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Trouble In Mind (play)
''Trouble in Mind'' is a play by Alice Childress, which debuted Off-Broadway at the Greenwich Mews Theatre in 1955. It premiered on Broadway at Roundabout Theatre Company's American Airlines Theatre on November 18, 2021. The play focuses on racism and sexism in American theatre. It was published in the anthologies ''Black Theater: a 20th Century Collection of the Work of its Best Playwrights'' ( Dodd, Mead & Co. 1971), the second edition of ''Black Drama in America: an Anthology'' (Howard University Press, 1994), ''Plays by American Women: 1930-1960'' (Applause Books, 2001), and ''Alice Childress: Selected Plays'' (Northwestern University Press, 2011). It was first published on its own by Theatre Communications Group in 2022. Productions Original 1955 Off-Broadway The original Off-Broadway production was produced by Stella Holt, sponsored by the Village Presbyterian Church and the Brotherhood Synagogue. Childress co-directed, alongside Clarice Taylor, who also starred as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Childress
Alice Childress (October 12, 1916 – August 14, 1994) was an American novelist, playwright, and actress, acknowledged as "the only African-American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ensl ... woman to have written, produced, and published plays for four decades."Mary Helen Washington"Alice Childress, Lorraine Hansberry, and Claudia Jones: Black Women Write the Popular Front" in Bill Mullen and James Edward Smethurst (eds), ''Left of the Color Line: Race, Radicalism, and Twentieth-Century Literature of the United States'', Chapel Hill/London: University of North Carolina Press, 2003, p. 186. Childress described her work as trying to portray the have-nots in a have society, saying: "My writing attempts to interpret the 'ordinary' because they are not ordinary. Each human is u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theatre Royal, Bath
The Theatre Royal in Bath, England, was built in 1805. A Grade II* listed building, it has been described by the Theatres Trust as "One of the most important surviving examples of Georgian theatre architecture". It has a capacity for an audience of around 900. The Theatre Royal was built to replace the Old Orchard Street Theatre, funded by a Tontine and elaborately decorated. The architect was George Dance the Younger, with John Palmer carrying out much of the work. It opened with a performance of Shakespeare's Richard III and hosted performances by many leading actors of the time including Dorothea Jordan, William Macready and Edmund Kean. A major fire in 1862 destroyed the interior of the building and was quickly followed by a rebuilding programme by Charles J. Phipps, which included the construction of the current entrance. Further redecoration was undertaken in 1892; more extensive building work, including a new staircase and the installation of electric lighting, followed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Micheal Hall
Brandon Micheal Hall (born February 3, 1993) is an American actor. On television, he starred as the lead of the ABC sitcom '' The Mayor'' (2017) and the CBS comedy-drama ''God Friended Me'' (2018–2020). Hall also appeared as a series regular on the TBS / HBO Max dark comedy '' Search Party'' (2016–2022). Early life Hall was born on February 3, 1993, in Anderson, South Carolina, and raised by his single mother, a minister. He attended Pendleton High School for his freshman and sophomore years, before transferring to South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts & Humanities in Greenville. Hall went on to study drama at the Juilliard School in New York City, from which he graduated in 2015. Career Film Hall was in ''Cecile on the Phone'' (2017). He was in '' Monster Party'' (2018) and '' Lez Bomb'' (2018). Hall was in the romantic comedy film '' Always a Bridesmaid'' (2019) as Kenny directed by Trey Haley and written by Yvette Nicole Brown, her first screenplay. . Television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danielle Campbell
Danielle Marie Campbell (born January 30, 1995) is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Jessica Olson in the 2010 Disney Channel Original Movie '' Starstruck'', Simone Daniels in the 2011 Disney film ''Prom'', Davina Claire in the 2013 CW television drama series '' The Originals'' and Kayla Powell and Olivia Moon in the 2018 CBS All Access television psychological thriller series '' Tell Me a Story''. Early life Campbell is from Hinsdale, Illinois. Her parents are Georganne and John Campbell, and she has a younger brother. She was discovered in a hair salon in Chicago at age ten. Career Campbell's first acting role was as a guest star in five episodes of ''Prison Break.'' She also appeared in a nationwide commercial for Build-A-Bear Workshop and played the character of Darla in the 2008 movie ''The Poker House''. In 2010, she appeared in the Disney Channel television series ''Zeke and Luther'' as Dani, before starring in the television movie '' Stars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Cooper (actor)
Chuck Cooper (born November 8, 1954) is an American actor. He won the 1997 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance as the pimp Memphis in '' The Life''. Career Cooper made his Broadway debut in 1983 in the musical '' Amen Corner'', playing the role of Brother Boxer. He was an understudy in the original Broadway casts of his next three shows: ''Someone Who'll Watch Over Me'' (he eventually took over the role of Adam), '' Passion'', and ''Getting Away with Murder.'' Cooper won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance as the pimp Memphis in the 1997 Broadway production of the musical '' The Life''. Cooper has also appeared in ''Chicago'' as Billy Flynn, ''Caroline, or Change'' as the dual role of The Bus and The Dryer, and '' Finian's Rainbow'' as Bill Rawkins, as well as benefit performances of ''Hair'' and '' A Wonderful Life''. In February 2010 he was the narrator in the U.S. premier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Zegen
Michael Jonathan Zegen (born February 20, 1979) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series ''Rescue Me (American TV series), Rescue Me'' (2004–2011), ''Boardwalk Empire'' (2011–2014), and ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' (2017–present). Personal life Zegen was born to a teacher mother and a lawyer father, and lived in Glen Rock, New Jersey, before moving to nearby Ridgewood, New Jersey, Ridgewood when he was five. He has two brothers. He is Jewish. His mother was born in Austria in a Refugee camp, displaced persons' camp, and his maternal grandparents were The Holocaust, Holocaust survivors from Ukraine and Poland. He attended Ridgewood High School (New Jersey), Ridgewood High School, where he was active in the school's theater program. Zegen is a 2001 graduate of Skidmore College. Career His role on ''Rescue Me'' began as a recurring character in seasons 1–3, playing the nephew of series lead Tommy Gavin (Denis Leary). In seasons 5–6, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LaChanze
Rhonda LaChanze Sapp, known professionally as LaChanze (; born December 16, 1961), is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical in 2006 for her role as Celie Harris Johnson in ''The Color Purple''. Early life and education Born in St. Augustine, Florida, to Walter and Rosalie Sapp, her stage name "LaChanze" (Creole: the charmed one) is taken from her grandmother. After moving to Connecticut, her childhood love of singing and dancing caused her mother to enroll her in the Bowen Peters Cultural Arts Center in New Haven. There she discovered her love for performing. At Warren Harding High School in Bridgeport, LaChanze made her debut as Lola in the school production of ''Damn Yankees''. After high school, LaChanze studied drama at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, before transferring to the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where she studied Theater and Dance. Career Her first summer jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nona Hendryx
Nona Bernis Hendryx (born October 9, 1944) is an American vocalist, record producer, songwriter, musician, and author. Hendryx is known for her work as a solo artist as well as for being one-third of the trio Labelle, who had a hit with "Lady Marmalade". Her music has ranged from soul, funk, and R&B to hard rock, new wave, and new-age. She stated in an interview that her family's last name was originally spelled with an 'i' and that she is a distant cousin of guitarist Jimi Hendrix. Biography Early career Hendryx was born in Trenton, New Jersey in 1944 where she met fellow New Jersey native Sarah Dash and later met Philadelphia-born singer Patricia Holte (Patti LaBelle). After a short-lived tenure as a member of the Del-Capris, Hendryx and Dash formed a singing group with Holte (once the lead singer of a girl group in Philadelphia called The Ordettes). In 1961, Cindy Birdsong, from Camden, New Jersey, became the fourth member of the group, who became the Bluebelles and sign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Moses Schreier
Dan Moses Schreier is an American composer and sound designer. He is best known for his theatrical music work, on Broadway and elsewhere. Schreier is from Detroit, and lives in New York City. He studied music at the University of Michigan and at Columbia University. Awards Dan Moses Schreier won Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Sound Design for ''Floyd Collins'' (1996), ''Into the Woods'' (2002), ''Assassins'' (2004), and '' American Psycho'' (2016). He received Drama Desk Award nominations for Outstanding Sound Design for ''Spic-O-Rama'' (1993), ''God's Heart'' (1997), ''Sweeney Todd'' (2006), '' Passion'' (2013), '' A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder'' (2014),Gans, Andrew (April 25, 2014)"2014 Annual Drama Desk Awards Nominations Announced; ''Gentleman's Guide'' Earns 12 Nominations", ''Playbill''. Retrieved June 12, 2014. '' Act One'' (also 2014), and ''Pacific Overtures'' (2018), and a nomination for Outstanding Music in a Play for ''The Merchant of Venice'' (2011). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilio Sosa
Emilio Sosa (born February 23, 1967) is a costume designer for Broadway and is the current Chair for the American Theatre Wing Board of Trustees in New York City. He is a Tony Award nominated costume designer and is best known for his works Topdog/Underdog, Porgy and Bess, and By the Way, Meet Vera Stark. Early life Emilio Sosa was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and grew up in South Bronx, New York City. His interest in fashion and design started at the age of 14. While attending school in Harlem, he spent his afternoons taking art and design classes at Manhattan's Upper East Side. Additionally, he took free classes Saturdays at Parsons School of Design in Greenwich Village. He continued his passion for fashion design by attending Art and Design High School and Pratt Institute. Career Early career While attending Pratt Institute, Emilio worked a part-time job at Grace Costumes as a shopper and eventually became its Creative Director in 2006. His first design j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Randolph-Wright
Charles Randolph-Wright is an American film, television, and theatre director, television producer, screenwriter, and playwright. Early life A native of York, South Carolina, Randolph-Wright graduated with honors from York High School. He attended Duke University where he received the A.B. Duke Scholarship and was a pre-med student. As an undergraduate, he studied acting with the Royal Shakespeare Company in London and dance with the Alvin Ailey School in New York City. Randolph-Wright changed his major, and graduated with honors from Duke University with a B.A. degree in theater and religion. Career Theater Randolph-Wright's earliest Broadway credit was in 1981 as a member of the original cast of the musical ''Dreamgirls''. He then went on to establish a distinguished career in the theater as a director, writer, and producer. Randolph-Wright directed the Broadway premiere of Alice Childress's ''Trouble in Mind'' at Roundabout Theatre Company's American Airlines Theat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Slinger
Jonathan Charles Slinger (born 15 August 1972) is an English actor. Slinger was born in Accrington, Lancashire. He trained at RADA, graduating in 1994. From there, he went to work at the Royal National Theatre and Shakespeare's Globe. He has also worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company, including the Complete Works and '' This England: The Histories'' cycles, playing Richard II, Fluellen, Richard Duke of York and Richard III. He played Bernard Woolley, the Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary, in the stage version of ''Yes, Prime Minister'' (Chichester/London, 2010). In 2011, he appeared again with the Royal Shakespeare Company in the title role of ''Macbeth'', a new production by Michael Boyd which was the first Shakespeare play to appear in the revamped Royal Shakespeare Theatre. In 2012 he played Malvolio and Prospero for the RSC in London and Stratford, and in 2013 he played Hamlet. In May 2015, he started playing Willy Wonka in ''Charlie and the Cho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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