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Celebration (musical)
''Celebration'' is a musical with a book and lyrics by Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt. The musical fable, employing a nearly bare stage, explores the contrasts between youth and old age, innocence and jaded corruption, love and ambition, and poverty and wealth. It was presented on Broadway in 1969 and was not a financial success. Although the critics found the show interesting, it did not develop a broad following among audiences. The show has been revived occasionally. Background and production Jones and Schmidt's previous work included the long-running Off-Broadway musical '' The Fantasticks'' and the more-mainstream Broadway musicals ''110 in the Shade'' and '' I Do! I Do!''.Newmark, Judit"''Celebration'', from ''The Fantasticks'' duo, opens the New Line season" ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'', September 29, 2016 ''Celebration'' is an avant-garde fable played on a set consisting of bare platforms, masks serving as the primary costumes, and a score played by a nine-piece b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvey Schmidt
Harvey Lester Schmidt (September 12, 1929 – February 28, 2018) was an American composer for musical theatre and illustrator. He was best known for composing the music for the longest running musical in history, '' The Fantasticks'', which ran off-Broadway for 42 years, from 1960 to 2002. Biography Schmidt was born in Dallas, Texas. He attended the University of Texas to study art, but when he met Tom Jones at the university, he started to accompany the drama student on the piano. They soon started writing musicals together, the first being a revue. However, after serving in the Army, Schmidt moved to New York and worked as a graphic artist for NBC Television and later as an illustrator for ''Life'', ''Harper's Bazaar'', ''Sports Illustrated'', and ''Fortune''. All of Schmidt's major musicals were written with lyricist Tom Jones. The duo is best-known for the musical '' The Fantasticks'', which ran for 42 years off-Broadway, from 1960 to 2002 for a total of 17,162 performances. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Charles (actor)
Keith Charles (March 4, 1934 – July 1, 2008) was an American theatre and television actor who was active from 1956 until he retired in 2003. His work included Broadway and off-Broadway roles, and television work, including recurring roles on eight soap operas. He starred in ''Breakfast with Les and Bess'' as Les. He worked on such 1960s and 1970s soap operas as ''As the World Turns'' (Ralph Mitchell, 1977–1979, 1988–1994), ''The Edge of Night'' (Rick Oliver, 1966), ''The Secret Storm'' (Nick Kane, 1968–1970), ''Love of Life'' (Dr. Ted Chandler 1974–1975), ''Search for Tomorrow'', and '' Where the Heart Is'' (Robert Jardin, 1972). He also worked on ''The Guiding Light''/'' Guiding Light'' three times in three different roles (Professor Alexander "Alex" McDaniels, 1974–1975, Dr. Frank Nelson, 1980-1981 and Brandon Spaulding, 1984) and was the first actor to play Ted Clayton on '' One Life to Live'', for a year until he was replaced by another actor. With his wife, comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time (magazine)
''Time'' (stylized in all caps) is an American news magazine based in New York City. For nearly a century, it was published weekly, but starting in March 2020 it transitioned to every other week. It was first published in New York City on March 3, 1923, and for many years it was run by its influential co-founder, Henry Luce. A European edition (''Time Europe'', formerly known as ''Time Atlantic'') is published in London and also covers the Middle East, Africa, and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition (''Time Asia'') is based in Hong Kong. The South Pacific edition, which covers Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands, is based in Sydney. Since 2018, ''Time'' has been published by Time USA, LLC, owned by Marc Benioff, who acquired it from Meredith Corporation. History ''Time'' has been based in New York City since its first issue published on March 3, 1923, by Briton Hadden and Henry Luce. It was the first weekly news magazine in the United States. The two had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otis Guernsey Jr
Otis may refer to: Arts and entertainment Characters * Otis (Superman), in the films ''Superman'' and ''Superman II'' and related DC Comics media ** Otis Graves, in the TV series ''Supergirl'' * Otis (''The Walking Dead''), in the Image Comics series * Otis the Aardvark, on Children's BBC * Otis Campbell, in the TV series ''The Andy Griffith Show'' * Otis Driftwood, in Rob Zombie's ''Firefly'' film series * Otis Flannegan or Ratcatcher, a DC Comics character * Otis Johnson (comics), a Marvel Comics character * Otis Johnson Jr., a Marvel Comics character * Otis, in ''The Adventures of Milo and Otis'' * Otis, in the 2006 film '' Barnyard'' * Otis, in the 1997 film ''Good Burger'' * Otis Blake, in the 2009 film ''Crazy Heart'' * Otis Milburn, in the TV series ''Sex Education'' * Otis Otis, in Heather Brewer's book series ''The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod'' * Otis Owl, in ''Jim Henson's Pajanimals'' Film and television * ''Otis'' (film), a 2008 American comedy horror film * "Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stained-glass
Stained glass is coloured glass as a material or works created from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant religious buildings. Although traditionally made in flat panels and used as windows, the creations of modern stained glass artists also include three-dimensional structures and sculpture. Modern vernacular usage has often extended the term "stained glass" to include domestic lead light and ''objets d'art'' created from foil glasswork exemplified in the famous lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany. As a material ''stained glass'' is glass that has been coloured by adding metallic salts during its manufacture, and usually then further decorating it in various ways. The coloured glass is crafted into ''stained glass windows'' in which small pieces of glass are arranged to form patterns or pictures, held together (traditionally) by strips of lead and supported by a rigid frame. Painted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carpe Diem
is a Latin aphorism, usually translated "seize the day", taken from book 1 of the Roman poet Horace's work ''Odes'' (23 BC). Translation is the second-person singular present active imperative of '' carpō'' "pick or pluck" used by Horace to mean "enjoy, seize, use, make use of". ''Diem'' is the accusative of ''dies'' "day". A more literal translation of would thus be "pluck the day s it is ripe—that is, enjoy the moment. It has been argued by various authors that this interpretation is closer to Horace's original meaning. History Sources Text from ''Odes'' 1.11: In ancient literature Perhaps the first written expression of the concept is the advice given by Siduri to Gilgamesh, telling him to forgo his mourning and embrace life, although some scholars see it as simply urging Gilgamesh to abandon his mourning, "reversing the liminal rituals of mourning and returning to the normal and normative behaviors of Mesopotamian society." Meaning In Horace, the phrase is part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loki
Loki is a god in Norse mythology. According to some sources, Loki is the son of Fárbauti (a jötunn) and Laufey (mentioned as a goddess), and the brother of Helblindi and Býleistr. Loki is married to Sigyn and they have two sons, Narfi or Nari and Váli. By the jötunn Angrboða, Loki is the father of Hel, the wolf Fenrir, and the world serpent Jörmungandr. In the form of a mare, Loki was impregnated by the stallion Svaðilfari and gave birth to the eight-legged horse Sleipnir. Loki's relation with the gods varies by source; he sometimes assists the gods and sometimes behaves maliciously towards them. Loki is a shape shifter and in separate incidents appears in the form of a salmon, a mare, a fly, and possibly an elderly woman named Þökk (Old Norse 'thanks'). Loki's positive relations with the gods end with his role in engineering the death of the god Baldr, and eventually, Odin's specially engendered son Váli binds Loki with the entrails of one of his son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Line Theatre
New Line Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri, is an alternative musical theatre company producing challenging, adult, politically and socially relevant works of musical theatre. The company was created in 1991 and produces world premieres such as ''Love Kills, Johnny Appleweed, Woman with Pocketbook, She's Hideous, In the Blood, Attempting the Absurd'', and ''The AmberKlavier''; lesser known Broadway and off Broadway shows such as '' High Fidelity, Passing Strange, bare, The Wild Party, Floyd Collins, A New Brain, March of the Falsettos, Passion, The Robber Bridegroom, The Nervous Set'', and '' Bat Boy''; abstract musicals such as '' Hair, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris'', and ''Songs for a New World''; absurdist musicals such as ''Reefer Madness, Attempting the Absurd, The Cradle Will Rock'', and ''Anyone Can Whistle''; concept musicals such as '' Company'', '' Assassins'', '' Urinetown'', ''Chicago'', '' Sunday in the Park with George'', and ''Cabaret''; and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oaklyn, New Jersey
Oaklyn is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,930, a decrease of 108 (−2.7%) from the 2010 census count of 4,038, which in turn reflected a decline of 150 (−3.6%) from the 4,188 counted in the 2000 census. The borough had the 28th-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 4.134% in 2020, compared to 3.470% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%. History Oaklyn was once dense forest land which was inhabited by Lenape Native Americans. In 1681, a group of Quakers seeking religious freedom sailed from Ireland to Fenwick's Colony at Salem, New Jersey where they spent the winter.Clement, John (1877). ''Sketches of the first emigrant settlers of Newton Township''. pp. 53-54 In 1682, they sailed up the Delaware River and settled on Newton Creek. William Bates, their leader, purchased on the south side of Newton Creek from the local Native A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritz Theatre (Haddon Township, New Jersey)
The Ritz Theatre is an active live producing non-profit theatre located in Haddon Township, Camden County, New Jersey. It is home to The Ritz Theatre Company (formerly Puttin' on the Ritz, Inc.) The company produces mainstage plays and musicals, children's theater, runs a summer theatre arts day camp, and reaches out to its community with educational and entertaining programming. History The Ritz Theatre was built in a Colonial Revival and opened in September 1927 as a vaudeville theatre. It quickly became a focal point of the community.The Ritz Theatre Co. , Haddon Township NJ. WCIT LLC, n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2014. The architecture is Greek Revival with the auditorium walls featuring 25-foot high neo-classical canvas murals with gilt trimmed columns and velvet draped balconies enclosed by classic carved balustrades. In the 1950s and 1960s, the Ritz was known for its fine art and foreign film showings, drawing audiences from Philadelphia and the Southern New Jersey regions."The Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Watson
Susan Watson (born December 17, 1938) is an American actress and singer best known for her roles in musical theatre. Watson's first professional role was Velma in the original West End production of ''West Side Story'' in 1958. She created the role of Luisa in ''The Fantasticks'' and then played Kim on Broadway in ''Bye Bye Birdie'', beginning in 1960. Among many other roles in musicals, she was nominated for a Tony Award for the role of Jenny in ''A Joyful Noise'' (1966). She starred in the title role of the Broadway revival of '' No, No Nanette'' in 1971. Watson also appeared in several television series and specials. Biography Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Watson was one of five children of a geologist/geophysicist and a dance instructor. From an early age her life was filled with the music of Gilbert and Sullivan and Rodgers and Hammerstein. As a teenager she performed in summer stock before being accepted at the Juilliard School in Manhattan.Buckley, Michael Interview, bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Jones (writer)
Tom Jones (born February 17, 1928) is an American lyricist and librettist, best known for '' The Fantasticks'', '' 110 in the Shade'', and '' I Do! I Do!''. He was born in Littlefield, Texas. Career Jones' best-known work is '' The Fantasticks'', which ran off-Broadway from 1960 until 2002, and the hit song from the same, "Try to Remember". Other songs from ''The Fantasticks'' include "Soon It's Gonna Rain", "Much More", and "I Can See It". He also wrote the screenplay for the 1995 feature-film adaptation. Jones acted in a New York City revival of ''The Fantasticks'', which he also directed. He played the part of the Old Actor, from when the musical opened in 1960, and from April 26, 2010, to June 6, 2010. He was credited as an actor in the show as Thomas Bruce. Jones is also the author of ''Making Musicals: An Informal Introduction to the World of Musical Theater'', about which Elyse Sommer wrote on January 15, 1998 in ''CurtainUp'': Extremely well organized and packed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
