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End Of The Rainbow
''End of the Rainbow'' is a musical drama by Peter Quilter, which focuses on Judy Garland in the months leading up to her death in 1969. After a premiere in Sydney, Australia in 2005, the show has played on the West End in London and a Broadway production opened at the Belasco Theatre in 2012. The award-winning 2019 film Judy (film), ''Judy'' starring Renée Zellweger is a screen adaptation of the play for which Zellweger won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Synopsis Judy Garland is staying in London, along with young new fiancé Mickey Deans and loyal friend and pianist Anthony, preparing for her five-week run of shows at Hippodrome, London, The Talk of the Town. Garland hopes that her act will help her maintain her star profile, especially considering a recent string of bad press against her. However, she still struggles with both her drug addictions and her strained relationships with the men around her. Production history ''End of the Rainbow'' evolved from an earli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playbill For End Of The Rainbow On Broadway
''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] |
Hilton McRae
Hilton McRae (born 28 December 1949) is a Scottish actor, working in theatre, television and film. Career McRae was part of the radical theatre group 7:84 before graduating from the University of Edinburgh, and by 1977 he had joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has concentrated mainly on avant-garde and political theatre. His most mainstream American film role was as the rebel star-pilot Arvel Crynyd (Green Leader) in '' Return of the Jedi''; he was uncredited for his brief appearance. In the UK he had substantial roles in ''The French Lieutenant's Woman'' and '' Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan''. He has performed in several musicals on the London stage, including '' Mamma Mia!'' and ''Miss Saigon'', in which he played the part of The Engineer. He performed the role of Mr Stopnick in the UK premiere of '' Caroline, or Change'' at the National Theatre, which won the Best Musical Award from the London newspaper the Evening Standard. In 2008 he played the part of Scarecro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalia Dicenta
Natalia Dicenta Herrera (born 6 July 1962) is a Spanish actress and singer. Family She was born in Madrid on 6 July 1962. She is the daughter of Spanish actors Lola Herrera and . On her father side, she is the granddaughter of actor , and great-granddaughter of playwright Joaquín Dicenta. Natalia also has a younger brother, named Daniel, a photographer. Her parents married in 1960 and divorced in 1967. She has worked with her mother Lola in many occasions. Filmography Film * '' Propiedad privada'' (2006) * '' Mujeres en el parque'' (2006) * '' La monja'' (2005) * '' Cásate conmigo, Maribel'' (2002) * '' ¡Hasta aquí hemos llegado!'' (2002) * '' El florido pensil'' (2002) * '' The Dancer Upstairs'' (2002) * '' Gatos'' (2002) * '' Zapping'' (1999) * '' Entre las piernas'' (1999) ''(voice)'' * '' Grandes ocasiones'' (1998) * '' Al límite'' (1997) ''(voice)'' * '' En brazos de la mujer madura'' (1997) ''(voice)'' * '' Malena es un nombre de tango'' (1996) ''(voice)'' * '' Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Maxwell (actress)
Lisa Maxwell (born 24 November 1963) is an English actress, television presenter and singer, best known for her role in ''The Bill'' as Samantha Nixon. Between 2009 and 2014, she was a regular panellist on ITV chat show series Loose Women. Early life Maxwell was born in the Elephant & Castle district of Southwark, South London, in November 1963. When she was conceived, her father, John Murphy, already had a pregnant wife. Her 22-year-old mother, Valerie Maxwell, returned to her parents' home, where the three of them brought Lisa up. She met her father for the first time when she was 45. She has three paternal half-siblings. Maxwell was educated at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts,Lisa Maxwell Loose Women, ITV, 29 April 2010 and first acted on TV aged 11, in a schools programme ''A Place Like Home''. In 1981, sh ... [...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] |
Outer Critics Circle Award
The Outer Critics Circle Awards are presented annually for theatrical achievements both on Broadway and Off-Broadway. They are presented by the Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of New York theater writers for out-of-town newspapers, digital and national publications, and other media beyond Broadway. The awards were first presented during the 1949–50 theater season. History The Outer Critics Circle was founded as the Outer Circle during the Broadway season of 1949–50 by an assortment of theater critics led by John Gassner, a reviewer, essayist, dramaturg, and professor of theater. These critics were writing for academic publications, special interest journals, monthlies, quarterlies, and weekly publications outside the New York metro area, and were looking for a forum where they could discuss the theater in general, particularly the current New York season. The creation of the OCC was also a reaction to the New York Drama Critics Circle, which did not all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in Manhattan. The ceremony is usually held in June. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances. One is also given for regional theatre. Several discretionary non-competitive awards are given as well, including a Special Tony Award, the Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre, and the Isabelle Stevenson Award. The awards were founded by theatre producer and director Brock Pemberton. They are named after Antoinette "Tony" Perry, an actress, producer and theatre director who was co-founder and secretary of the American Theatre Wing. The trophy consists of a spinnable medallion, with faces portraying an adaptation of the comedy and tragedy masks, mounted on a black base with a pewter swivel. The rules for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Pelphrey
Thomas J. Pelphrey (born July 28, 1982) is an American actor. He is known for playing the roles of Jonathan Randall on the CBS television series ''Guiding Light'' (for which he won two Daytime Emmy Awards), Mick Dante on the CBS television series ''As the World Turns'', Kurt Bunker on the Cinemax television series ''Banshee'', Ward Meachum on the Netflix series '' Iron Fist'', Ben Davis on the Netflix series ''Ozark'', Perry Abbott on the Prime Video series '' Outer Range'', Don Crowder on the Max limited series '' Love & Death'', Joe Mankiewicz in David Fincher's film ''Mank'', and Jason Derek Brown in the true crime film '' American Murderer''. For his performance on ''Ozark'', Pelphrey received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. Early life and education Pelphrey was born in Howell Township, New Jersey. He graduated from Howell High School in 2000, and from Rutgers University (Mason Gross School of the Arts) in 2004 with a Bachelor of Fine Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Cumpsty
Michael Cumpsty is an English actor. He is known for his work in Broadway plays such as '' Artist Descending a Staircase'' (1989), '' Racing Demon'' (1995), ''Copenhagen'' (2000), ''Democracy'' (2004), and '' Machinal'' (2014). Cumpsty's film work includes '' State of Grace'' (1990), '' The Ice Storm'' (1997), '' Flags of Our Fathers'' (2006), and '' The Visitor'' (2007). He has also appeared in television series such as '' Nurse Jackie'', ''L.A. Law'', ''Boardwalk Empire'', '' The Knick'', '' Tommy'', '' Severance'', and '' Barry''. Cumpsty has also appeared in musicals such as ''1776'' (1997), '' 42nd Street'' (2001), ''Sunday in the Park with George'' (2008), and '' End of the Rainbow'' (2012). He received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play nomination for his role in the latter. Early life Cumpsty was born and raised in Wakefield, and moved to South Africa with his family at the age of nine. He later returned to England and attended Haileybury College in Hert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guthrie Theater
The Guthrie Theater, founded in 1963, is a center for theater performance, production, education, and professional training in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The concept of the theater was born in 1959 in a series of discussions among Sir Tyrone Guthrie, Oliver Rea and Peter Zeisler. Disenchanted with Broadway theatre, Broadway, they intended to form a theater with a resident acting company, to perform classic plays in rotating repertory, while maintaining the highest professional standards. The Guthrie Theater has performed in two main-stage facilities. The first building was designed by Ralph Rapson, included a 1,441-seat thrust stage designed by Tanya Moiseiwitsch, and was operated from 1963 to 2006. After closing its 2005–2006 season, the theater moved to its current facility designed by Jean Nouvel. In 1982, the theater won the Regional Theatre Tony Award. History In 1959, Sir Tyrone Guthrie published a small invitation in the drama page of ''The New York Times'' soliciti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivier Awards
The Laurence Olivier Awards, or simply The Olivier Awards, are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognize excellence in West End theatre, professional theatre in London. The awards were originally known as the Society of West End Theatre Awards, but they were renamed in honour of the Laurence Olivier, English actor of the same name in 1984 Laurence Olivier Awards, 1984. The awards are given annually to individuals involved in West End productions and other leading West End theatre#London's non-commercial theatres, non-commercial theatres based in London across a range of categories covering plays, musicals, dance, opera and affiliate theatre. A discretionary non-competitive Society of London Theatre Special Award, Special Olivier Award is also given each year. The Olivier Awards are recognised internationally as the highest honour in Theatre of the United Kingdom, British theatre, equivalent to the British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA Awards for Cinema of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
