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The Queen Of Versailles (musical)
''The Queen of Versailles'' is a 2024 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and a book by Lindsey Ferrentino. It is based on the 2012 documentary of the same name directed by Lauren Greenfield about Jackie and David Siegel, owners of Westgate Resorts, who are building a gigantic mansion, Versailles, in central Florida. The musical premiered at Emerson Colonial Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts in July and August 2024, starring Kristin Chenoweth and F. Murray Abraham. Reviews have been mostly positive. A Broadway production is scheduled to open in late 2025. Synopsis In central Florida, just as the housing bubble bursts and the 2008 financial crisis nearly bankrupts them, Jackie and David Siegel, are building a gigantic mansion named and modeled after the Palace of Versailles in France. Jackie is a former model and Mrs. Florida pageant winner, warm, optimistic, and naïve; her husband David, 30 years her senior, is an aggressive businessman, as optimistic as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Schwartz
Stephen Lawrence Schwartz (born March 6, 1948) is an American musical theatre composer and lyricist. In a career spanning over five decades, Schwartz has written hit musicals such as ''Godspell'' (1971), ''Pippin (musical), Pippin'' (1972), and ''Wicked (musical), Wicked'' (2003). He has contributed lyrics to a number of successful films, including ''Pocahontas (1995 film), Pocahontas'' (1995), ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film), The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1996), ''The Prince of Egypt'' (1998, music and lyrics), ''Enchanted (film), Enchanted'' (2007), ''Disenchanted (film), Disenchanted'' (2022), and the Wicked (film franchise), two-part adaptation of ''Wicked'' (2024-2025, music and lyrics). Schwartz has earned List of awards and nominations received by Stephen Schwartz, numerous accolades including three Grammy Awards, three Academy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. He has received nominations for six Tony Awards, and a Laurence Olivier Award. He received the Tony A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Recession
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Musicals Based On Films
Musical theatre is a form of theatre, theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole. Although musical theatre overlaps with other theatrical forms like opera and dance, it may be distinguished by the equal importance given to the music as compared with the dialogue, movement and other elements. Since the early 20th century, musical theatre stage works have generally been called, simply, musicals. Although music has been a part of dramatic presentations since ancient times, modern Western musical theatre emerged during the 19th century, with many structural elements established by the light opera works of Jacques Offenbach in France, Gilbert and Sullivan in Britain and the works of Edward Harrigan, Harrigan and Tony Hart (theater), Hart in America. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biographical Musicals
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Siegel Family
The Riley family are fictional characters on the American soap opera ''One Life to Live'' present at its debut in 1968 in television, 1968. The Irish Catholic Irish American, American clan is formed around the relationships and descendants of protagonist Joe Riley (One Life to Live), Joseph "Joe" Riley. They are initially showcased as a working class contrast to the affluent Lord family, Lords, with members appearing from the debut episode on July 15, 1968 until August 24, 2011. Joe Riley's two sons, Kevin Buchanan, Kevin Lord Riley and Joey Buchanan, Joe Riley Jr., represent their paternal family for most of the series and are adopted into the Buchanan family upon the marriage of Joe's widow Victoria Lord, Victoria Lord Riley to Clint Buchanan in 1982. Generations First generation * Eileen Riley Siegel, Eileen Riley (Patricia Roe, Alice Hirson) Original character. Born off-screen late 1920s to unnamed parents as of 1968. * Joe Riley (One Life to Live), Joseph Francis "Joe" R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Musicals
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Isabel Keating
Isabel Keating (born May 1, 1961) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her performance as Judy Garland in the original Broadway production of '' The Boy from Oz'', which earned her a Tony Award nomination and a Drama Desk Award. Early life and career Keating was born in Savannah, Georgia on May 1, 1961, Her first landing spot—or at least the first paying one—was with the Little Theatre of Savannah Mini-Rep Company, with whom Keating was performing children's theatre as early as the winter of 1983. Broadway Keating made her Broadway debut in 2003, in '' Enchanted April''. She replaced Molly Ringwald in the role of Rose Arnott after having created the leading role of Lotty Wilton in the play's world-premiere production at Hartford Stage Company in Hartford, Connecticut. Keating is widely acclaimed for her portrayal of Judy Garland in the 2003 Broadway production of '' The Boy From Oz'', in which she starred opposite Hugh Jackman (who played Peter Allen). For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen DeRosa
Stephen DeRosa (born June 10, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Eddie Cantor in the television series ''Boardwalk Empire'' (2010–2013). Education He attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., as an undergraduate, and graduated from the Yale School of Drama in New Haven, Connecticut, with a Master of Fine Arts in 1995. Career Although DeRosa's career has primarily been in the theatre, he has also made several television appearances.http://www.broadway.com/buzz/stephen-derosa/ These include the television film ''The Man Who Came to Dinner'' (2000), guest appearances on the television series ''Law & Order'', ''Third Watch'', and ''Ugly Betty'', a recurring role as Eddie Cantor on ''Boardwalk Empire'', and his appearance in the miniseries '' Wormwood'' (2017). He appeared at a staged reading of '' You Can't Take It with You'' for The Acting Company at Playwrights Horizons, with F. Murray Abraham. Theatre credits Broadway * '' The Man Who Came t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Hylenski
Peter Hylenski (born 1975 or 1976) is an American stage sound designer. He has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Sound Design ten times, holding the record for most nominations in the category, and has won once, at the 74th Tony Awards with ''Moulin Rouge! The Musical''. Career Hylenski was born in Danbury, Connecticut, to Peter J. Hylenski, a design engineer, and Angela Hylenski, a secretary at Danbury High School. He attended Danbury High, where he was in charge of the theatre program's technical design as a senior. He went on to study at Carnegie Mellon University, from which he graduated in 1997. Hylenski's first professional role was at age 18 as the sound designer for a Las Vegas run of ''Starlight Express''. Early in his career, Hylenski worked in sound design both in the United States and abroad, with credits in Broadway, West End, and Cirque du Soleil productions. He was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Sound Design for ''Ragtime'' in 2004, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natasha Katz
Natasha Katz is an American lighting designer for the theatre, dance, and opera. Biography Early life and education A New York City native, Katz trained at Oberlin College, and early in her career was mentored by Roger Morgan, a lighting designer and theatre consultant. Her first Broadway production was as lighting designer for the play '' Pack of Lies'' in 1985. Career Katz was nominated for a 2017 Tony Award for '' Hello, Dolly!'' and a 2017 Olivier Award for ''The Glass Menagerie''. She won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play for her work on ''Long Day's Journey Into Night''. She has won eight Tony Awards out of 20 total nominations. Among her over 75 Broadway credits include designs for '' Frozen'', '' Springsteen on Broadway'', ''Meteor Shower'', ''Cats'', ''School of Rock'', '' Gigi'', ''Skylight'', ''An American in Paris'' (2015 Tony Award), ''Aladdin'', ''The Glass Menagerie'' (2014 Tony Award), '' Motown: The Musical'', ''Once'' (2012 Tony Award) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Cowan
Christian Cowan (born 30 November 1995) is an English fashion designer. His eponymous fashion label launched in 2017. He gained prominence for his vibrant, playful fashion designs, often featuring sequins, bright colors, and dramatic silhouettes, and has dressed numerous celebrities, including Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B, and Miley Cyrus. Early life Cowan grew up in Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom. His parents divorced when he was seven and both remarried, and he grew up in a blended family of eleven children, primarily at Longstowe Hall, a 16th century estate in Cambridgeshire owned by his father. Career Cowan completed a foundation year at Central Saint Martins, then transferred to the London College of Fashion to pursue his degree in fashion design. In 2014, while still a student, Cowan designed a glittering pink tuxedo that Dazed magazine posted on Instagram. A week later, Lady Gaga wore it to an interview. Miley Cyrus and Rihanna soon made appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dane Laffrey
Dane Laffrey is an American scenic designer best known for Broadway show''Maybe Happy Ending''(2024), Parade' (2023), Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol' (2022) ''Once on This Island'' (2017), '' Spring Awakening'' (2015), and '' Fool for Love'' (2015), and Off-Broadway shows ''The Christians'' (2015), ''Cloud Nine'' (2015), and ''Rancho Viejo (2016)'',. In 2025, Laffrey won his first Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Musical for ''Maybe Happy Ending'' after two previous nominations for ''A Christmas Carol'' and ''Once on this Island''. Early life and education Laffrey was born in Michigan. He attended boarding school at Interlochen Arts Academy for his junior and senior years of high school. During high school, Laffrey formed a friendship with Michael Arden and their longtime creative collaboration was born. In 2002, he relocated to Sydney, Australia to study design at the National Institute of Dramatic Art. He graduated in 2004. Career Laffrey first served as scen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
