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The New Group
The New Group, is a New York City Off-Broadway theatrical troupe founded by Artistic Director Scott Elliott, that produced its first play, Mike Leigh's '' Ecstasy'', in 1995. The New Group is run by founding Artistic Director, Scott Elliott, and Executive Director, Adam Bernstein. The New Group was recognized with the 2004 Tony award for Best Musical for Avenue Q originated at the Vinyard Theatre in 2003. Home theatre history Since 2003 the home theatre for the group has mostly been on West 42nd Street on Theatre Row. The main theatres since founding are: *1995 - John Houseman Theatre *1996–1998 - INTAR Theatre *1999–2003 - Theater at St. Clement's Church *2003–2014 - Acorn Theatre *2014–2022 - Pershing Square Signature Center Production history *1995 **''Ecstasy'' by Mike Leigh, directed by Scott Elliott *1996 **''Curtains'' by Stephen Bill, directed by Scott Elliott *1996–1997 **''This Is Our Youth'' by Kenneth Lonergan, directed by Mark Brokaw **''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Off-Broadway
An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer than 100. An "off-Broadway production" is a production of a play, musical, or revue that appears in such a venue and adheres to related trade union and other contracts. Some shows that premiere off-Broadway are subsequently produced on Broadway. History The term originally referred to any venue, and its productions, on a street intersecting Broadway in Midtown Manhattan's Theater District, the hub of the American theatre industry. It later became defined by the League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers as a professional venue in Manhattan with a seating capacity of at least 100, but not more than 499, or a production that appears in such a venue and adheres to related trade union and other contracts. Previously, regardless of the size ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie And Bruce
''Marie and Bruce'' is a 2004 American comedy drama film directed by Tom Cairns and starring Julianne Moore and Matthew Broderick. The story spans over one day of a couple's dysfunctional, strained relationship. It was based on the 1978 play of the same name by Wallace Shawn, who also wrote the screenplay with Cairns, and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2004. Although the film was well received and starred major motion picture stars, it failed to receive distribution. It remained obscure until it was released on DVD in March 2009. The music was composed by Mark Degli Antoni, of the band Soul Coughing. Plot The story opens on a typewriter as it slowly flies out of a multi-storied apartment building window, shatters on the sidewalk and is collected by a garbage truck. Later, Marie explains it happened the previous evening when she lost her temper due to the noise of her writer husband Bruce's machine. Throughout the film Marie regularly breaks the fourth w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cy Coleman
Cy Coleman (born Seymour Kaufman; June 14, 1929 – November 18, 2004) was an American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist. Life and career Coleman was born Seymour Kaufman in New York City, United States, to Eastern European Jewish parents, and was raised in the Bronx. His mother, Ida (née Prizent) was an apartment landlady and his father was a brickmason.Berkvist, Rober"Cy Coleman, Composer Whose Jazz-Fired Musicals Blazed on Broadway, Dies at 75" ''The New York Times'', November 20, 2004. He was a child prodigy who gave piano recitals at venues such as Steinway Hall, Town Hall, and Carnegie Hall between the ages of six and nine.Jones, Kennet"Cy Coleman, a Master of the Show Tune, Is Dead at 75", Playbill.com, November 19, 2004. Before beginning his fabled Broadway career, he led the Cy Coleman Trio, which made many recordings and was a much-in-demand club attraction. Despite the early classical and jazz success, Coleman decided to build a career in popular music. His f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Charity
''Sweet Charity'' is a musical with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and book by Neil Simon. It was directed and choreographed for Broadway by Bob Fosse starring his wife and muse Gwen Verdon alongside John McMartin. It is based on the screenplay for the 1957 Italian film ''Nights of Cabiria''. However, whereas Federico Fellini's black-and-white film concerns the romantic ups-and-downs of an ever-hopeful prostitute, in the musical the central character is a dancer-for-hire at a Times Square dance hall. The musical premiered on Broadway in 1966, where it was nominated for nine Tony Awards, winning the Tony Award for Best Choreography. The production also ran in the West End as well as having revivals and international productions. The musical was adapted for the screen in 1969 with Shirley MacLaine as Charity and John McMartin recreating his Broadway role as Oscar Lindquist. For Bob Fosse, who directed and choreographed, the film was his feature-film directorial debu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buried Child
''Buried Child'' is a play written by Sam Shepard that was first presented in 1978. It won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and launched Shepard to national fame as a playwright. The play depicts the fragmentation of the American nuclear family in a context of disappointment and disillusionment with American mythology and the American Dream, the 1970s rural economic slowdown, and the breakdown of traditional family structures and values. In 1979, Shepard also won the Obie Award for Playwriting. The Broadway revival in 1996 received five Tony nominations, including Best Play. Plot summary Act I In an old farmhouse on a failed plot of land in Illinois, the characters Dodge (in his 70s) and Halie (in her 60s), an old married couple, are introduced. The scene begins with the couple having a conversation with one another, discussing events of their past. Halie is not visible in the scene as she is yelling from upstairs, while Dodge is sitting on the basement sofa. He occasionally sn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Ridley
Philip Ridley (born 1957 in East London) is an English storyteller working in a wide range of artistic media. As a visual artist he has been cited as a contemporary of the 'Young British Artists', and had his artwork exhibited internationally. As a novelist he has created fiction for both children and adults and has had particular success and recognition as a children's author. In the field of cinema he is perhaps best known for his award-winning screenplay for the 1990 film, ''The Krays (film), The Krays'' (1990), a biopic about the Kray twins which was directed by Peter Medak. As a filmmaker in his own right he is recognised for creating a loose trilogy of horror films: ''The Reflecting Skin'' (1990), ''The Passion of Darkly Noon'' (1995) and ''Heartless (2009 film), Heartless'' (2009) for which he has acquired a cult following. As a playwright he has been described as "a pioneer of In-yer-face theatre", which is a style and sensibility of drama that characterised many new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercury Fur
''Mercury Fur'' is a play written by Philip Ridley which premiered in 2005. It is Ridley's fifth adult stage play and premiered at the Plymouth Theatre Royal, before moving to the Menier Chocolate Factory in London. Set against the backdrop of a dystopian London, the narrative focuses on a party at which the torture and murder of a child is the main entertainment. The original production was directed by John Tiffany as part of the ''This Other England'' season of new writing by Paines Plough and Theatre Royal, Plymouth in England. The part of Elliot was played by Ben Whishaw, who during the previous year had achieved fame and an Olivier Award Nomination for Best Actor for his performance as Hamlet. The play is particularly noted for being the subject of controversy: Ridley's publisher, Faber and Faber, refused to publish the script and the original production received regular walkouts from audience members along with a generally divided and sometimes hostile response from criti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Eisenberg
Jesse Adam Eisenberg (; born October 5, 1983) is an American actor, writer, and director. He has received various accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He made his television debut with the short-lived comedy-drama series '' Get Real'' (1999–2000). Following his first leading role in the comedy-drama film '' Roger Dodger'' (2002), he appeared in the films ''The Emperor's Club'' (2002), '' The Village'' (2004), ''The Squid and the Whale'' (2005), and ''The Education of Charlie Banks'' (2007). He is also known for playing Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in David Fincher's film ''The Social Network'' (2010), which earned him nominations for the BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Academy Award for Best Actor. In 2009, Eisenberg had his breakthrough with starring roles in the comedy-drama film '' Adventureland'', and the horror comedy ''Zombieland''. He has since starred in the Woody Allen f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynthia Nixon
Cynthia Ellen Nixon (born April 9, 1966) is an American actress, activist, and theater director. For her portrayal of Miranda Hobbes in the HBO series ''Sex and the City'' (1998–2004), she won the 2004 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She reprised the role in the films ''Sex and the City'' (2008) and ''Sex and the City 2'' (2010), as well as the television show '' And Just Like That...'' (2021–present). Her other film credits include '' Amadeus'' (1984), '' James White'' (2015), and playing Emily Dickinson in ''A Quiet Passion'' (2016). Nixon made her Broadway debut in the 1980 revival of '' The Philadelphia Story''. Her other Broadway credits include '' The Real Thing'' (1983), '' Hurlyburly'' (1983), ''Indiscretions'' (1995), '' The Women'' (2001), and ''Wit'' (2012). She won the 2006 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for '' Rabbit Hole'', the 2008 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for '' Law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharr White
Sharr White is an American playwright and screenwriter. He's known for his Broadway plays '' The Other Place'' (2011), ''The Snow Geese'' (2013), and '' Pictures From Home'' (2023). He's also known as a producer and writer for Showtime series '' The Affair'' (2015-2019), the Starz series '' Sweetbitter'' (2019), the HBO Max series ''Generation'' (2021), and the Netflix limited series ''Halston'' (2021). His plays have also been produced at several regional venues, including at South Coast Repertory, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Lincoln Center Theatre's Directors Lab and Key West Theatre Festival.Rothstein, Mervyn"PLAYBILL BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Sharr White, Playwright of Broadway's 'The Other Place'" playbill.com, January 19, 2013 Career ''Iris Fields'' was developed at the Lincoln Center Theatre Directors Lab and performed at the Key West Theatre Festival in 1996. The ''Sun-Sentinel'' reviewer wrote: "The best-directed and -acted show in the festi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Henley
Elizabeth Becker Henley (born May 8, 1952) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and actress. Her play ''Crimes of the Heart'' won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the 1981 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best American Play, and a nomination for a Tony Award. Her screenplay for ''Crimes of the Heart'' was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Biography Henley was born in 1952 in Jackson, Mississippi. She was one of four sisters. Her parents were Charles Boyce, an attorney, and Elizabeth Josephine Henley, an actress. Henley attended Murrah High School in Jackson, followed by Southern Methodist University, where she was a member of the acting ensemble.Andreach, Robert (2006). ''Understanding Beth Henley''. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina. . While at college, Henley completed her first play, a one-act piece entitled ''Am I Blue''. She graduated from Southern Methodist in 1974 with a BFA. From 1975 to 1976, she taught play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethan Hawke
Ethan Green Hawke (born November 6, 1970) is an American actor and film director. He has been nominated for four Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award. Hawke has directed three feature films, three off-Broadway plays, and a documentary. He has also written three novels and one graphic novel. He made his film debut with the 1985 science fiction feature ''Explorers'', before making a breakthrough appearance in the 1989 drama ''Dead Poets Society''. He appeared in various films before taking a role in the 1994 Generation X drama ''Reality Bites'', for which he received critical praise. Hawke starred alongside Julie Delpy in Richard Linklater's ''Before'' trilogy: ''Before Sunrise'' (1995), ''Before Sunset'' (2004), and ''Before Midnight'' (2013), co-writing the latter two with Delpy and Linklater. More recently, he has starred in Scott Derrickson's horror films ''Sinister'' (2012) and ''The Black Phone'' (2021). Hawke has been nominated twice for both the Academy A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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