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Jarrod Emick
Jarrod Emick (born July 2, 1969) is an American actor who primarily acts in musicals. He received a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award, and a Theatre World Award for his performance in the 1994 revival of ''Damn Yankees''. Biography Emick grew up in Oral, South Dakota, attended Hot Springs High School in nearby Hot Springs, South Dakota, and later attended South Dakota State University. Emick's Broadway debut was in '' Miss Saigon'' as a replacement for the role of Chris. However, it was his next role, in ''Damn Yankees'', that won him acclaim—a Tony for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor, and a Theatre World Award. Subsequent roles included Brad Majors in ''The Rocky Horror Show'', Greg Connell in ''The Boy From Oz'', and a role in the musical ''Ring of Fire''. Apart from theatre, Emick appeared in the 1996 TV movie '' Andersonville''. In 2005, he played the role of F. Scott Fitzgerald in Frank Wildhorn's '' Waiting For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Eustis
Fort Eustis is a United States Army installation in Newport News, Virginia. In 2010, it was combined with nearby Langley Air Force Base to form Joint Base Langley–Eustis. The post is the home to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, the U.S. Army Aviation Logistics School, the 7th Transportation Brigade, anJoint Task Force - Civil Support Other significant tenants include the Army Center for Initial Military Training (USACIMT), Army Training Support Center (ATSC), the Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD) and Enterprise Multimedia Center (EMC). At Fort Eustis and Fort Story, officers and enlisted soldiers receive education and on-the-job training in all modes of transportation, aviation maintenance, logistics and deployment doctrine and research. The headquarters of the Army Transportation Corps was at Fort Eustis until 2010 when it moved to Fort Lee. In accordance with the 2005 BRAC legislation, the administration of Fort Eustis was pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andersonville (film)
''Andersonville'' is a 1996 American television film directed by John Frankenheimer about a group of Union soldiers during the American Civil War who are captured by the Confederates and sent to an infamous Confederate prison camp. The film is loosely based on the diary of John Ransom, a Union soldier imprisoned there. Although certain points of the plot are fabricated, the general conditions of the camp accurately match Ransom's descriptions, particularly references to the administration of the camp by Captain Henry Wirz. His line on escaping prisoners is very similar to the book, "The Flying Dutchman irzoffers to give two at a time twelve hours the start". Plot The film begins with a group of Union soldiers being captured and forced to surrender at Cold Harbor, Virginia, in June 1864. They are transported to prisoner-of-war Camp Sumter, near Andersonville, Georgia. When they enter, they discover a former comrade, named Dick Potter, who was captured at Antietam, who explain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WhatsOnStage Award For Best Actor In A Musical
The WhatsOnStage Award for Best Performer in a Male Identifying Role in a Musical is an annual award presented by WhatsOnStage.com as part of the annual WhatsOnStage Awards. Founded in 2001 as the Theatregoers' Choice Awards, the WhatsOnStage Awards are based on a popular vote recognising performers and productions in London's West End theatre. This award is given to a person who has performed a leading male identifying role in a musical during the eligibility year. Introduced in 2001 as the award for Best Actor in a Musical, the category was renamed in 2022 in an effort to be more inclusive. The category was discontinued following the 2022 ceremony and was replaced with the gender-neutral WhatsOnstage Award for Best Performer in a Musical. First presented to Daniel Evans at the inaugural ceremony, Michael Ball is the only performer to win the award twice. Julian Ovenden holds the record for most nominations without a win in this category, with four. Winners and nominees 2000s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 WhatsOnStage Awards
The WhatsOnStage Awards, founded in 2001 as the Theatregoers' Choice Awards, are a fan-driven set of awards organised by the theatre website WhatsOnStage.com, based on a popular vote recognising performers and productions of English theatre, with an emphasis on London's West End theatre West End theatre is mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres in and near the West End of London.Christopher Innes, "West End" in ''The Cambridge Guide to Theatre'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998), pp. 1194� .... The results of the 2003 Whatsonstage.com Awards were:WhatsOnStage Awards Archive" Whatsonstage.com, November 19, 2013 References {{WhatsOnStage Awards[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama Desk Award For Outstanding Featured Actor In A Musical
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions. The awards were established in 1955, with acting awards being given without making distinctions between roles in plays and musicals, or actors and actresses. The new award categories were later created in the 1975 ceremony. Winners and nominees 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also * Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical * Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical * Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical This is a list of the winners and nominations of Tony Award for the Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical. The award has been given since 1947, but the nominees who did not win have only been publicly announced since 1956. Winner and ... References * 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Award For Best Featured Actor In A Musical
This is a list of the winners and nominations of Tony Award for the Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical. The award has been given since 1947, but the nominees who did not win have only been publicly announced since 1956. Winner and nominees 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple winners ;3 Wins * Hinton Battle ;2 Wins * David Burns * Boyd Gaines * Russell Nype * Hiram Sherman Multiple nominees ; 4 Nominations * Danny Burstein ; 3 Nominations * René Auberjonois * Hinton Battle * Michael Cerveris * André De Shields * Gregg Edelman * Christopher Fitzgerald * Marc Kudisch * Scott Wise ; 2 Nominations * Bruce Adler * Tom Aldredge * Roger Bart * Gary Beach * Joel Blum * Christian Borle * David Burns * Norbert Leo Butz * Jack Cassidy * Robin de Jesús * Brandon Victor Dixon * Boyd Gaines * David Alan Grier * Harry Groener * Ron Holgate * George S. Irving * Michael McGrath * John McMartin * Russell Nype * Brad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
48th Tony Awards
The 48th Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by CBS from the Gershwin Theatre on June 12, 1994. The hosts were Sir Anthony Hopkins and Amy Irving. Presenters George Abbott, Alan Alda, Jane Alexander, Carol Burnett, Nell Carter, Glenn Close, Tony Danza, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Peter Falk, Melanie Griffith, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Keitel, Jack Klugman, Swoosie Kurtz, Linda Lavin, Michael Learned, Steve Martin, Bebe Neuwirth, Rosie O'Donnell, Bernadette Peters, Tony Randall, Tony Roberts, Martin Short, Paul Sorvino, Jean Stapleton, Marlo Thomas, Gwen Verdon, Vanessa L. Williams Musical Sequence Victor Garber introduced scenes from the 1994 nominees for Best Revival of a Musical: *'' Grease'' ("We Go Together" – Company); *''She Loves Me'' ("I Don't Know His Name"/"She Loves Me" – Diane Fratantoni, Sally Mayes and Boyd Gaines); *''Damn Yankees'' ("Shoeless Joe From Hannibal, Mo." – Vicki Lewis and Company); *'' Carousel'' ("You'll Never Walk Alone"- Shirley Verrett and Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogunquit Playhouse
Ogunquit Playhouse is a regional theater at 10 Main Street (United States Route 1) in Ogunquit, Maine. Ogunquit Playhouse is one of the last remaining summer theaters from the Summer Stock which still produces musical theatre. The Playhouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a National Level of Significance "in consideration of the significant contributions made by its founder Walter J. Hartwig and the Playhouse to Performing Arts Education throughout the nation." About Ogunquit Playhouse produces four or more shows each season, running May through October, with performances Tuesday through Sunday. Creative teams are brought in from around the world; casting for each show is hand-picked from the most impressive Broadway and Regional talent in New York, Los Angeles, and across the country; and their commitment to New Works has given the industry world premiere musicals such as Heartbreak Hotel, Mystic Pizza, The Nutty Professor, and Mr. Holland's Opus. Ogun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert (musical)
''Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' is a jukebox musical with book by Australian film director-writer Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott, using well-known pop songs as its score. Adapted from Elliott's 1994 film '' The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'', the musical tells the story of two drag queens and a trans woman, who contract to perform a drag show at a resort in Alice Springs, a resort town in the remote Australian desert. As they head west from Sydney aboard their lavender bus, Priscilla, the three friends come to the forefront of a comedy of errors, encountering a number of strange characters, as well as incidents of homophobia, while widening comfort zones and finding new horizons. Produced by Allan Scott in coalition with Back Row Productions, Michael Chugg, Michael Hamlyn and John Frost, the Simon Phillips-directed and Ross Coleman-choreographed original production of ''Priscilla'' debuted in Australia at the Lyric Theatre, Sydney in October 2006. Hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milwaukee Repertory Theater
Milwaukee Repertory Theater ("Milwaukee Rep") is a theater company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded as the Fred Miller Theatre Company, the group is housed in the Patty & Jay Baker Theater Complex, which includes the Quadracci Powerhouse Theater, the Stiemke Studio, and the Stackner Cabaret. Milwaukee Rep produces an annual production of ''A Christmas Carol'' at the Pabst Theater. It serves an annual audience of over 200,000 patrons, including over 15,000 subscribers. History After being established as the Fred Miller Theatre Company, the name was changed to Milwaukee Repertory Theater in the late 1950s, to reflect its growing catalogue of classic and contemporary plays, and a commitment to develop the resident acting community. In 1968, it moved from its original space—the Fred Miller Theatre, on Oakland Ave.—to the Todd Wehr Theater at the Performing Art Center in downtown Milwaukee. In 1974, a small warehouse was converted into the experimental Court Street Theater, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Next To Normal
''Next to Normal'' (stylized in all lowercase) is a 2008 American rock musical with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. The story centers on a mother who struggles with worsening bipolar disorder and the effects that managing her illness has on her family. The musical addresses grief, depression, suicide, drug abuse, ethics in modern psychiatry, and the underbelly of suburban life. Before its Off-Broadway debut, ''Next to Normal'' received several workshop performances and won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Score and received Drama Desk Awards nominations for Outstanding Actress ( Alice Ripley) and Outstanding Score. After its Off-Broadway run, the show played from November 2008 to January 2009 at the Arena Stage while the theater was in its temporary venue in Virginia. The musical opened on Broadway in April 2009. It was nominated for eleven Tony Awards that year and won three: Best Original Score, Best Orchestration, and Best Perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Shore Music Theatre
North Shore Music Theatre is the largest operating regional theater in New England. It is located in Beverly, Massachusetts and is one of the few remaining theatre-in-the-round stages left in the United States. The theater is owned by Massachusetts businessman Bill Hanney. History In 1955, theater producer Steven Slane, bandleader Ruby Newman, and attorney C. Henry Glovsky founded the North Shore Music Theatre. The trio originally planned to construct a restaurant, bowling alley, swimming pool, and condominium complex for seniors as well, however they eventually changed their plans and in 1961 created the North Shore Community Arts Foundation, a nonprofit organization that focused on the theater. The theater "opened as a partstar-centered comedies". After Route 128 was finished in the 1960s, permanent walls were constructed along with heating and air conditioning, and the capacity of the theater was increased from 1,000 to 1,750 and later 1,800 seats. Since the renovation in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
