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Bright Star (musical)
''Bright Star'' is a musical written and composed by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell. It is set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina in 1945–46 with flashbacks to 1923. The musical is inspired by their Grammy-winning collaboration on the 2013 bluegrass album ''Love Has Come for You'' and, in turn, the folk tale of the Iron Mountain Baby. Productions ''Bright Star'' was workshopped by the New York Stage and Film at the Powerhouse Theater at Vassar College in July 2013. It had its world premiere at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego on September 28, 2014, and ran to November 2, 2014. The musical opened at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on December 2, 2015. The show began previews at the Cort Theatre on Broadway on February 25, 2016, before officially opening on March 24. Directed by Walter Bobbie, the cast featured Carmen Cusack as Alice Murphy, Paul Alexander Nolan as Jimmy Ray Dobbs, A.J. Shively as Billy Cane, Hannah Elless as Margo Crawford, Emily Padget ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Martin
Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and musician. Known for Steve Martin filmography, his work in comedy films, television, and #Discography, recording, he has received List of awards and nominations received by Steve Martin, many accolades, including five Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for eight Golden Globe Awards and two Tony Awards. Martin received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2005, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2007, the Honorary Academy Award in 2013 and an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2015. In 2004, Comedy Central ranked Martin at sixth place in a list of the 100 greatest Stand-up comedy, stand-up comics. Martin first came to public notice as a writer for ''The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour'', for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1969, and later as a frequent host on ''Saturday Night Live''. He became one of the most popular Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Globe Theatre
The Old Globe is a professional theatre company in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. It produces about 15 plays and musicals annually in summer and winter seasons. Plays are performed in three separate theatres in the complex, which is collectively called the Simon Edison Centre for the Performing Arts: * ''Old Globe Theatre'' – 600-seat flagship theatre, fully enclosed, featuring the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage * ''Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre'' – 250-seat intimate theatre in the round (completed 2009) * ''Lowell Davies Festival Theatre'' – 605-seat outdoor theatre The Old Globe Theatre and the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre are part of the Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. The White Theatre is located within the Karen and Donald Cohn Education Center. History 1930s–1950s The Old Globe Theatre was built in 1935, designed by Richard Requa as part of the California Pacific International Exposition. The theatre was based on a copy of one built for the Chicago C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Greenwood
Jane Greenwood (born 30 April 1934) is a British costume designer for the stage, television, film, opera, and dance. Born in Liverpool, England, she works both in England and the United States. She has been nominated for the Tony Award for costume design twenty-one times and won the award for her work on '' The Little Foxes''.Biography filmreference.com, retrieved 15 May 2009 Biography Greenwood attended Liverpool Art School and the , and then started working at the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugene Lee (designer)
Eugene Edward Lee (March 9, 1939 – February 6, 2023) was an American set designer who worked in film, theater, and television. He was the production designer for ''Saturday Night Live'' from the show's premiere in 1975 until his death, with the exception of seasons 6- 10 (1980-1985). Lee became resident designer at Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1967. Life and work Eugene Edward Lee was born in Beloit, Wisconsin. He attended Beloit Memorial High School, had a BFA each from the Goodman School of Drama at the Art Institute of Chicago (now at DePaul University) and Carnegie Mellon University, an MFA from the Yale School of Drama and three honorary Ph.Ds. He won Tony Awards for ''Candide'', ''Sweeney Todd'', and ''Wicked'', as well as the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design. Lee's other New York theatre work included on ''Amazing Grace'', ''Alice in Wonderland'', ''The Normal Heart'', ''Agnes of God'', ''Ragtime'', ''Uncle Vanya'', ''Ruby S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dee Hoty
Dee Hoty (born August 16, 1952) is an American actress known for her work in musical theatre. Over the course of her career, she has appeared in numerous Broadway productions and earned three Tony Award nominations for Best Actress in a Musical, for ''The Will Rogers Follies'' (1991), '' The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public'' (1994), and '' Footloose'' (1999). Biography A native of Lakewood, Ohio, Hoty grew up in Cleveland, where she was active in her church choir. During high school at Lakewood, she discovered musical theatre and made it her college major at Otterbein College. Hoty moved to New York City in June 1977 and began to pursue a professional acting career. (Her brother, Tony Hoty was performing in Godspell around that time.) Her Broadway appearances include ''Shakespeare's Cabaret'', '' The Five O'Clock Girl'' (Cora Wainwright), ''Me and My Girl'' (Jaqueline Carstone), '' City of Angels'' (Carla Haywood/Alaura Kingsley), ''The Will Rogers Follies'' (Betty Blake), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Bogardus
Stephen Bogardus (born March 11, 1954) is an American actor. He originated the role of Whizzer in the Broadway musical, ''Falsettos''. Biography Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Bogardus graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall in 1972 and Princeton University in 1976, where he was a member of the Princeton Nassoons and the Princeton Triangle Club.Stephen Bogardus Biography ingenuitypro.com, retrieved January 25, 2010 Career Bogardus studied acting at . His first role was as one of the Sheriff's men in a local production of '''' on MacArthur Drive in Greenw ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Mulheren
Michael Mulheren is an American actor from Middletown, New Jersey.Van Benthuysen, Gretchen C"Local actor lands part in Broadway's 'Spider-Man'"''Culture Klatch''. August 20, 2010. He is known for his roles in ''Law & Order'', '' Rescue Me'', and ''Royal Pains''. Career Theatre Mulheren's Broadway debut was in 1995 in ''On the Waterfront'', after previously appearing in the off-Broadway run of ''The Fantasticks'' in the 1980s. He also appeared in the 1997 production of Broadway's ''Titanic''. Other Broadway credits include '' The Boy from Oz'' and '' La Cage aux Folles''; his performance in ''Kiss Me, Kate'' earned him Drama Desk and Tony Award nominations."Michael Mulheren (actor)" BroadwayWorld Database. Mulheren also appeared on Broadway in '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Blumenkrantz
Jeff Blumenkrantz (born June 3, 1965) is an American actor, composer and lyricist. Born in Long Branch, New Jersey, Blumenkrantz is a graduate of Northwestern University School of Communication. His stage credits include roles in the Broadway productions ''Into the Woods'' (1987), ''The Threepenny Opera'' (1989), ''Damn Yankees'' (1994), '' How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' (1995), '' A Class Act'' (2001), and ''Bright Star'' (2016), and Off Broadway in '' Murder for Two'', the City Center Encores productions of '' Anyone Can Whistle, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater,'' and '' The Golden Apple,'' and the New York Philharmonic productions of ''Candide'' (as Maximillian) and ''Sweeney Todd'' (as The Beadle), both filmed for PBS. He has also appeared in such television shows as ''Succession (TV series)'', ''Pose (TV series)'', ''Mr. Robot'', ''The Blacklist (TV series)'', '' Fosse/Verdon'', ''The Detour'', ''Will & Grace'', ''30 Rock'', ''The Good Wife'', ''Ugly Bett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Padgett
Emily Padgett (born September 20, 1984) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She is known for her work on Broadway as Daisy Hilton in ''Side Show'' and Sherrie Christian in ''Rock of Ages'', as well as for originating the roles of Lucy Grant in Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's '' Bright Star'', and Mrs. Bucket in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Life and career 1984–2008: Early life, ''Cats'', and Broadway Debut Padgett was born in Danbury, Connecticut, but moved to Lewisville, North Carolina in 1986 when she was two. Her love for musical theatre started at an early age when her parents would go to New York City on vacation, bringing home cast recordings for Padgett as souvineres. She took part in her high school theatre program, being cast as Maria in ''West Side Story'' at sixteen, a role she "had no business playing." Eager to work and get out of North Carolina, Padgett enrolled in the two-year program at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannah Elless
Hannah Elless is an American actress, singer, and painter. She is best known for her role as Margo Crawford in the Broadway production of '' Bright Star'' written by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell. She made her television debut on HBO's '' The Deuce''. Early life and education Elless grew up in Southwest Michigan. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Western Michigan University. Career Elless made her Broadway debut in the 2012 revival of Stephen Schwartz's ''Godspell''. Her other Broadway credits include Jack Thorne's ''A Christmas Carol'' and originating the role of Margo Crawford in Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's '' Bright Star''. Deadline called Elless' performance in ''Bright Star'' "radiant." The New York Times described Elless' portrayal of Margo as "genially wry." Her most recent project has her starring as Mary Follett in Lynn Ahrens' and Stephen Flaherty's new musical, Knoxville, based on both the Pulitzer Prize winning novel, A Death in the F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Alexander Nolan
Paul Alexander Nolan is a Canadian actor and singer, who has appeared in several musical theatre productions across Canada and the United States. In Canada, Nolan appeared in 9 Stratford Festival productions, including starring as Jesus in their 2011 production of ''Jesus Christ Superstar''. In 2012, he made his Broadway theatre , Broadway debut when that same production transferred to Broadway. Since then, he has originated the roles of Jimmy Ray Dobbs in ''Bright Star (musical) , Bright Star'', Tully in ''Escape to Margaritaville'', and Jim in ''Slave Play''. He has also played Billy Flynn in ''Chicago (musical) , Chicago'' and Hugh Dorsey in the 2023 Broadway revival of ''Parade (musical) , Parade''. He most recently appeared on Broadway in ''Water for Elephants (musical) , Water for Elephants'', where he originated the role of August Rackinger / Charlie O'Brien. Early life Nolan was born and raised in Rouleau, Saskatchewan, which is a small farming community. Growin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Cusack
Carmen Cusack (born April 25, 1971) is an American musical theater actress and singer. She is known for playing Elphaba in the Chicago, North American Tour, and Melbourne productions of the musical ''Wicked'' and for originating the roles of Alice Murphy and Clare Boothe Luce in the Broadway musicals '' Bright Star'' and '' Flying Over Sunset'', respectively. Her performance in ''Bright Star'', which was her Broadway debut, was highly praised and earned her a Tony Award nomination and a 2016 Theatre World Award. She received a second Tony Award nomination for her performance in ''Flying Over Sunset''. Early life Cusack attended the University of North Texas and graduated with a performing arts degree. She trained in opera, ballet, jazz and tap. Cusack is married to Scottish actor Paul Telfer. After completing her degree, Cusack accepted a job on the MS ''Queen Elizabeth 2'', which changed the course of her career. In Manchester, England, she had her breakthrough role as Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
