A.J. Holmes
Andrew James Holmes (born November 14, 1989, in California) is an American actor, singer and composer working in musical theater, and a member of StarKid Productions. He is known primarily for playing the role of Elder Cunningham in '' The Book of Mormon'' on Broadway, the US tour, the West End, Melbourne and Sydney. Holmes is also a member of StarKid Productions, having composed music for four of the theatre company's shows and acted in four of them. He was the sole composer of '' Twisted'', leading him to be most closely identified with that musical. Early life Holmes grew up in Southern California and graduated from University of Michigan in 2011. Career While still in college, Holmes was a founding member of StarKid Productions, co-composing the music for their first show in 2009, '' A Very Potter Musical'', where he also was credited as the music director and played the piano in the pit orchestra. Holmes then reprised his role as co-composer, music director, and pi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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University Of Michigan
The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Michigan is one of the earliest American research universities and is a founding member of the Association of American Universities. In the fall of 2023, the university employed 8,189 faculty members and enrolled 52,065 students in its programs. The university is Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". It consists of nineteen colleges and offers 250 degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The university is Higher education accreditation in the United States, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In 2021, it ranked third among American universities in List of countries by research and development spending, research expe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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American Conservatory Theater
The American Conservatory Theater (ACT) is a nonprofit theater company in San Francisco, California, United States, that offers both classical and contemporary theater productions. It also has an attached acting school. History The American Conservatory Theater was founded in 1965 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by theatre and opera director William Ball in conjunction with the Pittsburgh Playhouse and Carnegie Mellon University. Ball presented twenty-seven fully staged productions in rotating repertory, in two different theaters – the Geary Theater and the Marines Memorial Theatre – during the first 40-week season. A.C.T.'s original twenty-seven member acting company featured René Auberjonois, Peter Donat, Richard Dysart, Michael Learned, Ruth Kobart, Paul Shenar, Charles Siebert, Ken Ruta, and Kitty Winn among others. Ball's mid-1970s productions of Shakespeare's ''Taming of the Shrew'', starring Marc Singer, and Rostand's '' Cyrano de Bergerac'', sta ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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American Male Musical Theatre Composers
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21st-century American Male Actors
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1988 Births
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Los Angeles
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COVID-19 Pandemic
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Feinstein's/54 Below
54 Below is a nonprofit cabaret and restaurant in the basement of Studio 54 in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Run by Broadway producers Steve Baruch, Richard Frankel, Marc Routh and Tom Viertel, 54 Below has hosted shows by such performers as Patti LuPone, Ben Vereen, Sierra Boggess, Peggy King, Lea Salonga, Marilyn Maye, Luann de Lesseps and Barbara Cook. History 54 Below opened on June 3, 2012. Its designers include architect Richard H. Lewis, set designer John Lee Beatty, lighting designer Ken Billington, and sound designer Peter Hylenski. Scott Wittman also serves as Creative Consultant. Jennifer Ashley Tepper serves as the Director of Programming at 54 Below. 54 Below features a variety of musical artists and styles, including musical theatre, opera, and jazz, the last of which was featured in a series co-produced with WBGO. In September 2015, 54 Below announced a creative alliance with performer and singer, pianist, and music revivalist Michael Feinstein ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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LeakyCon
Mischief Management, LLC is a company that organizes annual fandom-based conferences, including ''BroadwayCon'', ''GeekyCon'', ''Con of Thrones'', ''LeakyCon,'' and ''Obsessed Fest.'' Events BroadwayCon BroadwayCon is a fan convention for the theater community, co-created by Mischief Management and Anthony Rapp, which originally took place in January in New York City. Since 2022, as a result of the Omicron variant rising in New York around January, it has taken place during July and continued to do so for the 2023 event. Con of Thrones Con of Thrones is a convention for fans of ''Game of Thrones'', ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', and other works of fantasy author George R. R. Martin. The convention began in 2017 and is holding its third iteration in 2019. GeekyCon GeekyCon targets the online fandoms of Doctor Who, ''Supernatural'', Glee, Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Disney The Walt Disney Company, commonly referred to as simply Disney, is an American multinational mas ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |