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Jason Forbach
Jason Forbach is an American actor, singer and playwright. He is known for portraying Prince Charming, Rapunzel's Prince and the Baker in ''Into the Woods'', Enjolras in ''Les Miserables (musical), Les Misérables''. and Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny, Raoul in ''The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical), The Phantom of the Opera''. Early life Forbach graduated with his Bachelor of Music in 2000 from University of Missouri where he was the recipient of the Chancellor's Emerging Artist Award that year. He went on to complete his Masters with academic distinction at New England Conservatory in Boston. Career In 2006, Forbach joined the Las Vegas cast of ''The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical), The Phantom of the Opera'' understudying the roles of Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny, Raoul and Monsieur Reyer. In 2009, Forbach played the dual role of Prince Charming, Rapunzel's Prince and Big Bad Wolf, The Wolf in ''Into the Woods'' at the Wells Fargo Pavilion. In 2012, Forbach joined the 25th Ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Into The Woods
''Into the Woods'' is a 1987 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. The main characters are taken from "Little Red Riding Hood" (spelled "Ridinghood" in the published vocal score), "Jack and the Beanstalk", "Rapunzel", and "Cinderella", as well as several others. The musical is tied together by a story involving a childless baker and his wife and their quest to begin a family (the original beginning of the Grimm Brothers' "Rapunzel"), their interaction with a witch who has placed a curse on them, and their interaction with other storybook characters during their journey. The musical debuted in San Diego at the Old Globe Theatre in 1986 and premiered on Broadway on November 5, 1987, where it won three major Tony Awards ( Best Score, Best Book, and Best Actress in a Musical for Joanna Gleason), in a year do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakespeare Theatre Company
The Shakespeare Theatre Company is a regional theatre company located in Washington, D.C. The theatre company focuses primarily on plays from the Shakespeare canon, but its seasons include works by other classic playwrights such as Euripides, Ibsen, Wilde, Shaw, Schiller, Coward and Tennessee Williams. The company manages and performs in the Harman Center for the Arts, consisting of the Lansburgh Theatre and Sidney Harman Hall. In cooperation with George Washington University, they run the Academy for Classical Acting. The company is a member of the League of Resident Theatres. Its current artistic director (since 2019) is Simon Godwin, who previously was based in London, serving as associate director of London's Royal National Theatre, associate director of the Royal Court Theatre and associate director at Bristol Old Vic. History The Folger Shakespeare Library on Capitol Hill includes a replica of an Elizabethan theatre, originally used for lectures and tours. In 1970 thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian Arcelus
Sebastian Arcelus (born November 5, 1976) is an American actor, best known for his roles as Lucas Goodwin in the Netflix TV series ''House of Cards'' (2013–2016) and Jay Whitman in the CBS TV series '' Madam Secretary'' (2014–2019). Arcelus began his acting career in the early 2000s and spent the first decade of his career on Broadway, having played Roger in ''Rent'', Fiyero in ''Wicked'', Bob Gaudio in ''Jersey Boys'', and Buddy in ''Elf'', among other roles. He returned to Broadway with the 2022 revival of ''Into the Woods'' and its subsequent national tour. Early life and background Arcelus grew up in Port Washington, New York. He is a first generation American of Uruguayan, Italian, and Russian descent, and speaks Spanish fluently. He is a graduate of Williams College. Career 2000–2011: Early career and Broadway Arcelus has made a career in theater on Broadway, regionally, and internationally. He began his career in the early 2000s, and spent three years working at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montego Glover
Montego Glover (born February 9, 1974) is an American stage actress and singer. She has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role in the musical '' Memphis'' and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical. From September 9, 2017 to March 31, 2019, Glover portrayed Angelica Schuyler in the Chicago cast of the Broadway blockbuster '' Hamilton''. Life and career Glover was born in Macon, Georgia and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She attended the Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences and then attended Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Theatre with Honors."Biography" montegoglover.com, retrieved June 13, 2010 Glover sang in church choirs "for as long as I can remember". She has performed on [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie J
Stephanie is a female name that comes from the Greek name Στέφανος (Stephanos) meaning "crown". The male form is Stephen. Forms of Stephanie in other languages include the German "Stefanie", the Italian, Czech, Polish, and Russian "Stefania", the Portuguese ''Estefânia'' (although the use of that version has become rare, and both the English and French versions are the ones commonly used), and the Spanish ''Estefanía''. The form Stéphanie is from the French language, but Stephanie is now widely used both in English- and Spanish-speaking cultures. Given names Royalty *Stephanie, Queen of Navarre (died after 1066), Queen consort of king García Sánchez III of Navarre * Stephanie of Castile (died 1 July 1180), illegitimate daughter of Alfonso VII of León and Castile * Stephanie of Milly, Lady of Oultrejordain (died 1197), an influential figure in the Kingdom of Jerusalem * Stephanie of Milly, Lady of Gibelet, an influential figure in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majestic Theatre (Broadway)
The Majestic Theatre is a Broadway theater at 245 West 44th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1927, the theater was designed by Herbert J. Krapp in a Spanish style and was built for real-estate developer Irwin S. Chanin. It has 1,681 seats across two levels and is operated by The Shubert Organization. Both the facade and interior are New York City landmarks. The facade is designed in a Spanish style with golden brick, terracotta, and stone and is divided into two sections. The western portion of the facade contains the theater's entrance, with fire-escape galleries and a terracotta pediment above. The eastern portion is the stage house and is topped by archways. The auditorium contains Adam style detailing, steep stadium seating in the orchestra level, a large balcony, and an expansive plaster dome. Due to the slope of the seats, the rear of the orchestra is one story above ground. An interior leads to a large staircase, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheyenne Jackson
Cheyenne David Jackson (born July 12, 1975) is an American actor and singer. His credits include leading roles in Broadway musicals and other stage roles, as well as film and television roles, concert singing, and music recordings. After beginning his acting career in regional theatre in Seattle, Washington, Jackson moved to Manhattan and was an understudy in ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' (2002) and ''Aida'' (2003). He next originated the role of Matthew in the workshop production of '' Altar Boyz'' (2004) for the New York Musical Theatre Festival, and was replaced by Scott Porter for the Off-Broadway run. Jackson's first leading role on Broadway was in '' All Shook Up'' (2005), which earned him a Theatre World Award for "Outstanding Broadway Debut". Since then, on the New York stage, he has starred in ''The Agony & the Agony'' (2006), ''Xanadu'' (2007; Drama League, Drama Desk nominations), ''Damn Yankees'' (2008), '' Finian's Rainbow'' (2010; Drama Desk nomination), '' 8'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin Creel
Gavin James Creel (born April 18, 1976) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter best known for his work in musical theater. Creel made his Broadway debut in 2002 in the leading role of Jimmy in ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' before starring as Claude in the 2009 Broadway revival of ''Hair'', both Tony Award-nominated performances. From 2012–2015, he starred as Elder Price in ''The Book of Mormon''; he received a Laurence Olivier Award for originating the role in the West End version of the musical and has played the role in the US National Tour and on Broadway. In 2017, he received a Tony Award for his performance as Cornelius Hackl in Broadway's '' Hello, Dolly!.'' Other stage credits of his include '' La Cage aux Folles'' (2004), ''She Loves Me'' (2016), ''Waitress'' (2019), and ''Into the Woods'' (2022) on Broadway, ''Mary Poppins'' (2006) and ''Waitress'' (2020) in the West End, and the national tours of '' Fame'' (1998), ''Flashdance'' (2012), and ''Into the Woods'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Donica
Jordan Donica is an American actor and singer. He is known for his theatrical roles in musicals such as '' Hamilton'', ''The Phantom of the Opera'', and ''Camelot'', and his television roles in '' Charmed'' and '' Blue Bloods''. Early life Donica was born April 18, 1994, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He began performing in local theatre when he was 9, and from the age of 11 was determined to have a career in musical theatre. He went on to study at Otterbein University, where he graduated ''cum laude'' with a BFA in Musical Theatre. Some of his university production credits include ''Les Misérables'', ''Dames at Sea'', and ''Into the Woods'' Career Donica made his made his Broadway debut in 2016, starring as Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny, in the historic Broadway production of ''The Phantom of the Opera''. Soon after, he starred as the Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in the first Los Angeles and San Francisco productions of '' Hamilton''. He then returned to Broadway for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Understudy
In theater, an understudy, referred to in opera as cover or covering, is a performer who learns the lines and blocking or choreography of a regular actor, actress, or other performer in a play. Should the regular actor or actress be unable to appear on stage because of illness, injury, emergencies or death, the understudy takes over the part. Usually when the understudy takes over, the theater manager announces the cast change prior to the start of the performance. Coined in 1874, the term ''understudy'' has more recently generally been applied only to performers who can back up a role, but still regularly perform in another role. Similar tasks Performers who are only committed to covering a part and do not regularly appear in the show are often referred to as standbys and alternates. Standbys are normally required to sign in and remain at the theater the same as other cast members, although sometimes they may call in, until they are released by the production stage manager. If ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encores!
Encores! is a Tony-honored concert series dedicated to performing rarely heard American musicals, usually with their original orchestrations. Presented by New York City Center since 1994, Encores! has revived shows by Irving Berlin, Rodgers & Hart, George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, Leonard Bernstein, and Stephen Sondheim, among many others. Encores! was the brainchild of Judith Daykin, who launched the series shortly after becoming Executive Director of City Center in 1992. Besides initiating Encores!, Daykin is credited for turning City Center from a rental hall into a presenting organization. The series has spawned nineteen cast recordings and numerous Broadway transfers, including Kander and Ebb's ''Chicago'', which is now the second longest-running musical in Broadway history. Videotapes of many Encores! productions are collected at the Billy Rose Theater Collection of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. The series was led by artistic director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
