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The Bridges Of Madison County (musical)
''The Bridges of Madison County'' is a musical, based on Robert James Waller's 1992 novel, with a book by Marsha Norman and music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. The musical premiered on Broadway at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on February 20, 2014, and closed on May 18, 2014. The Broadway production was directed by Bartlett Sher and starred Kelli O'Hara as Francesca and Steven Pasquale as Robert. Brown's work on the musical won the 2014 Tony Awards for Best Original Score and Best Orchestrations after the Broadway production had already closed. Productions Pre-Broadway ''The Bridges of Madison County'' originated at the Williamstown Theatre Festival and ran from August 1 to August 18, 2013. The musical was directed by Bartlett Sher, with scene design by Michael Yeargan, costumes by Catherine Zuber, lighting by Donald Holder, sound by Jon Weston, and produced by Stacey Mindich. The cast featured Steven Pasquale (Robert), Elena Shaddow (Francesca), Daniel Jenkins (Bud), Nic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Robert Brown
Jason Robert Brown (born June 20, 1970) is an American musical theatre composer, lyricist, and playwright. Brown's music sensibility fuses pop-rock stylings with theatrical lyrics. He is the recipient of three Tony Awards for his work on ''Parade'' and ''The Bridges of Madison County''. Career Brown grew up in the suburbs of New York City, and attended the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York for 2 years, rooming with fellow student, and vocalist, Christopher Mooney.Weber, Bruc"If Only the Cool Kids Could See Him Now (at Least Hear His Songs)"'The New York Times'', October 1, 2008 During summer, he attended French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts in Hancock, New York. He said '' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' and '' Sunday in the Park with George'' were two of his biggest influences, and had it not been for them, he would have joined a rock band and tried to be Billy Joel. He began his career in New York City as an arranger, conductor, and piani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Holder
Donald Holder is an American lighting designer in theatre, opera and dance based in New York. He was born in 1962. He has been nominated for fourteen Tony Awards, winning the 1998 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design as well as the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for ''The Lion King''. He won a second Tony in 2008 for the revival of '' South Pacific''. His lighting design for ''Paradise Square'' has been nominated for a 2022 Tony Award for '' Best Lighting Design of a Musical''. Additional Broadway credits include: ''Tootsie, Anastasia, Kiss Me Kate, Fiddler on the Roof, The Bridges of Madison County, She Loves Me, The Cherry Orchard, The King and I,'' ''Big Fish,'' '' Annie (2012 Broadway revival)'', '' Golden Boy'', '' Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark'', ''Arcadia'', ''The Motherfucker With The Hat'', '' Promises, Promises'', ''Les Liaisons Dangereuses'', ''Radio Golf'', ''The Little Dog Laughed'', '' Movin' Out'', '' The Times They Are a-Changin''', ''A Streetcar Nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Stanley (actress)
Elizabeth Stanley (born December 10, 1978) is an American stage actor and singer. She has originated a number of main and featured roles in Broadway musicals, including Allison in ''Cry-Baby'' and Dyanne in ''Million Dollar Quartet''. In 2020, Stanley was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Mary Jane Healy in ''Jagged Little Pill''. Career Stanley made her Broadway debut as April in the 2006 revival of Stephen Sondheim's ''Company''. In 2008, she originated the role of Allison in ''Cry-Baby,'' a musical adaption of the film of the same name. The following year, she starred as Clio in the first national tour of '' Xanadu''. In 2010, she originated the role of Dyanne in the Broadway production of ''Million Dollar Quartet''. In 2014, she played Claire de Loone in the Broadway revival of '' On the Town''. For this role, she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical. In 2015, she starred as France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kennedy Center
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (formally known as the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, and commonly referred to as the Kennedy Center) is the United States National Cultural Center, located on the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. It was named in 1964 as a memorial to Assassination of John F. Kennedy, assassinated President John F. Kennedy. Opened on September 8, 1971, the center hosts many different genres of performance art, such as theater, dance, orchestras, jazz, Pop music, pop, psychedelic, and folk music. Authorized by the 1958 National Cultural Center Act of Congress, which requires that its programming be sustained through private funds, the center represents a public–private partnership. Its activities include educational and outreach initiatives, almost entirely funded through ticket sales and gifts from individuals, corporations, and private foundations. The original building, designed by architect was constructed by Phil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orpheum Theatre (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Orpheum Theatre is a theater located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is one of four restored theaters on Hennepin Avenue, along with the Pantages Theatre, the State Theatre and the Shubert Theatre (now The Cowles Center). The building opened on October 16, 1921, originally named the Hennepin Theater. The theater actually consists of two separate structures: a long, fingerlike lobby that extends back from a narrow facade along Hennepin Avenue, and the auditorium, which is set back and parallels Hawthorne Avenue. The restored lobby includes six terra cotta bas relief sculptures. The auditorium is intricately plastered, with a number of garlands, swags, medallions, and other decorations. The ceiling has a dome with 30,000 squares of aluminum leaf. The building seats 1500 on the main floor and 1100 on the three level balcony. Several musicals, including ''Victor/Victoria'', ''The Lion King'', and ''The 101 Dalmatians Musical'' premiered at the Orpheum. In 1988, the O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Smith Center For The Performing Arts
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts is located in Downtown Las Vegas's 61-acre Symphony Park and is a five-acre performing arts center consisting of three theaters in two buildings; groundbreaking for the $470 million project was May 26, 2009. The Neo Art Deco design style was chosen by David M. Schwarz to echo the design elements of the Hoover Dam, just 30 miles to the southeast. It also shares design features with the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas. The center features a 17-story carillon tower containing 47 bells and is the first performing arts center in the nation to be Gold LEED certified. It opened on March 10, 2012. The Smith Center features international music, and dance companies and is the home of the Las Vegas Philharmonic and Nevada Ballet Theatre. The center is under the leadership of President and CEO Myron Martin. History Prior to The Smith Center opening, Las Vegas was one of the largest cities in the country without a performing arts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hobby Center For The Performing Arts
The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts is a theater in Houston, Texas, United States. Opened to the public in 2002, the theater is located downtown on the edge of the Houston Theater District. Hobby Center features glass walls with views of Houston's skyscrapers, Tranquility Park and Houston City Hall. The Hobby Center is named for former Texas lieutenant governor and Houston businessman, William P. Hobby, Jr., whose family foundation donated the naming gift for the center. The center replaced the former Houston Music Hall and Sam Houston Coliseum. Built by the general contractor Lyda Swinerton, it was designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA) and Morris Architects. RAMSA was inspired by legendary theater designers Herts & Tallant, who practiced in Manhattan during the early 20th century. The major building materials are limestone, brick, painted steel columns, glazed curtain wall, and standing seam metal roof. Two theaters in the center were constructed specificall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmanson Theatre
The Ahmanson Theatre is one of the four main venues that compose the Los Angeles Music Center. History The theatre was built as a result of a donation from Howard F. Ahmanson Sr, the founder of H.F. Ahmanson & Co., an insurance and savings and loans company. It was named for his second wife, businesswoman and philanthropist Caroline Leonetti Ahmanson.David Wise, ''Tiger Trap: America's Secret Spy War with China'', Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011, p. 3/ref> Welton Becket, Welton Becket & Associates was the architect. Construction began on March 9, 1962 and was undertaken by Peter Kiewit & Sons (now Kiewit Corporation). The theatre's inaugural event was held on April 12, 1967, with the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera Association sponsoring the national cast production of ''Man of La Mancha'', starring Richard Kiley and Joan Diener. The theatre also was the U.S. premiere of ''More Stately Mansions'' starring Ingrid Bergman, Arthur Hill, and Colleen Dewhurst, which opened Septembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Des Moines Civic Center
The Des Moines Civic Center is a 2,744-seat performing arts center belonging to Des Moines Performing Arts located in Des Moines, Iowa. It has been Iowa's largest theater since it opened on June 10, 1979, and is used for concerts, Broadway shows, ballets, and other special events. The Civic Center building is also home to the 200-seat Stoner Theater, used for smaller theatrical shows and lectures, located on street level. Cowles Commons, formerly Nollen Plaza, is the one square block space located west of the Civic Center. Cowles Commons opened in June 2015, and hosts several events throughout the year. Together with the Stoner Theater, Cowles Commons, and the nearby Temple for Performing Arts, the Civic Center is part of the Des Moines Performing Arts. History In 1972, the KRNT Theater closed. The loss of the 45-year-old theater left downtown Des Moines without a major cultural venue. A group of community leaders attempted to pass a referendum to construct a theater in 1974, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avatar Studios
Power Station at BerkleeNYC, formerly known as Avatar Studios (1996–2017) and Power Station, is a recording studio at 441 West 53rd Street between Ninth and Tenth avenues in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City. The building contains 5 studio spaces: A, B, C, G, and E, as well as a black box theater. History The building was originally a Consolidated Edison power plant. In 1977, it was rebuilt as a recording studio by producer Tony Bongiovi and his partner Bob Walters. The complex was renamed Avatar Studios (under the Avatar Entertainment Corporation) in May 1996. In 2017, the studios were renamed back to Power Station, by special arrangement with Berklee NYC. The studio reopened in 2020 after a full renovation, while maintaining the studio spaces. In 1995, Sonalysts, which had begun as an underwater acoustics research company, licensed the Power Station's design and naming rights from Bongiovi and Walters. The company built a perfect replica of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Klena
Derek Anthony Klena (born October 3, 1991) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his work on Broadway, including originating the roles of Nick Healy in '' Jagged Little Pill'' (2019–2021), Dmitry in ''Anastasia'' (2017–2018), and Michael in ''The Bridges of Madison County'' (2014). His breakthrough was in the original Off-Broadway production of Pasek & Paul's stage adaptation of ''Dogfight'', and he played Fiyero in the 10th anniversary company of '' Wicked'' on Broadway. He has made appearances on several television series such as '' Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'', '' The Code,'' and '' Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin''. In 2020, Klena was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Nick Healy in '' Jagged Little Pill''. Life and career Klena was born in San Dimas, California. He grew up with his two younger siblings in West Covina, California, outside of Los Angeles, where he attended South Hills High School. His b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunter Foster
Hunter Foster (born June 25, 1969) is an American musical theatre actor, singer, librettist, playwright and director. Career After touring in several shows and playing on Broadway, in 2001 he was cast in his breakthrough role of Bobby Strong in ''Urinetown'', for which he received a Lucille Lortel Award and a nomination for an Outer Critics Circle Award. In 2003, Foster starred as Seymour in the Broadway revival of '' Little Shop of Horrors'', for which he received his first Tony Award nomination. Foster appeared as Leo Bloom in '' The Producers'' on Broadway, Ensign Pulver in '' Mister Roberts'' at the Kennedy Center, and Ben in ''Modern Orthodox'' off-Broadway. He also starred as Molina in '' Kiss of the Spider Woman'' at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia. Foster's writing includes the libretto for an off-Broadway 2002 musical based on the motion picture ''Summer of '42'' and writing an adaptation of the film ''Bonnie and Clyde'' with ''Urinetown'' co-star Rick C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
