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Twelve Angry Men
''Twelve Angry Men'' is an American courtroom drama written by Reginald Rose about the deliberations of a jury at a homicide trial. It was broadcast initially as a television play in 1954. It was adapted for the stage the following year, and for the screen in 1957. Since then it has been the subject of numerous remakes, adaptations, and tributes. Description The play explores the deliberations of a jury of a homicide trial, in which a dozen "men with ties and a coat" decide the fate of a teenager accused of murdering his abusive father. In the beginning, they are nearly unanimous in concluding the youth is guilty, influenced by their own background and upbringing. One man dissents, declaring him "not guilty", and he sows a seed of reasonable doubt. Eventually, he convinces the other jurors to look beyond their own personal bias and support a unanimous "not guilty" verdict. American writer Reginald Rose first wrote this work as a teleplay for the '' Studio One'' anthology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courtroom Drama
Legal drama, also called courtroom drama, is a genre of film and television that generally focuses on narratives regarding legal practice and the justice system. The American Film Institute (AFI) defines "courtroom drama" as a genre of film in which a system of justice plays a critical role in the film's narrative. Legal dramas have also followed the lives of the fictional attorneys, defendants, plaintiffs, or other persons related to the practice of law present in television show or film. Legal drama is distinct from police crime drama or detective fiction, which typically focus on police officers or detectives investigating and solving crimes. The focal point of legal dramas, more often, are events occurring within a courtroom, but may include any phases of legal procedure, such as jury deliberations or work done at law firms. Some legal dramas fictionalize real cases that have been litigated, such as the play-turned-movie, ''Inherit the Wind'', which fictionalized the Sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Nichol
Phil Nichol is a Canadian comedian, singer-songwriter and actor. Early life and career Comedy Nichol was born in Scotland to a Scottish mother, but raised in Canada. He first found fame as a member of the musical comedy trio Corky and the Juice Pigs, known for the song "Eskimo". Nichol's 2002 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show ''Things I Like I Lick'' was nominated for the Perrier Award. In 2006, Nichol won the if.comedy award (successor to the Perrier) with a show titled ''The Naked Racist'', which he performed at The Stand; he later performed the same show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. In 2007, Nichol was nominated for Best Headliner at the Chortle Awards. On 23 September 2007, Nichol was a last minute replacement to host the second half of the charity show ''A Seriously Funny Attempt to Get the Serious Fraud Office in the Dock.'' In 2014, Nichol released his first album of comedic songs since his days in Corky and the Juice Pigs, titled ''Late Night Elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Wendt
George Robert Wendt Jr. (October 17, 1948 – May 20, 2025) was an American actor. Wendt was best known for playing Norm Peterson on the NBC sitcom ''Cheers'' from 1982 to 1993, which earned him six consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. After ''Cheers'' ended, he starred in his own short-lived CBS sitcom, ''The George Wendt Show'' (1995). Wendt also appeared in the comedy films ''Airplane II: The Sequel'' (1982), ''No Small Affair'' (1984), ''Fletch (film), Fletch'' (1985), ''The Little Rascals (film), The Little Rascals'' (1994), ''Man of the House (1995 film), Man of the House'' (1995), ''Spice World (film), Spice World'' (1997), ''Outside Providence (film), Outside Providence'' (1999), and ''Sandy Wexler'' (2017), and the dramas ''Somewhere in Time (film), Somewhere in Time'' (1980), ''Dreamscape (1984 film), Dreamscape'' (1984), ''Guilty by Suspicion'' (1991), ''Forever Young (1992 film), Forever Young'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Thomas (actor)
Richard Earl Thomas (born June 13, 1951) is an American actor. He is best known for his leading role as budding author John-Boy Walton in the CBS drama series ''The Waltons'' for which he won an Emmy Award. He also received another Emmy nomination and two Golden Globe Award nominations for that role. Thomas later starred as Bill Denbrough in the 1990 television miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's epic horror novel '' It'', and played Special Agent Frank Gaad on FX's spy thriller series ''The Americans''. More recently, he appeared in Netflix's '' Ozark'' and portrayed Atticus Finch in the 2022-2024 tour of ''To Kill a Mockingbird.'' Early life and education Thomas was born on June 13, 1951, in Manhattan, the son of Barbara Fallis and Richard S. Thomas. His parents were dancers with the New York City Ballet and owned the New York School of Ballet. Thomas has a birthmark on his left cheek. He has stated that this led to his being turned down for a role in a televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playbill
''Playbill'' is an American monthly magazine for Audience, theatergoers. Although there is a subscription issue available for home delivery, most copies of ''Playbill'' are printed for particular productions and distributed at the door as the show's Programme (booklet), program. ''Playbill'' was first printed in 1884 for a single theater on 21st Street in New York City. The magazine is now used at nearly every Broadway theatre as well as many Off-Broadway productions. Outside New York City, ''Playbill'' is used at theaters throughout the United States. its Magazine circulation, circulation was 4,073,680. History What is known today as ''Playbill'' started in 1884, when Frank Vance Strauss founded the New York Theatre Program Corporation specializing in printing theater programs. Strauss reimagined the concept of a theater program, making advertisements a standard feature and thus transforming what was then a leaflet into a fully designed magazine. The new format proved popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Prosky
Robert Prosky (born Robert Joseph Porzuczek, December 13, 1930 – December 8, 2008) was an American actor. He became a well-known supporting actor in the 1980s with his roles in ''Thief (1981 film), Thief'' (1981), ''Christine (1983 film), Christine'' (1983), ''The Natural (film), The Natural'' (1984), and ''Broadcast News (film), Broadcast News'' (1987). Prosky's other notable movies include ''Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' (1990), ''Hoffa (film), Hoffa'' (1992), ''Mrs. Doubtfire'' (1993), ''Last Action Hero'' (1993), ''Rudy (film), Rudy'' (1993), ''Miracle on 34th Street (1994 film), Miracle on 34th Street'' (1994), ''Dead Man Walking (film), Dead Man Walking'' (1995), and ''Mad City (film), Mad City'' (1997). His most notable television role was of Sgt. Stan Jablonski on the TV police drama ''Hill Street Blues''. Early life Prosky, a Polish American, was born in the Manayunk, Philadelphia, Manayunk neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Helen (Kuhn) and Joseph Porzuczek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Bosco
Philip Michael Bosco (September 26, 1930 – December 3, 2018) was an American actor. He was known for his Tony Award-winning performance as Saunders in the 1989 Broadway production of '' Lend Me a Tenor'', and for his starring role in the 2007 film '' The Savages''. Bosco won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1988. Early life Philip Michael Bosco was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on September 26, 1930, to Margaret Raymond (née Thek), a policewoman, and Philip Lupo Bosco, a carnival worker. His father was of Italian descent and his mother was of German descent. Bosco attended St. Peter's Preparatory School in Jersey City, and later studied drama at Catholic University of America, where he had notable success in the title role of William Shakespeare's ''Richard III''. Career Bosco began his career in Broadway theatre and earned a Tony Award nomination for his debut in ''The Rape of the Belt'' in 1960. Bosco spent the next three decades supporting major stars in classic revivals like ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Rebhorn
James Robert Rebhorn (September 1, 1948 – March 21, 2014) was an American character actor. Rebhorn appeared in over 100 films, television series, and plays. Rebhorn portrayed George Wilbur in '' My Cousin Vinny'', Dr. McElwaine in '' Basic Instinct'', and FBI Agent Flynn in '' White Sands'' and Mr. Trask in '' Scent of a Woman'' (all in 1992), John Merino in '' Up Close & Personal'', Albert Nimziki in ''Independence Day'' , Charlie Reynolds in '' My Fellow Americans'' , Alvin Hooks in '' Snow Falling on Cedars'' , and Dr. Larry Banks in '' Meet the Parents''. He had several recurring roles in TV series, including Charles Garnett in ''Law & Order'' (where he also played other characters), Captain Elchisak in ''Third Watch'', Bertram Webster in '' The Book of Daniel'', Reese Hughes in '' White Collar'', Carl Franklin in '' Big Lake'', and Frank Mathison in ''Homeland''. Early life Rebhorn was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 1, 1948, the son of Ardell Frances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyd Gaines
Boyd Payne Gaines (born May 11, 1953) is an American actor. During his career, he has won four Tony Awards and three Drama Desk Awards. Gaines is best known for playing Mark Royer on ''One Day at a Time (1975 TV series), One Day at a Time'' (1981–1984). Early life and education He was born in Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, to James and Ida Gaines. His early theatre training began at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, California,Buckley, Michael"Gentleman of the Jury"theatremania.com, October 8, 2004 where his talent and rich baritone voice were showcased in leading roles in plays, musicals, and opera. He attended the Juilliard School as a member of the Drama Division's ''Group 8'' (1975–1979). Career Gaines has appeared in a number of films and television shows, including ''Fame (1980 film), Fame'', ''Frasier'', ''L.A. Law'', ''Law & Order'', and ''Piece of Cake (TV series), Piece of Cake'', but his most notable t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Airlines Theatre
The Todd Haimes Theatre (previously known as the American Airlines Theatre and originally the Selwyn Theatre) is a Broadway theater at 227 West 42nd Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. Built in 1918, it was designed by George Keister and developed by brothers Edgar and Archibald Selwyn, for whom the theater was originally named. The theater is owned by the city and state governments of New York and leased to New 42nd Street. It has 740 seats across two levels and is operated by Roundabout Theatre Company. The Selwyn Theatre was designed in the Italian Renaissance style, with a brick-and-terracotta facade. The auditorium, which is on 43rd Street, had been accessed from the six-story Selwyn Building on 42nd Street, which collapsed at the end of 1997. The modern theater is accessed through the ten-story New 42nd Street Building, which has an illuminated steel-and-glass facade. The fan-shaped auditorium is designed in a blue-a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Roundabout Theatre Company
The Roundabout Theatre Company is a nonprofit organization, non-profit theatre company based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, affiliated with the League of Resident Theatres. History The company was founded in 1965 by Gene Feist, Michael Fried and Elizabeth Owens. Originally housed at a Chelsea, Manhattan, grocery store, on 26th Street, it moved to the nearby School of Visual Arts#Theatre, 23rd Street Theatre in 1972, performing there until their lease expired in 1984. Following that, Roundabout leased the theatre space at 44 Union Square until that lease expired in 1990. The company then moved into the Criterion Center in Times Square, a two-auditorium complex. Roundabout used the larger Stage Right space as a small Tony Award-eligible theater while the smaller second theater became the first version of the Laura Pels Theatre. Notable productions during Roundabout's tenure at the Criterion include the 1993 revival of Eugene O'Neill's ''Anna Christie'' (featuring Liam Neeson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
