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The Sting (musical)
''The Sting'' is a musical thriller with a book by Bob Martin and music and lyrics by Mark Hollmann, Greg Kotis, and Harry Connick Jr., based on the 1973 film ''The Sting.'' Productions The Paper Mill Playhouse presented the musical in a limited engagement from March 29 until April 29, 2018. The score contained music by Scott Joplin including "The Entertainer." John Rando directed, with choreography by Warren Carlyle and music direction by Fred Lassen. The Paper Mill Playhouse production was billed as a "pre-broadway tryout" but as of September 2021, the show is yet to open on Broadway. Synopsis Chicago. 1936. Get ready to enter a smoke-filled world of cons and capers, where nothing is what it seems and no one is who they appear to be. Based on the 1973 Academy Award-winning film, ''The Sting'' tells the tale of a pair of con men, small town grifter Johnny Hooker and big-time hustler Henry Gondorff (Harry Connick, Jr.), who plot to bring down the city's most corrupt rac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Hollmann
Mark Hollmann is an American composer and lyricist. Hollmann grew up in Fairview Heights, Illinois, where he graduated from Belleville Township High School East in 1981. He won a 2002 Tony Award and a 2001 Obie Award for his music and lyrics to ''Urinetown''. He is a former ensemble member of the Cardiff-Giant Theatre Company in Chicago. He played trombone for the Chicago art rock band Maestro Subgum and the Whole, and piano for The Second City national touring company and Chicago City Limits, an improv company in New York City. He attended the musical theatre writing workshop Making Tuners at Theatre Building Chicago and the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop in New York. While at the Making Turners workshop he began a show with Chicago-based writer Jack Helbig that became "The Girl, the Grouch, and the Goat," which has had professional productions in Los Angeles and Chicago. Hollmann is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America and ASCAP. He lives in Manhattan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solace (Joplin)
"Solace" is a 1909 habanera (music), habanera written by Scott Joplin. Music Though Joplin labeled the piece "a Music of Mexico, Mexican Serenade", its origins are more probably Music of Cuba, Cuban, and it is considered to have a habanera (and tango music, tango) rhythm in three of the four Strain (music), strains – something unique for a work by Joplin, although a brief habanera bass did appear in his previous composition of that year, "Wall Street Rag". "Solace" is marked "very slow March (music), march time", and while it is difficult to determine the intended speed, it has been played andante (tempo), andante (around ♪112). The first two strains have a key signature of C major, while the third and fourth are in F major. History Similarities between Latin-American music and Joplin's more familiar ragtime had been noted as early as 1897 by Ben Harney. Tangos were introduced to the United States as early as 1860 by Louis Moreau Gottschalk's "Souvenir de la Havane". Perhap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Daily News
The New York ''Daily News'', officially titled the ''Daily News'', is an American newspaper based in Jersey City, NJ. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson as the ''Illustrated Daily News''. It was the first U.S. daily printed in tabloid format. It reached its peak circulation in 1947, at 2.4 million copies a day. As of 2019 it was the eleventh-highest circulated newspaper in the United States. Today's ''Daily News'' is not connected to the earlier '' New York Daily News'', which shut down in 1906. The ''Daily News'' is owned by parent company Tribune Publishing. This company was acquired by Alden Global Capital, which operates its media properties through Digital First Media, in May 2021. After the Alden acquisition, alone among the newspapers acquired from Tribune Publishing, the ''Daily News'' property was spun off into a separate subsidiary called Daily News Enterprises. History ''Illustrated Daily News'' The ''Illustrated Daily News'' was founded by Patters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly Wide-format printer, large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. History Early years; 1930–1987 ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. Wilkerson, William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, then Monday-to-Friday from 1940. Wilkerson used caustic articles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Wuhl
Robert Wuhl (born October 9, 1951) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He is best known as the creator and star of the television comedy series '' Arliss'' (1996–2002) and for his portrayal of newspaper reporter Alexander Knox in Tim Burton's ''Batman'' (1989) and Larry in ''Bull Durham'' (1988). Early life Wuhl was born in Union, New Jersey to a Jewish family. His father worked as a produce distributor. After attending Union High School, Wuhl headed to the University of Houston, where he was active in the drama department and the Epsilon-Omicron chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Wuhl was awarded a Distinguished Alumni Award from his alma mater in April 2012. Career Wuhl's first role in movies was a starring role in the 1980 comedy ''The Hollywood Knights'' along with other fledgling actors Tony Danza, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Fran Drescher, followed by a small role in the film ''Flashdance'' (1983). Wuhl then had larger roles in movies including ''Good Morning, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Shindle
Katherine Renee Shindle (born January 31, 1977) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and AIDS activist. She is currently serving as the President of the Actors' Equity Association. She was Miss America 1998 in 1998 and Miss Illinois in 1997. Biography Shindle was born in Toledo, Ohio, grew up in Brigantine, New Jersey and Moorestown, New Jersey and attended high school at Bishop Eustace Preparatory School. She was a double major in sociology and theater (with a minor in musical theater) at Northwestern University. She has worked as an actress in New York since 1999. Shindle is also a licensed real estate agent. Shindle appeared (as a replacement) in the Broadway production of ''Jekyll & Hyde'' as understudy for the role of Lucy and several other roles. After being cast by co-directors Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall, she played the role of Sally Bowles in the 1998 Broadway revival of ''Cabaret'' on the national tour in 2000–2001, and on Broadway during June–July 2001. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevyn Morrow
Kevyn Morrow is an American actor, originally from Omaha, Nebraska. His career has taken him from the American stage, to London, UK, to film and television. Stage Broadway and Off-Broadway Morrow made his Broadway debut as a member of the original cast of ''Leader of the Pack'', which also featured Broadway star Annie Golden. He soon after joined the cast of the legendary ''A Chorus Line'', and was a member of the show's 1990 closing cast. His next Broadway show would be as an original cast member of another Michael Bennett hit, ''Dreamgirls''. He would play various roles in the cast throughout its run both on Broadway, on tour, and in its 1987 revival, but most notably the role of C.C. White, for which he received critical acclaim. Following Dreamgirls, Morrow appeared in '' Smokey Joe's Cafe'', ''Dream'', ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'', and the 2002 revival of ''Anything Goes''. Off-Broadway he appeared in the original production of '' The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Kline
Richard Kline (born April 29, 1944) is an American actor and television director. His roles include Larry Dallas on the sitcom ''Three's Company'', Richie in the later seasons of ''It's a Living'' and Jeff Beznick in '' Noah Knows Best''. Early life Kline was born in New York City. He was raised in Queens by parents who practiced Reform Judaism. He attended Queens College and has a Master of Fine Arts degree in theater from Northwestern University. After graduation, he joined the United States Army and served in Vietnam during the Vietnam War as a lieutenant. Career Kline became involved in theater and made his professional debut in 1971 as part of the Lincoln Center Repertory Company. Regional theater productions during this period included ''Chemin de Fer'' (in Chicago with actor Dennis Franz), ''Death of a Salesman'', and '' Love's Labour's Lost''. A classically trained singer, Kline made his Broadway career debut in the 1989 musical '' City of Angels''. On ''Three's Comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Hewitt (actor)
Tom Hewitt (born c. 1957) is an American actor and Broadway stage performer, and a native of Victor, Montana. Early life and career After graduating from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee with the Professional Theatre Training Program's first class in 1981, Tom Hewitt worked with such regional powerhouses as Minneapolis's Guthrie Theatre, the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., and the Berkshire Theatre Festival in New England before heading to New York and the commercial stage. Later career While in the first part of his career he appeared primarily in straight plays, such as ''Beau Jest'' and '' Jeffrey'', once in New York he became better known for his performances in musicals. On Broadway, Hewitt has appeared in ''The Lion King'', ''Art'', ''The School for Scandal'', ''The Sisters Rosensweig'', ''The Boys from Syracuse'', ''Jesus Christ Superstar'', ''Amazing Grace'', and ''Hadestown''. He was nominated for a Tony Award for his portrayal of Frank-N-Furter in the 2000 r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Dacal
Janet Dacal (born in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress, singer, and performer in musical theatre. She received the Drama Desk Award for her performance in the Broadway theatre, Broadway musical ''In the Heights''. Early life Dacal's parents are from the La Víbora, Havana, La Vibora neighborhood of Havana, Cuba, though she was born and grew up in Los Angeles. In an interview, Dacal said, "My mom says that when I was four, I would grab a brush and pretend to sing songs into a microphone . . . I was the little girl of the family, and they loved to see me dance around and make people laugh." In Los Angeles, Dacal attended a performing arts middle school and high school. Dacal moved to Miami when she was 17, where she continued to be involved in the arts. After graduating from Miami Coral Park Senior High School, Coral Park High School, she attend Florida International University, initially pursuing a theater degree but later switching to a communications degree. In c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heliotrope Bouquet
"Heliotrope Bouquet" is a 1907 rag composed by Scott Joplin and Louis Chauvin. The first section of the piece is unique in ragtime for its structure, rhythm and melody. This and the second section were most likely contributed by Louis Chauvin, while the third and fourth section show Joplin’s style of composing. See also *List of compositions by Scott Joplin
The following is a complete list of musical compositions by Scott Joplin ( 1867 – April 1, 1917).
Scott Joplin was born in Arkansas in around 1867, just outside Texarkana, and was a street performer befor ...
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The Ragtime Dance
"The Ragtime Dance" is a piece of ragtime music by Scott Joplin, first published in 1902. Publication history Although the piece was performed in Sedalia, Missouri on November 24, 1899, it wasn't published until 1902. John Stillwell Stark had planned publishing it in September 1899, but had doubts about the marketability of the piece and delayed publication. When he eventually published it in 1902, at the urging of his daughter, it was a commercial failure. The 1902 arrangement was a short ragtime folk ballet suitable for stage performance, complete with narration and choreography. The narrator recounts a "dark town" ball that took place at 9 p.m. on a Thursday night and included a cakewalk. The choreography is for four couples. Four years later, Stark republished the piece in a piano rag arrangement, stripped of its narration and choreography and substantially shortened. The copyright for this arrangement was registered December 21, 1906. The cover art for the 1906 sheet mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
