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A Touch Of The Poet
''A Touch of the Poet'' is a Play (theatre), play by Eugene O'Neill completed in 1942 but not performed until 1958, after his death. It and its sequel, ''More Stately Mansions'', were intended to be part of a nine-play cycle entitled ''A Tale of Possessors Self-Dispossessed''. Set in the dining room of Melody's Tavern, located in a village a few miles from Boston, it centers on ageing pub owner Major Cornelius ("Con") Melody, a braggart, social climber, and victim of the American class system in 1828 Massachusetts. The play has been produced on Broadway theatre, Broadway four times. The original production, directed by Harold Clurman, opened on October 2, 1958, at the Helen Hayes Theatre (at the time, called The Little Theatre), where it ran for 284 performances. The cast included Helen Hayes, Eric Portman, Betty Field, and Kim Stanley. Both the play and Stanley earned Tony Award nominations. Productions The first revival, directed by Jack Sydow, played in repertory with ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Geraldine Mary Fitzgerald (November 24, 1913 – July 17, 2005) was an Irish actress. She received the Daytime Emmy Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award. She was a member of the American Theater Hall of Fame and was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2020, she was listed at number 30 on ''The Irish Times'' list of Ireland's greatest film actors. She made her film debut in the British thriller '' Blind Justice'' (1934). She went on to receive a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Isabella Linton in the William Wyler directed romantic drama ''Wuthering Heights'' (1939). She acted in classic Hollywood films such as ''Dark Victory'' (1939), ''Watch on the Rhine'' (1943), and '' Wilson'' (1944), She later took roles in films such as '' The Pawnbroker'' (1964), '' Rachel, Rachel'' (1968), '' Harry and Tonto'' (1974), ''Arthur'' (1981), '' Easy Money'' (1983), and '' Polterg ... [...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 (theatre), play, musical theatre, 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 (Manhattan), Broadway in Midtown Manhattan's Theater District, New York, 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 adhe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Repertory Theatre
The Irish Repertory Theatre is an Off-Broadway theatre company founded in 1988. History The Irish Repertory Theatre was founded by Ciarán O'Reilly and Charlotte Moore and opened its doors in September 1988 with Sean O'Casey's '' The Plough and the Stars''. In 1995, the company moved to its permanent home in Chelsea on three completely renovated floors of a former warehouse, allowing for both a Main Stage theatre and a smaller studio space, the W. Scott McLucas Studio. The Irish Repertory Theatre is the only year-round theatre company in New York City devoted to bringing Irish and Irish American works to the stage. The theater has been recognized with a 2007 Jujamcyn Award, a special Drama Desk Award for "Excellence in Presenting Distinguished Irish drama," and the Lucille Lortel Award for "Outstanding Body of Work". Its productions draw more than 35,000 audience members annually. Irish American Writers & Artists Inc. honored the theatre with the Eugene O'Neill Lifetime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Theatre
The Harold Pinter Theatre, known as the Comedy Theatre until 2011,"Harold Pinter has London theatre named after him" ''BBC News'', 7 September 2011, accessed 8 September 2011. is a , and opened on Panton Street in the , on 15 October 1881, as the Royal Comedy Theatre. It was designed by Thomas Verity and built in just six months in painted ( |
Young Vic
The Young Vic Theatre is a performing arts venue located on The Cut, near the South Bank, in the London Borough of Lambeth. The Young Vic was established by Frank Dunlop in 1970. Nadia Fall has been artistic director since 2025, succeeding Kwame Kwei-Armah, and David Lan before him. History In the period after World War II, a Young Vic Company was formed in 1946 by director George Devine as an offshoot of the Old Vic Theatre School for the purpose of performing classic plays for audiences aged nine to fifteen. This was discontinued in 1948, when Devine and the entire faculty resigned from the Old Vic, but in 1969 Frank Dunlop became founder-director of The Young Vic theatre with ''Scapino'', his free adaptation of Molière's '' The Cheats of Scapin'', presented at the new venue as a National Theatre production. It opened on 10 September 1970 and starred Jim Dale in the title role, with designs by Carl Toms (decor) and Maria Björnson (costumes). Initially part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanessa Redgrave
Dame Vanessa Redgrave (born 30 January 1937) is an English actress. In her career spanning over six decades, she has garnered List of awards and nominations received by Vanessa Redgrave, numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and an Olivier Award, making her one of the few performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting. She has also received various honorary awards, including the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, BAFTA Fellowship Award, the Golden Lion#Golden Lion Honorary Award, Golden Lion Honorary Award, and an induction into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. Redgrave made her acting debut on stage with the production of ' in 1958. She rose to prominence in 1961 playing Rosalind in the Shakespearean comedy ''As You Like It'' with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and has since starred in numerous productions in the West End theatre, West End and on Broadway (theatre), Broadway. She won the Olivier Award for Laurence Olivier Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy Dalton
Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett (; born 21 March 1946) is a British actor. He gained international prominence as the fourth actor to portray fictional secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, starring in '' The Living Daylights'' (1987) and ''Licence to Kill'' (1989). Beginning his career on stage, he made his film debut as Philip II of France in the 1968 historical drama '' The Lion in Winter''. He took roles in the period films '' Wuthering Heights'' (1970), '' Cromwell'' (1970), and ''Mary, Queen of Scots'' (1971). Dalton also appeared in the films '' Flash Gordon'' (1980), '' The Rocketeer'' (1991), '' Looney Tunes: Back in Action'' (2003), ''Hot Fuzz'' (2007) and '' The Tourist'' (2010). On television, Dalton's role as Oliver Secombe made him one of the stars of '' Centennial'' (1978–1979). He later played Mr. Rochester in the BBC serial '' Jane Eyre'' (1983), Rhett Butler in the CBS miniseries '' Scarlett'' (1994), Rassilon in the BBC One sci- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Bergl
Emily Bergl (born Anne Emily Bergl;''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.''; at ancestry.com 25 April 1975) is an English-born American actress. Bergl is known for her roles as Rachel Lang in the supernatural horror film '' The Rage: Carrie 2'' (1999), Francie Jarvis on ''Gilmore Girls'' (2001–2003), Annie O'Donnell on the ABC series '' Men in Trees'' (2006–2008), Tammi Bryant on the TNT drama series '' Southland'' (2009–2013), Beth Young on ''Desperate Housewives'' (2010–2012), Sammi Slott on '' Shameless'' (2014–2015), Lilah Tanner on '' American Crime'' (2016–2017), and Tessie on '' The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' (2018–2023). She also performs as a cabaret singer. Early life Bergl was born in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, to an Irish mother and an English architect father. She has one brother. Bergl's family emigrated to the United States when she was six, initially residing in Denver, Colorado. When she was ten, they m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Byrne
Gabriel James Byrne (born 12 May 1950) is an Irish actor. He has received a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for a Grammy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Tony Awards. Byrne was awarded the Irish Film and Television Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018 and was listed at number 17 on ''The Irish Times'' list of Ireland's greatest film actors in 2020. In 2009 ''The Guardian'' named him one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. Byrne's acting career began at the Focus Theatre in Dublin before he joined London's Royal Court Theatre in 1974. His screen debut came in the Irish drama serial '' The Riordans'' and the spin-off show ''Bracken''. He went on to star in such films as '' Defence of the Realm'' (1986), '' Lionheart'' (1987), '' Miller's Crossing'' (1990), '' Little Women'' (1994), ''Dead Man'' (1995), '' The Usual Suspects'' (1995), '' The Man in the Iron Mask'' (1998), '' Enemy of the State'' (1998), '' Vanity Fair'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio 54
Studio 54 is a Broadway theatre, Broadway theater and former nightclub at 254 West 54th Street (Manhattan), 54th Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, New York, U.S. Opened as the Gallo Opera House in 1927, it served as a CBS broadcasting, broadcast studio in the mid-20th century. Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager opened the Studio 54 nightclub, retaining much of the former theatrical and broadcasting fixtures, inside the venue in 1977. Roundabout Theatre Company renovated the space into a Broadway house in 1998. The producer Fortune Gallo announced plans for an opera house in 1926, hiring Eugene De Rosa as the architect. The Gallo Opera House opened November 8, 1927, but soon went bankrupt and was renamed the New Yorker Theatre. The space also operated as the Casino de Paree nightclub, then the Palladium Music Hall, before the Federal Music Project staged productions at the theater for three years starting in 1937. CBS began using the venue as a sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Hughes
Douglas Hughes is an American theatre director. Early life Hughes is the son of acting couple Barnard Hughes (1915–2006) and Helen Stenborg. He attended Harvard University, starting as a biology major and graduating with a degree in English. Career Hughes worked for 12 years as the associate artistic director of Seattle Repertory Theatre, from 1984 to 1996, under Daniel Sullivan. The ''Los Angeles Times'' noted: "Hughes has a transparent style, emphasizing story and character, not flashy gestures. Lynne Meadow, artistic director of Manhattan Theatre Club, said that he is 'a wonderful director and smart guy.' "McCarter, Jeremy"An actor's director? There's no doubt"''Los Angeles Times'', June 1, 2005 Hughes was the artist-in-residence at the New School for Drama, New York City, in 2007/08. He has been the associate artistic director of the Manhattan Theatre Club and director of artistic planning of the Guthrie Theater. He was the artistic director at the Long Wharf Theatre fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
