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The Last Smoker In America
''The Last Smoker in America'' is a four-character, one-act musical comedy featuring book and lyrics by Bill Russell and music by Peter Melnick.About lastsmokerinamerica.com ''The Last Smoker in America'' opened at the in 2012, after developmental readings in 2005 at the Rubicon Theatre Company, a workshop production at the New York Musical Theatre Festival in 2009, and having its world premiere at Contemporary American Theatre Company (CA ... [...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] |
Vern Riffe
Vernal G. Riffe Jr. (June 26, 1925 – July 31, 1997) was an American politician of the Democratic Party. Riffe served for many years in the Ohio House of Representatives and was the longest serving speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives in the history of that institution, holding that office for 20 years. Life and political career Riffe, a moderate Democrat, was a strong Speaker, even bringing Republican members of the House under his sway by threatening to fund the campaigns of their Democratic opponents for re-election. Riffe, who hailed from the impoverished Appalachian Region of southeastern Ohio, fought hard to bring money for development to his corner of the state. Riffe's efforts resulted in the creation of Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, sometimes referred to as "Vern Riffe U." He also brought funding to southern Ohio for the building of a major highway, Ohio 32, disparaged as the "Highway to Nowhere," which starts in the countryside near Athens, Ohio, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael McDonald (costume Designer)
Michael McDonald (born c. 1963) is an American costume designer who was nominated for both a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award in 2009 for his work on the Broadway revival of the musical '' Hair''. Early life and education McDonald was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania and is a 1981 graduate of William Allen High School. He attended Muhlenberg College in Allentown, where he took his first costume design course and subsequently worked on several of Muhlenberg's theatrical productions. Career In 1984, McDonald became involved in theatre at Allentown's Civic Theatre. In the early 1990s, he relocated to New York City, where he worked on productions including '' The Ride Down Mt. Morgan'' (Broadway, 2000), ''The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?'' (Broadway, 2002) and '' Take Me Out'' (Broadway, 2003). In 2009, his work on the Broadway revival of '' Hair'' earned him nominations for both the Tony Award for Best Costume Design and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design The Drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farah Alvin
Farah Alvin (born September 28, 1976) is an American theatre actress. She is the daughter of cinematic poster artist John Alvin. Early life Alvin grew up in Los Angeles, the daughter of the artists John Alvin and Andrea Alvin. In 1993, at the age of sixteen, she won the Spotlights Award, a scholarship competition for the Los Angeles Music Center and performed at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. At eighteen, she received a scholarship to the Brooklyn College music conservatory and moved to New York City. Career During her senior year of high school, Alvin earned her Actors' Equity Association, Equity card when she performed in the Los Angeles premiere of ''Fame: The Musical''. Three weeks after moving to New York, she obtained a role in the musical ''A Christmas Carol (musical), A Christmas Carol'' at Madison Square Garden. Alvin's first Broadway theatre credit came was in the revival of the musical ''Grease (musical), Grease''. Subsequent Broadway credits have included the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Gets
Malcolm Gets (born December 28, 1963) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Richard in the American television sitcom '' Caroline in the City''. Gets is also a dancer, singer, composer, classically trained pianist, vocal director, and choreographer. His first solo album came out in 2009 from PS Classics. Gets was nominated for a Tony Award in 2003 ( Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Musical for '' Amour'') and was awarded the Obie Award in 1995. Life and career Gets was born in Waukegan, Illinois, the son of Lispbeth, an educator, and Terence Gets, a college textbook salesman. Both parents grew up in London, England. He moved with his family to New Jersey. He lived there until he was six, when his family moved to Gainesville, Florida. He has an older brother Erik, an older sister Alison and a younger sister Adrienne. Gets started studying performing arts early in life. He began studying piano at age nine. This skill helped him pay his way through college. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel DeBenedet
Rachel Helene Kasper deBenedet (born c. 1967) is an American actress and singer best known for her roles in musical theatre. In 2011, she was featured in the musical ''Catch Me If You Can'' on Broadway. Biography Rachel deBenedet was born in North Newton, Kansas. Her father, Arlo Kasper, was a professional actor and Head of Drama at Bethel College in Kansas, where her mother was Professor of Voice. Her first live performance was at six years old in Germany, performing a recital. Her family lived in Germany for two years, as her dad was "on the running crew, the backstage crew at Germanopera house". deBenedet then moved to Paraguay with her family, where they helped with musical theatre productions. Her father currently "directs and designs musicals and operas for semi-professional companies and universities in Paraguay".t the Music Theatre of Wichita in Kansasgetting my Actors' Equity Association membership candidacy points, then came directly after my second season there. I w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Bianco
Christina Bianco is an American actress, singer and impressionist. Bianco is best known for her theatrical work, television appearances and YouTube videos in which she impersonates celebrities, both singing and speaking. Career In 2015, Bianco starred in the one-woman, multi-character comedy ''Application Pending'', off-Broadway at the West Side Theatre for which she received her second Drama Desk Award nomination in the Outstanding Solo Performance category. She has appeared in ''Forbidden Broadway'' on the West End at London's Vaudeville Theatre, and also starred in the off-Broadway shows '' Forbidden Broadway Goes to Rehab'' and ''Newsical''. For her work in ''Forbidden Broadway Goes To Rehab'', Bianco was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical, but lost to Haydn Gwynne, who won the award for her performance in ''Billy Elliot the Musical''. Bianco originated the role of Dora in the national tour of ''Dora the Explorer Live'', and was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Iacono
Paul Stanley Iacono (born September 7, 1988) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying RJ Berger in the MTV scripted series ''The Hard Times of RJ Berger''. Early years Iacono was born in Secaucus, New Jersey, to Italian American parents Michele and Anthony Iacono, a town administrator. He has a younger brother, who works as DJ in New Jersey, and a sister, from his Dad’s second marriage. Iacono went to Professional Performing Arts School in New York, with friend and ''Fame'' co-star Paul McGill. He graduated in 2006. At eight years old, Iacono was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He soon began receiving chemotherapy treatments and has been in remission since he was eleven years old. Career A graduate of NYC's Professional Performing Arts School, Iacono is best known for his portrayal of the title character on MTV's, ''The Hard Times of RJ Berger''. Paul first gained wide notice for his numerous appearances on TV's ''The Rosie O'Donnell Show'' after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Ripley
Alice Ripley (born December 14, 1963) is an American actress, singer, songwriter and mixed media artist. She is known, in particular, for her various roles on Broadway in musicals, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning ''Next to Normal'' (2009 Tony Award, Best Actress in a Musical) and ''Side Show''. She most recently played three roles in the short-lived Broadway musical, '' American Psycho''.Hetrick, Adam"Alice Ripley and Jennifer Damiano Reunite in Broadway Slasher Musical American Psycho"Playbill.com, November 9, 2015. Alice Ripley has released albums with her band, RIPLEY, including the single, "Beautiful Eyes", released in February 2012. She also performs as a solo artist, while in February 2011 she released ''Alice Ripley Daily Practice, Volume 1'', a stripped-down collection of acoustic rock covers. Early life Ripley was born in California and graduated from West Carrollton High School outside of Dayton, Ohio. Career Early work Ripley attended DePauw University, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Wyse
Alex Wyse is an American stage and screen actor, writer, director, and producer. He is best known for playing Kyle in '' Marvel's Iron Fist'', Saul Feinberg in ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', Georg Zirschnitz in the 2015 Deaf West Broadway revival of '' Spring Awakening,'' and co-creating the digital serie''Indoor Boys'''.'' Early life Wyse grew up in Cleveland, Ohio where he graduated from Beachwood High School, and later graduated from Boston University with a degree in theatre. Career On television, Wyse has appeared in multiple roles since 2010 including ''Bored to Death, Switched at Birth,'' ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', ''Marvel's Iron Fist'', '' NCIS: Los Angeles,'' and ''Masters of Sex'' On film, he appeared opposite America Ferrera in '' X/Y''. With Wesley Taylor, he co-wrote and co-directed his debut feature film Summoning Sylvia' set for release in 2022, and he co-created, wrote, directed, edited, and starred in the digital series Indoor Boys'' which was nominated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Venetia Belcon
Natalie Venetia Belcon (born April 5, 1969) is a Trinidadian-born American actress and singer. She is best known for originating the role of former child television star Gary Coleman in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical '' Avenue Q''. Her other Broadway credits include the role of Joanne Jefferson in ''Rent'' and Erzulie in ''Once on This Island''. Theater Belcon performs on the original cast recordings of ''Avenue Q'', ''The Glorious Ones'' and ''The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin''. She appeared as Columbina in the world premiere of the musical ''The Glorious Ones'' (based on the novel of the same name by Francine Prose) at the Pittsburgh Public Theater in April 2007. She appeared Off-Broadway in the same role later in 2007, in which a reviewer commented that her "seductive presence is matched by her smoky voice." Belcon has performed in various productions and workshops of ''The Last Smoker in America'', an original 4 character musical by Bill Russell a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bolton (actor)
John Bolton (born December 29, 1965) is an American actor and Broadway regular. Bolton is best known for originating the role of "The Old Man" (Mr. Parker) in the Broadway show '' A Christmas Story: The Musical''. He portrayed Vlad Popov in the 2017 Broadway production of ''Anastasia''. Career Bolton originated the role of "The Old Man" (Mr. Parker) in '' A Christmas Story: The Musical'' on Broadway, running from November 19, 2012, to December 30, 2012, and repeated this starring role in Boston, Hartford and in December 2013 at Madison Square Garden. He appeared in the Broadway revival of ''Dames at Sea'', starring as The Captain/Hennesey. The musical ran from October 22, 2015, to January 3, 2016. His other theatre credits include many Broadway musicals that have won the Tony Award including original productions of ''Curtains'' with David Hyde Pierce; ''Spamalot'' with Tim Curry, David Hyde Pierce, and Sara Ramirez, directed by Mike Nichols; ''Contact'' directed by Susan Strom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
