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It's Only A Play
''It's Only a Play'' is a play by Terrence McNally. The play originally opened off-off-Broadway in 1982. It was revived off-Broadway in 1986, and on Broadway in 2014. The plot concerns a party where a producer, playwright, director, actors and their friends eagerly wait for the opening night reviews of their Broadway play. Productions ''It's Only a Play'' was revised from an unsuccessful 1978 play originally entitled ''Broadway, Broadway'', which had closed during tryouts in Philadelphia in 1978. Geraldine Page and James Coco were in the Philadelphia cast, and the play was set to open on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. However, the Philadelphia reviews were negative and the Broadway opening was canceled. In 1984, McNally said that after ''Broadway, Broadway'' closed he was no longer confident, but finally realized that having a show close is not the worst thing that could happen. The play, rewritten and retitled, was produced off-off-Broadway by Manhattan Punch Line at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terrence McNally
Terrence McNally (November 3, 1938 – March 24, 2020) was an American playwright, librettist, and screenwriter. Described as "the bard of American theater" and "one of the greatest contemporary playwrights the theater world has yet produced," McNally was the recipient of five Tony Awards. He won the Tony Award for Best Play for ''Love! Valour! Compassion!'' and ''Master Class'' and the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for ''Kiss of the Spider Woman (musical), Kiss of the Spider Woman'' and ''Ragtime (musical), Ragtime,'' and received the 2019 Special Tony Award, Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement. He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1996, and he also received the Dramatists Guild Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011 and the Lucille Lortel Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2018, he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the highest recognition of artistic merit in the United States. His other accolades included an Emmy Award, two Guggenh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama Desk Award
The Drama Desk Awards are among the most esteemed honors in New York theater, recognizing outstanding achievements across Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions within the same categories. The awards are considered a significant American theater honor and have been referred to as "the Golden Globes of Theatre." Established in 1955, the awards are presented annually by the Drama Desk organization, a collective of New York City-based theatre critics, journalists, editors, and publishers dedicated to celebrating excellence in the performing arts. The awards are represented by long-time Broadway press agency, Keith Sherman & Associates. History and mission The Drama Desk organization was founded in 1949 by a group of theater critics and journalists aiming to spotlight significant issues in the theatrical industry and to support the development of New York theater. In 1955, the organization began presenting awards known as the ''Vernon Rice Awards'', named af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megan Mullally
Megan Mullally (born November 12, 1958) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Karen Walker in the NBC sitcom '' Will & Grace'' (1998–2006, 2017–2020), for which she received eight Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, winning twice, in 2000 and 2006. She also received nominations for numerous other accolades for her portrayal, including seven consecutive Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, winning three times, in 2001, 2002, and 2003, as well as receiving four Golden Globe Award nominations. From 2006 to 2007, Mullally hosted the talk show '' The Megan Mullally Show''. Since then, she has been a series regular on several television series, such as '' In the Motherhood'', '' Party Down'', ''Childrens Hospital'', and '' Breaking In''. She has also appeared in guest spots and recurring roles on other comedy series including, '' Happy Endings' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Broderick
Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American actor. He starred in ''WarGames'' (1983) as a teen government hacker, and ''Ladyhawke (film), Ladyhawke'' (1985), a medieval fantasy alongside Rutger Hauer and Michelle Pfeiffer. He played the title role in the Golden Globe–nominated ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' (1986), the voice of adult Simba in Disney's ''The Lion King'' (1994), and Leo Bloom in both the Broadway theatre, Broadway musical ''The Producers (musical), The Producers'' and its 2005 The Producers (2005 film), film adaptation. Other films he has starring credits in include ''Glory (1989 film), Glory'' (1989), ''The Freshman (1990 film), The Freshman'' (1990), ''The Cable Guy'' (1996), ''Godzilla (1998 film), Godzilla'' (1998), ''Inspector Gadget (film), Inspector Gadget'' (1999), ''You Can Count on Me'' (2000), ''The Last Shot'' (2004) and ''Tower Heist'' (2011). Broderick also directed himself in ''Infinity (1996 film), Infinity'' (1996) and provided voice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Lane
Nathan Lane (born Joseph Lane; February 3, 1956) is an American actor. Since 1975, he has been Nathan Lane on screen and stage, on stage and screen in both comedic and dramatic roles. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Nathan Lane, various accolades including three Tony Awards, seven Drama Desk Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, three Emmy Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Lane received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006 and was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2008. In 2010, ''The New York Times'' hailed Lane as being "the greatest stage entertainer of the decade". Lane made his professional theatre debut in 1978 in an off-Broadway production of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. During that time he also briefly appeared as one half of the comedy team of Stack and Lane, until he was cast in the 1982 Broadway revival of Noël Coward's ''Present Laughter'' directed by and starring George C. Scott. That led to an extensive caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack O'Brien (director)
Jack O'Brien (born June 18, 1939) is an American director, producer, writer and lyricist. He served as the Artistic Director of the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California from 1981 through the end of 2007. O'Brien has won three Tony Awards and been nominated for seven more, and won five Drama Desk Awards. He has directed and produced musicals, including '' The Full Monty'' and '' Hairspray'', contemporary dramas such as '' The Piano Lesson'', '' The Invention of Love'' and '' The Coast of Utopia'', Shakespeare classics, including ''Hamlet'' and ''Henry IV'' (a combination of '' Part 1'' and '' Part 2''), and operas, including '' Il trittico'' at the Metropolitan Opera. Biography O'Brien was born in Saginaw, Michigan and attended the University of Michigan (M.A. 1962) where he was a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity. He began on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre as assistant director of revivals of '' You Can't Take It with You'' (1965–67) and ''The Cher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Kirdahy
Thomas Joseph Kirdahy (born June 18, 1963) is an American Tony Award, Tony and Olivier Award-winning theatrical producer, film producer, lawyer, and Activism, activist. Kirdahy's upcoming projects include the 2024 Broadway revival of ''Gypsy (musical), Gypsy'', starring six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald and directed by five-time Tony Award winner George C. Wolfe, the new Broadway musical ''Just in Time (musical), Just in Time'', starring Tony Award winner Jonathan Groff as Bobby Darin, and the Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025 film), film adaptation of the Terrence McNally, John Kander, and Fred Ebb musical ''Kiss of the Spider Woman (musical), Kiss of the Spider Woman'', written and directed by Bill Condon and starring Jennifer Lopez. His current productions include the Broadway musical ''Hadestown'', winner of eight Tony Awards including Tony Award for Best Musical, Best Musical, and the off-Broadway revival of ''Little Shop of Horrors (musical), Little Shop of Horrors'' o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, formerly the Plymouth Theatre, is a Broadway theatre, Broadway theater at 236 West 45th Street (Manhattan), 45th Street in the Theater District, Manhattan, Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. Opened in 1917, the theater was designed by Herbert J. Krapp and was built for the Shubert family, Shubert brothers. The Schoenfeld Theatre is named for Gerald Schoenfeld, longtime president of the Shubert Organization, which operates the theater. It has 1,079 seats across two levels. Both the facade and the auditorium interior are List of New York City Landmarks, New York City landmarks. The neoclassical facade is simple in design and is similar to that of the Broadhurst Theatre, which was developed concurrently. The Schoenfeld's facade is made of Buff (colour), buff-colored brick and Architectural terracotta, terracotta and is divided into two sections: a stage house to the west and the theater's entrance to the east. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doris Roberts
Doris May Roberts ( Green; November 4, 1925 – April 17, 2016) was an American actress whose career spanned seven decades of television and film. She received five Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild award during her acting career, which began in 1951. Roberts studied acting at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City and started in films in 1961. She had several prominent film roles, including playing opposite Shirley Stoler in '' The Honeymoon Killers'' (1970), Elliott Gould in '' Little Murders'' (1971), Steven Keats in '' Hester Street'' (1975), Billy Crystal in '' Rabbit Test'' (1978), Robert Carradine in '' Number One with a Bullet'' (1987), Cady McClain in ''Simple Justice'' (1989), among many others. She achieved continuing success in television, becoming known for her role as Mildred Krebs in NBC's '' Remington Steele'' from 1983 to 1987 and her co-starring role as Raymond Barone's mother, Marie Barone, on the CBS sitcom '' Everybod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Željko Ivanek
Željko Ivanek (; ; born August 15, 1957) is a Slovenian-American actor of Croat descent. Ivanek's film credits include '' Courage Under Fire'' (1996), '' Donnie Brasco'' (1997), '' Hannibal'', '' Black Hawk Down'' (both 2001), '' Unfaithful'' (2002), '' The Manchurian Candidate'' (2004), '' Live Free or Die Hard'' (2007), '' The Bourne Legacy'', '' Argo'', '' Seven Psychopaths'' (all 2012). He has appeared in several films by Lars von Trier, including '' Dancer in the Dark'' (2000), '' Dogville'' (2003), and '' Manderlay'' (2005). In 2017, he appeared in '' Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'', receiving a Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance. Ivanek portrayed Ray Fiske on the FX television series '' Damages'' (2007–2010), for which he won the 2008 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor. He also appeared as Ed Danvers on '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' (1993–1999) and Russell Jackson on the CBS drama '' Madam Secretary'' (2014–2019), and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dana Ivey
Dana Ivey (born August 12, 1941) is an American retired actress. She is a five-time Tony Award nominee for her work on Broadway, and won the 1997 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for her work in both ''Sex and Longing'' and ''The Last Night of Ballyhoo''. She originated the title role in '' Driving Miss Daisy'' and was nominated for a Drama Desk award for Best Actress in a Play. Her film appearances include '' The Color Purple'' (1985), '' Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'' (1988), '' The Addams Family'' (1991), '' Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'' (1992), '' Sleepless in Seattle'' (1993), '' Addams Family Values'' (1993), '' Two Weeks Notice'' (2002), '' Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde'' (2003), ''Rush Hour 3'' (2007), and '' The Help'' (2011). Early life and family Ivey was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Her mother, Mary Nell Ivey Santacroce (née McKoin), was a teacher, speech therapist, and actress who appeared in productions of '' Driving Miss Daisy'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hyde Pierce
David Hyde Pierce (born David Pierce; April 3, 1959) is an American actor. Known for his portrayal of psychiatrist Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom ''Frasier'' from 1993 to 2004, he received four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series as well as two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Pierce has also received five Golden Globe Awards nominations for Best Supporting Actor for the role. He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role of Lt. Frank Cioffi in the Broadway musical '' Curtains'' (2007). Pierce acted in such films as '' Crossing Delancey'' (1988), ''The Fisher King'' (1991), '' Sleepless in Seattle'' (1993), ''Wolf'' (1994), '' Nixon'' (1995), '' Down with Love'' (2003), and '' The Perfect Host'' (2010). He voiced roles in Disney Pixar's ''A Bug's Life'' (1998), ''Osmosis Jones'' (2001), and ''Treasure Planet'' (2002). He portrayed Henry Newman in the comedy film '' Wet Hot American Summer'' and reprised his role in two series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
