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The Vamp
''The Vamp'' is a musical comedy with music by James Mundy; lyrics by John La Touche (musician), John La Touche; and a Musical theatre#Book musicals, musical book by La Touche and Sam Locke which is based on a story by La Touche. The musical opened on Broadway theatre, Broadway on November 10, 1955 at the Winter Garden Theatre where it ran for a total of 60 performances until it closed on December 31, 1955. The production was directed by David Alexander (director), David Alexander, choreographed by Robert Alton, used set and costume designs by Raoul Pène Du Bois, and conducted by musical director Milton Rosenstock. The cast was led by Jack Waldron (actor), Jack Waldron as Myron H. Hubbard, Bibi Osterwald as Bessie Bisco, Steve Reeves as Muscle Man and Samson, Paul Lipson as Barney Ostertag, Jack Harrold as Bluestone, Carol Channing as Flora Weems, David Atkinson (baritone), David Atkinson as Oliver J. Oxheart, and Malcolm Lee Beggs as Stark Clayton. Alton, Channing, and Rosenstoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musical Comedy
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] |
Bibi Osterwald
Margaret Virginia "Bibi" Osterwald (February 3, 1920 – January 2, 2002) was an American actress. Life and career Osterwald was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the daughter of Dagmar (Kvastad) and Rudolf August Osterwald, a hotel owner.''An Interview With Bibi Osterwald'', Skip E. Lowe, 1992 As a student, Osterwald appeared in the Catholic University semi-pro revue in Washington, D.C., in August 1942. She gained acting experience in five years of work in summer stock theatre in Rockville, Maryland. She starred in ''Ten Nights in a Barroom'' at the Willard Hotel for 8 weeks starting in mid-August 1943. She then pursued a career on the New York stage. The Central Opera House YC seating 2000, introduced Osterwald leading in ''Broken Hearts of Broadway'' in June 1944. "Miss Osterwald is on Broadway as one of the outstanding participants in 'Sing Out, Sweet Land.' What is more, next to stars Alfred Drake and Burl Ives, she has received the loudest praise of those critics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in Midtown Manhattan. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances. One is also given for regional theatre. Several discretionary non-competitive awards are given as well, including a Special Tony Award, the Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre, and the Isabelle Stevenson Award. The awards were founded by theatre producer and director Brock Pemberton and are named after Antoinette "Tony" Perry, an actress, producer and theatre director who was co-founder and secretary of the American Theatre Wing. The trophy consists of a spinnable medallion, with faces portraying an adaptation of the comedy and tragedy masks, mounted on a black base with a pewter swivel. The rules for the Tony Awards are set forth in the off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Lee Beggs
Malcolm Lee Beggs (1907 – December 10, 1956) was an American stage, television and film actor. Biography The son of actor/director Lee Beggs and stage actress Doris Singleton, he began performing professionally on the stage at the age of 5. He made appearances in two silent films: '' The Silent Plea'' (1914) and '' In Bridal Attire'' (1915). In 1936 he made his Broadway debut as Don Abacchio in '' Bitter Stream''. He went on to appear in the original Broadway productions of '' Devils Galore'' (1945), ''Metropole'' (1949), '' Seventh Heaven'' (1955), and '' Mr. Wonderful'' (1956). He also starred as William M. Tweed in the 1947 Broadway revival of ''Up in Central Park''. On television, Beggs made guest appearances on ''Captain Video and His Video Rangers'' (1949), ''Lux Video Theatre'' (1951), ''Hopalong Cassidy'' (1952), three episodes of '' Hallmark Hall of Fame'' (1952–1953), four episodes of ''Kraft Theatre'' (1949–1953), '' Campbell Summer Soundstage'' (1954), ''Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Atkinson (baritone)
David Anthony Stuart Atkinson (born David Burke; October 20, 1921 – October 4, 2012) was a Canadian baritone and New York Broadway actor/singer. Most of his career was spent performing in musical theatre, musicals and operettas in New York City from the late 1940s through the early 1970s, although he did appear in some operas and made a few television appearances. In 1952 he created the role of Sam in the world premiere of Leonard Bernstein's ''Trouble in Tahiti''. From 1956-1962 he was a leading performer at the New York City Opera where he starred in several musicals and appeared in the world premieres of several English language operas. His greatest success on the stage came late in his career: the role of Cervantes in ''Man of La Mancha'' which he portrayed in the original Broadway production (replacing Richard Kiley), the 1968 national tour, and in the 1972 Broadway revival. Life and career Born David Burke in Montreal, Atkinson grew up in Saint-Romuald, Quebec. While his pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Channing
Carol Elaine Channing (January 31, 1921 – January 15, 2019) was an American actress, singer, dancer and comedian who starred in Broadway and film musicals. Her characters usually had a fervent expressiveness and an easily identifiable voice, whether singing or for comedic effect. Channing originated the lead roles in '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' in 1949 and '' Hello, Dolly!'' in 1964, winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the latter. She revived both roles several times throughout her career, playing Dolly on Broadway for the final time in 1995. She was nominated for her first Tony Award in 1956 for ''The Vamp'', followed by a nomination in 1961 for ''Show Girl''. She received her fourth Tony Award nomination for the musical ''Lorelei'' in 1974. As a film actress, she won the Golden Globe Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Muzzy in ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' (1967). Her other film appearances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Harrold
Jack Harrold (June 10, 1920 – July 22, 1994) was an American operatic tenor and voice teacher. Admired for his comedic skills, he specialized in the tenor buffo repertoire. He had a particularly long association with the New York City Opera from the 1940s through the 1980s. He also appeared in several Broadway musicals. Danny Newman of the Lyric Opera of Chicago stated that, "Jack Harrold was one of American musical theater's most beloved and most versatile performers, possessing a clarion tenor voice that practically bounced off the back walls of the biggest theaters." Life and career Born in Atlantic City, Harrold was the son of Metropolitan Opera tenor Orville Harrold. During World War II he served in the United States Army. He studied singing at the Juilliard School in New York and privately with Giovanni Martinelli. Harrold made his professional opera debut with the New York City Opera (NYCO) in 1945 and continued to sing with the company with some frequency up through 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Lipson
Paul R. Lipson (December 23, 1913 - January 3, 1996) was an American stage actor. Early life Lipson was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Abraham Lipson and Elizabeth Richtol, and grew up in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He attended The Ohio State University and served in the Air Force during World War II. Stage career After his military service, Lipson performed in touring productions, including ''Dangerous Woman'', with ZaSu Pitts and ''Joan of Lorraine'' with Diana Barrymore. At the time of his death, he had played the role of Tevye in ''Fiddler on the Roof'' in more performances than any other actor, clocking over 2,000 performances as Zero Mostel's Broadway understudy, and later performing the lead role in his own right. Because he had appeared for some time in a Las Vegas production that played 12 performances a week instead of the eight on Broadway, by the time Fiddler became the longest-running show in 1972, he had appeared in more performances than had played on Broad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Reeves
Stephen Lester "Steve" Reeves (January 21, 1926 – May 1, 2000) was an American professional bodybuilder, actor, and philanthropist. He was famous in the mid-1950s as a movie star in Italian-made sword-and-sandal films, playing the protagonist as muscular characters such as Hercules, Goliath, and Sandokan. At the peak of his career, he was the highest-paid actor in Europe. Though best known for his portrayal of Hercules, he played the character only twice: in ''Hercules'' (1958), and in its 1959 sequel ''Hercules Unchained''. By 1960, Reeves was ranked as the number-one box-office draw in 25 countries around the world. Early life Born in Glasgow, Montana, in 1926, Reeves moved to California at age 10 with his mother Goldie Reeves after his father Lester Dell Reeves died in a farming accident. Reeves developed an interest in bodybuilding at Castlemont High School and trained at Ed Yarick's gym in Oakland, California. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Waldron (actor)
Jack Waldron (born Jack Kestenbaum; February 3, 1893 – November 21, 1969) was an American actor-comedian, singer and dancer. Early life As a boy, his two passions were baseball and the theatre, and he began his career as a dancer in vaudeville. During the Meuse–Argonne offensive in World War I, he entertained the troops as a member of the "Argonne Players". Career After the war, he played in Chicago nightclubs during the Prohibition years: the Chez Paris, Colosimo, the Paramount, and the Follies; he knew many of the racketeers of the period, including Al Capone. After the repeal of Prohibition, Waldron returned to New York to entertain in cafes. On Broadway, he played the role of Tommy in ''Flossie'' (1924), an unspecified role in ''The Great Temptations'' (1926), one of the Boys of the Chorus in ''Hello Daddy!'' (1928–1929) and again in ''Woof Woof'' (1929–1930). In the 1950s, he played Mike Spears in the revival of '' Pal Joey'' (1952–1953), a salesman in ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Mundy
James Mundy (June 28, 1907 – April 24, 1983) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, arranger, and composer, best known for his arrangements for Benny Goodman, Count Basie, and Earl Hines. Mundy died of cancer in New York City at the age of 75. Discography *1937–1947: ''Jimmy Mundy 1947–1947'' (Classics) *May 1946: "Bumble Boogie" / "One O'Clock Boogie" (Aladdin 131) *June 1946: "I Gotta Put You Down Pt 1" / "I Gotta Put You Down Pt 2" (Aladdin 132) *1958: ''On a Mundy Flight'' (Epic) *2002: ''Fiesta in Brass'' (Golden Era) As arranger ;With Chet Baker *'' Baker's Holiday'' (Limelight, 1965) With Al Hibbler *'' After the Lights Go Down Low'' (Atlantic 1957) With Illinois Jacquet *'' The Soul Explosion'' (Prestige, 1969) With Harry James *''Harry James and His Orchestra 1948–49'' (Big Band Landmarks Vol. X & XI, 1969) With Sonny Stitt *''Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass'' (Atlantic, 1962) *''Little Green Apples'' (Solid State, 1969) *''Come Hither'' (Solid State, 1969) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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