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Leap Of Faith (musical)
''Leap of Faith'' is a stage musical theatre, musical based on the 1992 American Leap of Faith (film), movie of the same name, which starred Steve Martin. The music is by Alan Menken, with lyrics by Glenn Slater and a book by Janus Cercone and Slater about a con man posing as a man of faith, who is redeemed by the love of a good woman. The musical premiered in September 2010 in Los Angeles for a limited run through October, directed and choreographed by Rob Ashford. The musical opened on Broadway theatre, Broadway in April 2012. Production history A workshop was held in May 2008, with Taylor Hackford directing. The cast included Raul Esparza as Jonas Nightingale and Elizabeth Stanley as Marla McGowan. At the time, producer Tom Viertel said :"As with any productive workshop of a new musical, we learned a lot about 'Leap of Faith' last month, including what works well and what needs work. But we have no plans and have made no decisions to alter the creative team in any way whatsoev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Menken
Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is an American composer, best known for his scores and songs for films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. His scores and songs for '' The Little Mermaid'' (1989), '' Beauty and the Beast'' (1991), ''Aladdin'' (1992), and '' Pocahontas'' (1995) have each won him two Academy Awards. He also composed the scores and songs for ''Little Shop of Horrors'' (1986), '' Newsies'' (1992), '' The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1996), ''Hercules'' (1997), '' Home on the Range'' (2004), '' Enchanted'' (2007), '' Tangled'' (2010), and '' Disenchanted'' (2022), among others. His accolades include eight Academy Awards, becoming the second most prolific Oscar winner in the music categories after Alfred Newman (who has 9 Oscars) a Tony Award, eleven Grammy Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards, and a Daytime Emmy Award. Menken is one of seventeen people to have won an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy, and a Tony ("an EGOT"). He is the only person to have won a Razz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raúl Esparza
Raúl Eduardo Esparza (born October 24, 1970) is an American stage, screen, and voice actor. Considered one of Broadway's leading men since the 2000s, he is best known for his Tony Award-nominated performance as Bobby in the 2006 Broadway revival of ''Company'' and for his television role as New York Assistant District Attorney (ADA) Rafael Barba in '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', where he had a recurring role in Season 14 and was promoted to a series regular in Seasons 15 to 19. He made his Broadway debut in 2000 as Riff Raff in the revival of ''The Rocky Horror Show.'' Subsequently, he starred as Jonathan in the original Off-Broadway production of '' Tick, Tick... Boom!'' and Caractacus Potts in the original Broadway production of ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' in 2005. He received Tony nominations for his roles as Philip Salon in the Boy George musical ''Taboo'' in 2004; Bobby in the musical comedy ''Company'' in 2006; Lenny in Harold Pinter's play ''The Homecoming'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama Desk Award
The Drama Desk Award is an annual prize recognizing excellence in New York theatre. First bestowed in 1955 as the Vernon Rice Award, the prize initially honored Off-Broadway productions, as well as Off-off-Broadway, and those in the vicinity. Following the 1964 renaming as the Drama Desk Awards, Broadway productions were included beginning with the 1968–69 award season. The awards are considered a significant American theater distinction. History The Drama Desk organization was formed in 1949 by a group of New York theater critics, editors, reporters and publishers, in order to make the public aware of the vital issues concerning the theatrical industry. They debuted the presentations of the ''Vernon Rice Awards''. The name honors the '' New York Post'' critic Vernon Rice, who had pioneered Off-Broadway coverage in the New York press. The name was changed for the 1963–1964 awards season to the ''Drama Desk Awards''. In 1974, the Drama Desk became incorporated as a not-for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Award For Best Musical
The Tony Award for Best Musical is given annually to the best new Broadway musical, as determined by Tony Award voters. The award is one of the ceremony's longest-standing awards, having been presented each year since 1949. The award goes to the producers of the winning musical. A musical is eligible for consideration in a given year if it has not previously been produced on Broadway and is not "determined... to be a 'classic' or in the historical or popular repertoire", otherwise it may be considered for Best Revival of a Musical.Staff (undated)"Rules & Voting" tonyawards.com. Retrieved September 13, 2013. Best Musical is the final award presented at the Tony Awards ceremony. Excerpts from the musicals that are nominated for this award are usually performed during the ceremony before this award is presented. This is a list of winners and nominations for the Tony Award for Best Musical. Winners and nominees †indicates the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama *indicates a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
66th Tony Awards
The 66th Annual Tony Awards was held on June 10, 2012, to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2011–2012 season. The ceremony was held at the Beacon Theatre, and was broadcast live on CBS television, with Neil Patrick Harris as the host. Eligibility Shows that opened on Broadway during the 2011–12 season before April 27, 2012 are eligible. ;Original plays *''Chinglish'' *''Clybourne Park'' *''The Columnist'' *''End of the Rainbow'' *''The Lyons'' *''Magic/Bird'' *''The Mountaintop'' *''One Man, Two Guvnors'' *''Other Desert Cities'' *''Peter and the Starcatcher'' *''Relatively Speaking'' *''Seminar'' *''Stick Fly'' *''Venus in Fur'' ;Original musicals *''Bonnie & Clyde'' *''Ghost the Musical'' *''Leap of Faith'' *''Lysistrata Jones'' *''Newsies'' *''Nice Work If You Can Get It'' *''Once'' *''Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark'' ;Play revivals *''Arthur Miller's Death of A Salesman'' *''Don't Dress for Dinner'' *''Gore Vidal's The Best Man'' *''Man and Boy'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Jones (drama Critic)
Christopher Nigel Jones (born September 10, 1963) is a British-American journalist and academic. He is the chief theater critic and Sunday culture columnist of the '' Chicago Tribune''. Since 2014, he has also served as director of the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s National Critics Institute. Jones has appeared on the news broadcast of CBS-2 Chicago as a weekly theater critic. In 2018, he was additionally named Broadway theater critic for the ''Tribune'' related publication, the New York ''Daily News''. In 2021 he was named Editorial Page Editor of the ''Tribune'', but he continues to review theater both in Chicago and New York. In 2001, Jones was featured in an article in ''American Theatre'' magazine about the 12 most influential theater critics in America. In 2016, the ''New York Times'' cited Jones as an important reason that Broadway shows try-out in Chicago, noting the role his reviews have played in helping producers improve productions for New York runs. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Teachout
Terrance Alan Teachout (February 6, 1956 – January 13, 2022) was an American author, critic, biographer, playwright, stage director, and librettist. He was the drama critic of ''The Wall Street Journal'', the critic-at-large of '' Commentary'', and the author of "Sightings", a column about the arts in the U.S. that was published biweekly in ''The Wall Street Journal''. He weblogged at About Last Night and wrote about the arts for many other magazines and newspapers, including ''The New York Times'' and ''National Review''. He was a co-host on ''Three on the Aisle'', a monthly podcast about theater in the United States, hosted by ''American Theatre'' magazine, which ran from September 2017 to December 2021. Early life Terrance Alan Teachout was born on February 6, 1956, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, the oldest son of Herbert H. Teachout, a hardware salesman, and Evelyn Teachout (née Crosno), a secretary. He grew up in Sikeston, Missouri. Teachout attended St. John's Colleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabeth Vincentelli
Elisabeth Vincentelli is a French-born, New York-based arts and culture journalist. She is a regular contributor to ''The New York Times’ Arts section''. She served as the chief drama critic for the ''New York Post'' from 2009 until 2016, having replaced Clive Barnes after his death in 2008. Biography She was born in France and came to the United States in the late 1980s. She writes a blog called The Determined Dilettante'. Previous to writing for the Post she joined ''Time Out New York'' in 2000, and later became the 'Arts & Entertainment Editor' there. Vincentelli has written for ''The New Yorker'', ''The New York Times'', ''Newsday'', and '' The Village Voice'', and is a member of the New York Drama Critics' Circle. Vincentelli is the author of ''Abba Gold'' (2004) about the pop group ABBA and ''Abba Treasures''. She co-hosts the theater podcast Marks & Vincentelli' on Substack with Peter Marks of the Washington Post. She co-hosted the podcast ''Three on the Aisle'' with fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States. The publication has won more than 40 Pulitzer Prizes. It is owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by the Times Mirror Company. The newspaper’s coverage emphasizes California and especially Southern California stories. In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to labor unions, the latter of which led to the bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. In recent decades the paper's readership has declined, and it has been beset by a series of ownership changes, staff reductions, and other controversies. In January 2018, the paper's staff voted to unionize a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles McNulty
Charles McNulty (born 1966) is the chief theatre critic for the '' Los Angeles Times'' newspaper and a recipient of Cornell University's prestigious Nathan Award for dramatic criticism, who, himself, served as chairman of the Pulitzer Prize drama jury. McNulty was engaged in the year 2005 as the ''Times'' newspaper's chief theater critic after an exhaustive 4-year search.Scott Timberg, Times staff writer, Entertainment Section, ''Los Angeles Times'', August 31, 2005 McNulty was previously a theater critic and editor for '' The Village Voice'' newspaper, where he also chaired the newspapers Obie Award panel. He obtained his doctorate in dramaturgy and drama criticism from the Yale School of Drama. He has taught at Yale, NYU, the New School of Social Research, UCLA and CUNY. He was head of the Masters of Fine Arts program in dramaturgy at Brooklyn College , mottoeng = Nothing without great effort , established = , parent = CUNY ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Backstage (magazine)
''Backstage'', also previously written as ''Back Stage'', is an American entertainment industry trade publication. Founded by Allen Zwerdling and Ira Eaker in 1960, it covers the film and performing arts industry from the perspective of performers, unions, and casting, with an emphasis on topics such as job opportunities and career advice. The brand encompasses the main ''Backstage'' magazine, and related publications such as its website, ''Call Sheet'' (formerly ''Ross Reports'')—a bi-monthly directory of talent agents, casting directors, and casting calls, and other casting resources. The publication was founded in, and originally focused primarily on New York City and the U.S. east coast. In the 1990s, ''Back Stage'' established the Los Angeles-based ''Back Stage West'', which competed primarily with the longer-established ''Drama-Logue''; in 1998, ''Drama-Logue'' was acquired by ''Back Stage'' and merged into ''Back Stage West''. In 2008, both versions were merged into a si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Wardell (actor)
Brandon Wardell (born March 25, 1975 in High Point, North Carolina) is an American actor, producer, musician. He is currently touring the U.S. with Under the Streetlamp, a doo-wop quartet, alongside former cast members of the Tony Award-winning musical '' Jersey Boys''. Brandon was previously a producer of the critically acclaimed haunted play ''Delusion: The Blood Rite'' with Neil Patrick Harris, his wife Sarah Glendening, and Hollywood stuntman Jon Braver. Wardell last appeared on Broadway as Agent Johnny Dollar in '' Catch Me If You Can'' at the Neil Simon Theatre. He is also currently working as a producer on the feature film ''Shift'' with his company Johnny Roscoe Productions. Brandon has been nominated for four Grammy Awards and four Tony Awards for his work as a Producer. Career Brandon Wardell is a 5-time Tony Award and 4-time Grammy Award nominee and member of the Recording Academy who is equally at home in the spotlight or behind the scenes in film, on TV, on sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
