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Drama League Award
The Drama League Awards, created in 1922, honor distinguished productions and performances both on Broadway and Off-Broadway, in addition to recognizing exemplary career achievements in theatre, musical theatre, and directing. Each May, the awards are presented by The Drama League at the Annual Awards Luncheon with performers, directors, producers, and Drama League members in attendance. The Drama League membership comprises the entire theater community, including award-winning actors, designers, directors, playwrights, producers, industry veterans, critics and theater-going audiences from across the U.S. The Drama League Awards are the oldest awards honoring theater in North America. The awards were established in 1922, and formalized in 1935. Katharine Cornell was the recipient of the first Distinguished Performance Award in 1935. Seven competitive awards are presented: Outstanding Production of a Play, Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Broadway Theatre
Broadway theatre,Although ''theater'' is generally the spelling for this common noun in the United States (see American and British English spelling differences#-re, -er, American and British English spelling differences), many of the List of Broadway theaters, extant or closed Broadway venues use or used the spelling ''Theatre'' as the proper noun in their names. Many performers and trade groups for live dramatic presentations also use the spelling ''theatre''. or Broadway, is a theatre genre that consists of the theatrical performances presented in 41 professional Theater (structure), theaters, each with 500 or more seats, in the Theater District, Manhattan, Theater District and Lincoln Center along Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Broadway and London's West End theatre, West End together represent the highest commercial level of live theater in the English-speaking world. While the Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway thoroughfare is eponymous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nelle Nugent
Nelle Nugent (born 1939) is an American independent Broadway producer who has won several Tony Awards. Biography She was born May 24, 1939, in Jersey City and in 1960 graduated from Skidmore College. Nugent has overseen productions such as ''Amadeus'', ''Morning's at Seven'', ''The Elephant Man'', ''The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby'', and ''Dracula'', and awards she has won includes Tony for all five listed shows. In 1982 she began her third marriage, to Jolyon Fox Stern, president of a New York insurance brokerage."Nelle Nugent, Producer, Wed to Jolyon Fox Stern" ''New York Times'' She and producer John Schwally started the east coast chapter of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Appropriate (play)
''Appropriate'' is a dramatic play written by American playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Synopsis ''Appropriate'' follows the dysfunctional Lafayette family as they return to a decaying plantation mansion in Arkansas to battle over their recently deceased father's inheritance. Soon after the discovery of a relic buried deep in the recess of their family's past, decades of resentment burst through centuries of historical sin. Characters *Antoinette "Toni" Lafayette: the oldest sibling, late 40s/early 50s *Rhys Thurston: Toni's son, late teens *Beauregard "Bo" Lafayette: Toni's brother, late 40s/early 50s *Rachael Kramer-Lafayette: Bo's wife, late 40s *Cassidy "Cassie" Kramer-Lafayette: their daughter, early teens *Ainsley Kramer-Lafayette: their son, a child *Francois "Franz" Lafayette: brother of Toni and Bo, late 30s/early 40s *River Rayner: Franz's fiancee, early 20s Production history Jenkins conceived the play through participation with the Vineyard Arts Project an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sarah Paulson
Sarah Catharine Paulson (born December 17, 1974) is an American actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Tony Award. In 2017, ''Time'' magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Paulson began her acting career starring in the television series '' American Gothic'' (1995–1996) and '' Jack & Jill'' (1999–2001). She played Harriet Hayes in the NBC series ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip'' (2006–2007). Paulson gained fame for her collaborations with showrunner Ryan Murphy notably starring in nine seasons of his anthology series ''American Horror Story'' from 2011 to 2021, earning five Primetime Emmy Award nominations. For her portrayal of Marcia Clark in the FX limited series '' The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story'' (2016), she earned the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. She was Emmy-nominated for her rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Neil Meron
Neil Meron (born October 26, 1955) is an American film producer known for producing the film adaptations of ''Chicago'' and ''Hairspray''. With partner Craig Zadan he ran the production company Storyline Entertainment until Zadan's death in 2018. Meron continues to run the company. Life and career Meron, born in Brooklyn, New York, attended Samuel J. Tilden High School in the same borough and Brooklyn College, graduating in 1976. He is Jewish. He became Zadan's assistant with the duo working for Joseph Papp at the Public Theater in the 1970s. They formed the production company "Storyline Entertainment", producing films and television features.Zadan, Craig (b. 1949), and Neil Meron (b. 1955) . glbtq.com. Accessed September 8, 2009. He is openly [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Robert Greenblatt
Robert Greenblatt (born 1959/1960) is an American television executive, former chairman of NBC Entertainment and former chairman of WarnerMedia Entertainment. He has since launched his production company, The Green Room. Early life and education Greenblatt was born and raised in Rockford, Illinois, USA. He was raised Catholic and attended Boylan Catholic High School. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre management from the University of Illinois and a Master of Arts in arts administration from the University of Wisconsin's Madison School of Business. He also earned a Master of Fine Arts from the USC School of Cinema-Television's Peter Stark Producing Program. Career Greenblatt began his television career at the Fox Broadcasting Company, where he ran prime-time programming and developed such shows as the original '' Beverly Hills, 90210'' and '' Melrose Place'', ''The X-Files'', and '' Party of Five''. From 1997 to 2003, Greenblatt was a producer (along with David Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Whitney White (director)
Whitney White is an American director, actor, and musician. Her acting work includes ''Ocean's 8'', ''Louie'', and ''The Playboy Club''. She was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play for '' Jaja’s African Hair Braiding'' on Broadway at the 77th Tony Awards in 2024. White will direct the forthcoming stage musical production of '' The Queen's Gambit''. Early life and education Whitney White grew up in Chicago, Illinois. She has an MFA in acting from Brown University - Trinity Rep and a BA in political science with a certificate in musical theater from Northwestern University. During Whte's first year of MFA at Brown University/Trinity Rep, all actor program students had to take one directing class. She received her first opportunity to direct during this class (an adaptation she wrote of ''Hedda Gabler'' by Henrik Ibsen), and she felt that all of her skills were being put to use and "that my brain was quiet and focused". Personal life White lives in Brooklyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lea Salonga
Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga, ( ; born February 22, 1971) is a Filipino singer and actress. Known primarily for her work in theatre, she has starred in musicals on Broadway and in the West End. Her accolades include a Tony Award and a Laurence Olivier Award, in addition to nominations for two Grammy Awards. She was conferred with the Presidential Medal of Merit in 1990 and the Order of Lakandula in 2007, and she was honored as a Disney Legend in 2011. Salonga began her career as a child in Philippine musical theatre productions and rose to international recognition in 1989 for playing the lead role of Kim in the original West End and Broadway productions of ''Miss Saigon''. For her performance, she gained five awards—the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, the Theatre World Award, and the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Her further roles include Éponine in the Broadway and West En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Michael Arden
Michael Jerrod Moore (born October 6, 1982), known professionally as Michael Arden, is an American actor and theatre director. Arden has received two Tony Awards for Best Direction of a Musical, winning for the revival of the musical ''Parade'' in 2023 and ''Maybe Happy Ending'' in 2025. Early life Arden described his upbringing as "rocky." He was born to a very young mother who struggled with drugs and alcohol and his father died by suicide when Arden was around 2 years old. Arden went on to live with his grandparents, Pat and Jim Moore, in Midland, Texas from the 5th grade onwards. Starting in the 5th grade, he was a student at Trinity School, a college preparatory school in Midland. He was bullied in his youth for being gay. Arden's interest in acting began when he was four years old and his grandparents took him to see ''Sesame Street Live''. He was active in the Pickwick Players, Midland Community Theatre's youth performing company. He also built theatrical sets in his gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Uncle Vanya
''Uncle Vanya'' ( rus, Дя́дя Ва́ня, r=Dyádya Ványa, p=ˈdʲædʲə ˈvanʲə) is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1897, and first produced in 1899 by the Moscow Art Theatre, directed by Konstantin Stanislavski. The play portrays the visit of an elderly professor and his glamorous, much younger second wife, Yelena, to the rural estate of the professor's late first wife that now supports their urban lifestyle. Two friends—Vanya, brother of the professor's late first wife, who has long managed the estate, and Astrov, the local doctor—both fall under Yelena's spell while bemoaning the ennui of their provincial existence. Sonya, the professor's daughter by his first wife, who has worked with Vanya to keep the estate going, suffers from her unrequited feelings for Astrov. Matters are brought to a crisis when the professor announces his intention to sell the estate, Vanya and Sonya's home, with a view to investing the proceeds to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Eureka Day
''Eureka Day'' is a dramatic stage play written by American playwright Jonathan Spector. The play is set at the Eureka Day School in Berkeley, California, during several meetings between parents and administrators concerning requirements for vaccination after an outbreak of mumps in the student body. Original cast and characters Production history ''Eureka Day'' had its world premiere at Aurora Theatre Company in Berkeley, California, as part of their 2017-2018 season and was commissioned through their Originate+Generate program. The production was directed by Josh Costello. The play had its east coast premiere off-Broadway at Walkerspace on August 29, 2019, directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt. The original cast was reunited on May 22, 2020, for a virtual reading during the COVID-19 pandemic. A production opened at the Old Vic in London on September 23, 2022, following previews from September 6, directed by Katy Rudd. The play has been produced at other regional theatres in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Oh, Mary!
''Oh, Mary!'' is a comedic stage play written and originally performed by American comedian Cole Escola. The show opened on Broadway on July 11, 2024, at the Lyceum Theatre, transferring from its off-Broadway run at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, earning critical acclaim and being named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Synopsis The show is a comedic spoof of the lives of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. The show is set in the days leading up to Lincoln's assassination, which occurred while he and Mary were watching ''Our American Cousin'' at Ford's Theatre. The show portrays Mary as someone who longs to live a life away from politics and be a cabaret performer, while Lincoln uses her as a beard to hide his sexuality, and is often away from home dealing with the issues of the Civil War, leaving her alone in the White House. Production history Off-Broadway (2024) The play premiered Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre on February 8, 2024, with previews be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
