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The Unsinkable Molly Brown (musical)
'' The Unsinkable Molly Brown'' is a 1960 musical with music and lyrics by Meredith Willson and book by Richard Morris. The plot is a fictionalized account of the life of Margaret Brown, who survived the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'', and her wealthy miner-husband. A musical film version, also titled '' The Unsinkable Molly Brown'', with screenplay by Helen Deutsch, was released in 1964. Productions The original Broadway production opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on November 3, 1960, and closed on February 10, 1962, after 532 performances and 1 preview. It was directed by Dore Schary and choreographed by Peter Gennaro. The opening cast included Tammy Grimes, Harve Presnell, and Jack Harrold. Grimes won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Grimes appeared in the US national tour in 1962, including Los Angeles and San Francisco in April and June 1962, respectively. Presnell reprised his stage role for the 1964 film, also titled '' The Unsinkable Molly Brown'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unsinkable Molly Brown (film)
''The Unsinkable Molly Brown'' is a 1964 American Comedy film, comedy Musical film, musical Western (genre), western film directed by Charles Walters and starring Debbie Reynolds, filmed in Panavision. The screenplay by Helen Deutsch is based on the libretto, book of the 1960 musical ''The Unsinkable Molly Brown (musical), The Unsinkable Molly Brown'' by Richard Morris. The song score was composed by Meredith Willson. The plot is a fictionalized account of the life of Margaret Brown, who survived the 1912 sinking of the . Debbie Reynolds was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Brown. Plot Rescued from the Colorado River as an infant and raised by Seamus Tobin, tomboy Margaret Brown, Molly Tobin is determined to find a wealthy man to marry. She journeys to Leadville, Colorado and is hired as a saloon singer by Christmas Morgan. After miner Johnny Brown renovates his cabin, the two wed, and he sells his claim in a silver mine for $300,000. The Bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harve Presnell
George Harvey Presnell (September 14, 1933 – June 30, 2009) was an American actor and singer. He began his career in the mid-1950s as a classical baritone, singing with orchestras and opera companies throughout the United States. His career reoriented away from classical music to musical theatre in 1960 after Meredith Willson cast him in the lead role of his new Broadway musical '' The Unsinkable Molly Brown''. His portrayal of "Leadville Johnny" was a resounding success and he reprised the role in the 1964 film version of the musical, winning a Golden Globe Award for his portrayal. Presnell went on to star in a few more films during the 1960s, but by the early 1970s that aspect of his career came to a standstill. From 1970 to 1995 he mostly worked as a musical theatre performer on Broadway, the West End, and in touring productions out of New York. In his early 60s, Presnell saw a resurgence in his movie career which lasted until his death. He played character roles in films l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Jue
Francis Jue (born September 29, 1963) is an American actor and singer. Jue is known for his performances on Broadway, in national tours, Off-Broadway and in regional theatre, particularly in the San Francisco Bay Area and at The Muny in St. Louis. His roles in plays and musicals range from Shakespeare to Rodgers and Hammerstein to David Henry Hwang. He is also known for his recurring role on the TV series '' Madam Secretary'' (2014–2019). Jue's Broadway credits include ''Pacific Overtures'' (1984; 2004), ''M. Butterfly'' (1989) and ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' (2002), in which he created the role of Bun Foo. Among his acting awards are an Obie Award and a Lortel Award for his role in '' Yellow Face'' at the Public Theater (2008), a Dramalogue Award in '' Kiss of the Spider Woman'' at TheateWorks (1997), an Elliot Norton Award in ''Miss Saigon'' at North Shore Music Theatre (2013), another Obie Award for ''Wild Goose Dreams'' at the Public (2018) and a second Lortel Award in '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teal Wicks
Teal Wicks (born September 8, 1982 in Sacramento, California) is an American singer and stage actress, who is best known for her performances as Elphaba in the Broadway, San Francisco, and Los Angeles productions of the musical ''Wicked'' and as Mary Barrie in the musical '' Finding Neverland''. In 2013, Wicks played the role of Emma Carew, Dr. Jekyll's fiancée, in the 2013 Broadway revival of ''Jekyll & Hyde''. Wicks starred as Lady in ''The Cher Show'' at the Neil Simon Theatre on Broadway for the entirety of its run, from October 2018 to August 2019. Education Wicks attended Natomas High School in Sacramento, California. She graduated from UC Irvine in 2005 with a degree in Drama and Honors in Musical Theatre. She was active in the UCI Theatre program and had lead roles in productions including ''Chicago'', ''Hair'', and ''Cabaret''. She is also a member of Kappa Alpha Theta at UCI. On May 12, 2011, Wicks was feted by the UCI Alumni Association along with other distinguished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Bierko
Craig Philip Bierko (born August 18, 1964) is an American actor and singer. Early life Bierko was born in Rye Brook, New York where his mother Pat ran The Harrison Players, a local community theatre. After graduating Blind Brook High School, Bierko spent his freshman year studying journalism at Boston University’s School of Public Communications. But he spent most of his time across the Charles River doing plays at Harvard. The following year Bierko transferred to Northwestern University to study acting alongside David Schwimmer, Stephen Colbert, George Newbern and Harry Lennox. He graduated in 1986 with a BS in theater arts from the School of Speech. Career Television and film Bierko’s film roles include Timothy in the 1996 action film ''The Long Kiss Goodnight'' which he credits for being cast in far more interesting, darkly humorous roles such as Max Baer in Ron Howard’s '' Cinderella Man'' opposite Russell Crowe, Tom Ryan in ''Scary Movie 4'' (spoofing Tom Cruise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sutton Foster
Sutton Lenore Foster (born March 18, 1975) is an American actress, singer and dancer. She is known for her work on the Broadway stage, for which she has won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical twice, in 2002 for her role as Millie Dillmount in ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'', and in 2011 for her performance as Reno Sweeney in ''Anything Goes'', a role which she reprised in 2021 for a production in London and for which she received a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Her other Broadway credits include '' Little Women'', ''The Drowsy Chaperone'', ''Young Frankenstein'', ''Shrek the Musical'', ''Violet'', and ''The Music Man''. On television, Foster played the lead role in the short-lived ABC Family comedy-drama ''Bunheads'' from 2012 to 2013. From 2015 to 2021, she starred in the TV Land comedy-drama '' Younger''. Early life and education Foster was born on March 18, 1975 in Statesboro, Georgia, and raised in Troy, Michigan. At the age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Kudisch
Marc Kudisch (born September 22, 1966) is an American stage actor, who is best known for his musical theatre roles on Broadway. Early life and education Kudisch was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, the son of Florence and Raymond Kudisch. His family is Jewish. He grew up in Plantation, Florida. He enrolled at Florida Atlantic University to study political science and switched to theatre. After receiving his degree, Kudisch went to New York City and was cast as Conrad Birdie in the Barry Weissler-produced national tour of ''Bye Bye Birdie'' with Tommy Tune and Ann Reinking. Kudisch later starred in a television version of the Broadway musical along with Jason Alexander and Vanessa Williams. Career Kudisch's Broadway credits include ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' (Baron Bomburst), ''Assassins'' (The Proprietor), ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' (Trevor Graydon), '' Bells Are Ringing'' (Jeff Moss), Michael John LaChiusa's '' The Wild Party'' at the Public Theater (Jackie), ''The Scarlet Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathleen Marshall
Kathleen Marshall (born September 28, 1962) is an American director, choreographer, and creative consultant. Life and career Born in Madison, Wisconsin, she graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1980 and Smith College in 1985. She worked in the Pittsburgh theatre scene when she was younger, performing with such companies as Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. She began her Broadway career as an assistant to her brother Rob, the choreographer of '' Kiss of the Spider Woman'', in 1993. The two also collaborated on ''She Loves Me'' (1993), ''Damn Yankees'' (1994), ''Victor/Victoria'' (1995) and ''Seussical'' (2000). She was the artistic director for the Encores! series of staged musical revivals from 1996 through 2000. During that time, she choreographed ''The Boys from Syracuse'', ''Li'l Abner'' and ''Call Me Madam'' and both directed and choreographed ''Babes in Arms'' and ''Wonderful Town''. Marshall was a judge on the NBC reality series '' Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Scanlan
Dick Scanlan (born 1960) is an American writer, director, and actor. Early life Scanlan was born on April 14, 1960, in Washington D.C. and grew up in suburban Maryland. Career Publications Scanlan has written articles that have appeared in ''The New York Times'' "Arts & Leisure" section, ''The Village Voice'', ''The New Yorker'', '' Vanity Fair'', and ''Playboy''."About Dick Scanlan" masterworksbroadway.com, accessed February 4, 2010 His short stories have been published in many magazines and are included in ''Best American Gay Fiction'' (1996). His critically acclaimed novel ''Does Freddy Dance'' was published in 1995. Theatre He is an accomplished actor, best known for his portrayal of Miss Great Plains in the 1991 musical ''Pageant''. He is the co-book writer ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Pol McGreevy
Sean Pol McGreevy (born 11 January 1980) is a Northern Irish actor, singer, composer and musical director best known for Musical Theatre and singing/playing piano in the West End of London. Notable roles include, Mark in Jonathan Larson's ''Rent'' 2000, Frank Capra in ''Mack and Mabel'' London 2008 and JJ Brown in '' The Unsinkable Molly Brown'' London 2009. Early career McGreevy was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He won an Irish Arts Council Award to study at the Samuel Beckett Centre, Trinity College Dublin where he gained a BA hons in acting studies, graduating in 2002. He starred in the Irish premier of Jonathan Larson's ''Rent'', playing the leading role of 'Mark' in the Olympia Theatre, Dublin in 2000. He went on to play 'JJ Brown' in '' The Unsinkable Molly Brown'' alongside Abi Finley in London in 2009. Stage career Although a graduate of Trinity College Dublin, he also attributes credit to YouthAction NI's The Rainbow Factory, school of the performing arts, in Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abi Finley
Abigail "Abi" Finley (born 10 September 1982) is an actress and musical theatre performer from Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England, the daughter of a prominent local Jewish performer. Finley has notably played Fiona in '' Blondel'' at the Pleasance Theatre, Islington London and Serena in '' Fame'' on a UK national tour. Since landing these leading roles, Finley has been highly praised for her singing voice and acting skills. Finley first came to national attention for her appearance on the BBC Reality TV programme '' How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?'' in 2006, where she was known as ''Tomboy Maria''. This was produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Ian to find someone to play Maria von Trapp in ''The Sound of Music''. She appeared on the show with her best friend from college, Aoife Mulholland, and reached the semi-final of the BBC competition; but in a twist of fate she lost out to Mulholland in the sing-off, singing " Any Dream Will Do". Career Shortly after ''Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debbie Reynolds
Mary Frances "Debbie" Reynolds (April 1, 1932 – December 28, 2016) was an American actress, singer, and businesswoman. Her career spanned almost 70 years. She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer for her portrayal of Helen Kane in the 1950 film '' Three Little Words''. Her breakout role was her first leading role, as Kathy Selden in ''Singin' in the Rain'' (1952). Her other successes include ''The Affairs of Dobie Gillis'' (1953), '' Susan Slept Here'' (1954), ''Bundle of Joy'' (1956 Golden Globe nomination), ''The Catered Affair'' (1956 National Board of Review Best Supporting Actress Winner), and ''Tammy and the Bachelor'' (1957), in which her performance of the song " Tammy" reached number one on the ''Billboard'' music charts. In 1959, she released her first pop music album, titled ''Debbie''. She starred in ''Singin' in the Rain'' (1952), '' How the West Was Won'' (1962), and '' The Unsinkable Molly Brown'' (1964), a biographical film about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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