, where he was appointed in 1995 McCollum co-founded The Booking Group, which has re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
