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Shine!
''SHINE!'' is a musical based on characters and situations found in the works of Horatio Alger, particularly 1868 novel ''Ragged Dick'' and '' Silas Snobden's Office Boy'', respectively Alger's first best-seller and the one first printed in book form eighty years after it was first serialized in '' Argosy''. Its plot and characters focus on Alger's pervasive theme: that in America one could begin with nothing, and with the right attitude, hard work, application, and a little bit of luck, dream a dream and chart a course on which to achieve it. Richard Seff wrote the book, Lee Goldsmith the lyrics and Roger Anderson the music. Anderson and Goldsmith had previously collaborated on the 1993 musical ''Chaplin''. ''SHINE!'' was announced for Broadway in 1982, but production was canceled when producer 20th Century Fox disbanded its newly formed theatre division. The show was later produced in 1983 at the Virginia Museum Theatre in Richmond, Virginia, starring George Lee Andrews, Alix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragged Dick
''Ragged Dick; or, Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks'' is a ''Bildungsroman'' by Horatio Alger Jr., which was serialized in '' The Student and Schoolmate'' in 1867 and expanded for publication as a full-length novel in May 1868 by the publisher A. K. Loring. It was the first volume in the six-volume Ragged Dick Series and became Alger's best-selling work. The tale follows a poor bootblack's rise to middle-class respectability in 19th-century New York City. It had a favorable reception. ''Student and Schoolmate'' reported their readers were delighted with the first installment, and ''Putnam's Magazine'' thought boys would love the novel. The plot and theme were repeated in Alger's subsequent novels and became the subject of parodies and satires. ''Ragged Dick'' and Alger's ''Silas Snobden's Office Boy'' inspired the musical comedy '' Shine!'' in 1982. Plot The text of ''Ragged Dick'' is based on the 1868 first book edition, annotated for student readers. "Contexts" b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horatio Alger
Horatio Alger Jr. (; January 13, 1832 – July 18, 1899) was an American author who wrote young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of middle-class security and comfort through good works. His writings were characterized by the "rags-to-riches" narrative, which had a formative effect on the United States during the Gilded Age. All of Alger's juvenile novels share essentially the same theme: a teenage boy improves his circumstances by virtuous behavior. There is a "Horatio Alger myth" that the boy becomes wealthy through hard work, but this is inaccurate. In the actual stories, invariably the cause of success is an accident that works to the boy's advantage after he conducts himself according to traditional virtues such as honesty, charity, and altruism. The boy might return a large sum of lost money or rescue someone from an overturned carriage. This brings the boy—and his plight—to the attention of a wealthy individual. In one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaplin (1993 Musical)
''Chaplin'' is a musical about the early life of the silent film star Charlie Chaplin. The first act is portrayed in the genre of the British music hall, while in the second act, Chaplin goes to Hollywood, where he becomes " the Little Tramp". The musical was announced to premiere on Broadway in 1981, but the project was cancelled. An abridged version premiered in Miami, Florida, in 1993 and played in Sarasota, New York, in 2001. The musical had a brief run in London in 2012. History and productions In July 1981, the musical was announced to open on Broadway in April 1982, with Joe Layton as director and choreographer, sets by Tony Walton, and produced by Don Gregory. Gregory said of the musical: "The story doesn't require an impersonation or imitation of Chaplin. It's about the years before he became the Tramp. It's not a psychological study, but it's about the years when he found that humor doesn't have to be spoken, and that sadness can be funny. That's why it's an impor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andréa Burns
Andréa Burns (born February 21, 1971) is an American actress and singer best known for her portrayal of the hairdresser Daniela in Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical ''In the Heights'', as Carmen in Douglas Carter Beane's ''The Nance'', and as Mrs. Spamboni in ''The Electric Company''. Early life Burns was born in Miami Beach, Florida to a Jewish father and a Venezuelan mother. She has described herself as "a Venezuelan Jewess from Miami who grew up loving Broadway." She spent many summers training at the French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts and is a graduate of Miami's New World School of the Arts. Career Burns began her career touring the opera houses of Europe as Maria in ''West Side Story'' when she was 18 years old. She has appeared on Broadway as Belle in Disney’s ''Beauty and the Beast'', as Vicki Nichols in ''The Full Monty'', as Carmen in ''The Nance'', as Daniela in ''In the Heights'', and as Googie Gomez in '' The Ritz'', and she has sung concerts at Carnegie H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musical Theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole. Although musical theatre overlaps with other theatrical forms like opera and dance, it may be distinguished by the equal importance given to the music as compared with the dialogue, movement and other elements. Since the early 20th century, musical theatre stage works have generally been called, simply, musicals. Although music has been a part of dramatic presentations since ancient times, modern Western musical theatre emerged during the 19th century, with many structural elements established by the works of Gilbert and Sullivan in Britain and those of Harrigan and Hart in America. These were followed by the numerous Edwardian musical comedies and the musical theatre w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carole Shelley
Carole Augusta Shelley (16 August 1939 – 31 August 2018)Bartlett, Rhett"Carole Shelley, One of the Pigeon Sisters From 'The Odd Couple,' Dies at 79"''The Hollywood Reporter'', 1 September 2018"Carole Shelley Passes Away at 79" broadwayworld.com, 1 September 2018 was an English actress who made her career in the United States and United Kingdom. Her many stage roles included Gwendolyn Pigeon in '''' and in the original |
Samuel French, Inc
Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Hebrew scriptures, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran (although Islamic texts do not mention him by name). He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of ''Antiquities of the Jews'', written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in 1 Samuel 9:9. Biblical account Family Samuel's mother was Hannah and his father was Elkanah. Elkanah lived at Ramathaim in the district of Zuph. His genealog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooks Ashmanskas
Brooks Ashmanskas (born June 14, 1969) is an American actor. He has appeared both on Broadway and Off-Broadway as well as in regional theatres. Ashmanskas has done limited film and television work, most recently appearing in the Netflix series ''Uncoupled''. He was nominated for a 2006 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical and a Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical for playing various characters in ''Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me,'' and for a 2019 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his role as Barry Glickman in '' The Prom''. Early life Ashmanskas is originally from Salem, Oregon, but grew up in Beaverton, just outside of Portland. He graduated from Bennington College.Biography americantheatrewing.org, accessed August 24, 2013 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvey Evans
Harvey Evans (January 7, 1941 – December 24, 2021) was an American stage and film actor. He was noted for having appeared in the original Broadway productions of ''West Side Story'', ''Follies'', and '' Hello, Dolly!'', among others. Life and career Evans was born Harvey Hohnecker and grew up in Cincinnati. He moved to New York in 1955. Soon after Evans moved to New York, he appeared in the national tour of ''Damn Yankees'', where he met Bob Fosse. Fosse then cast the young Evans in his first Broadway production, ''New Girl in Town'' (1957). Evans next appeared on the original Broadway production of ''West Side Story'' as Gee-Tar (1957). He later appeared in both film versions of the musical. He played Mouthpiece, one of the Jets, in the 1961 film and played a security guard at Gimbels in Steven Spielberg’s 2021 remake. He appeared in another Fosse musical, ''Redhead (1959). He next appeared on Broadway in ''Gypsy'' as replacement for Tulsa (1960) and then was a replacemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playbill
''Playbill'' is an American monthly magazine for theatergoers. Although there is a subscription issue available for home delivery, most copies of ''Playbill'' are printed for particular productions and distributed at the door as the show's program. ''Playbill'' was first printed in 1884 for a single theater on 21st Street in New York City. The magazine is now used at nearly every Broadway theatre, as well as many Off-Broadway productions. Outside New York City, ''Playbill'' is used at theaters throughout the United States. As of September 2012, its circulation was 4,073,680. History What is known today as ''Playbill'' started in 1884, when Frank Vance Strauss founded the New York Theatre Program Corporation specializing in printing theater programs. Strauss reimagined the concept of a theater program, making advertisements a standard feature and thus transforming what was then a leaflet into a fully designed magazine. The new format proved popular with theatergoers, who s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Off-Broadway
An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer than 100. An "off-Broadway production" is a production of a play, musical, or revue that appears in such a venue and adheres to related trade union and other contracts. Some shows that premiere off-Broadway are subsequently produced on Broadway. History The term originally referred to any venue, and its productions, on a street intersecting Broadway in Midtown Manhattan's Theater District, the hub of the American theatre industry. It later became defined by the League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers as a professional venue in Manhattan with a seating capacity of at least 100, but not more than 499, or a production that appears in such a venue and adheres to related trade union and other contracts. Previously, regardless of the size ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richmond, Virginia
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