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Claudia Kariuki
Claudia Kariuki is a British actress, singer, dancer and songwriter who is best known for playing Jane Seymour in ''Six'' in the West End. Early life and education Kariuki studied musical theatre at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London. Stage Kariuki made their professional debut as Sarah in ''Ragtime'' at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in 2012. In 2014 they performed as Motormouth Maybelle in ''Hairspray'' at Leicester's Curve theatre, reprising the role after having performed it on the touring production of the show in 2013. In October 2020 they joined the concert of ''Sunset Boulevard'' at Alexandra Palace. The show was led by Mazz Murray as Norma Desmond, Kayi Ushe as Joe Gillis, Sharif Afifi as Artie Green and Zizi Strallen as Betty Schaefer. Kariuki returned in her role of one of the Divas in the musical ''Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' for its UK and Ireland tour in 2021. The three main roles were played by Miles Western (Bernadette), Nick Hayes (Adam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Six (musical)
''Six'' (stylised in all caps) is a British Musical theatre, musical comedy in the style of a pop concert, with music, book, and lyrics by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss. It is a modern retelling of the lives of the six wives of Henry VIII, presented in the form of a singing competition. In the show, the wives take turns telling their story to determine who suffered the most from their shared husband, but ultimately seek to reclaim their individual identities and rewrite their stories. The musical premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2017, where it was performed by students from Cambridge University. ''Six'' premiered in the West End theatre, West End at the Arts Theatre in January 2019, and has since embarked on a UK tour. It premiered in North America in May 2019 and on Broadway theatre, Broadway in February 2020. Following a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it officially opened at the Lena Horne Theatre, Brooks Atkinson Theatre on 3 October 2021 and has since launched ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beverley Knight
Beverley Knight (born Beverley Anne Smith, 22 March 1973) is an English singer, songwriter, actress and radio personality. She released her first album, ''The B-Funk'', in 1995. Heavily influenced by American soul music icons such as Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin, Knight has released nine studio albums. Widely regarded as one of Britain's greatest soul singers, Knight is best known for her hit singles "Greatest Day (Beverley Knight song), Greatest Day", "Get Up! (Beverley Knight song), Get Up!", "Shoulda Woulda Coulda", "Come as You Are (Beverley Knight song), Come as You Are" and "Keep This Fire Burning#Beverley Knight version, Keep This Fire Burning". In 2006, Knight solidified her transition into the mainstream by starring in the BBC music TV series ''Just the Two of Us (TV series), Just the Two of Us'', a role she reprised in 2007. After releasing a platinum-selling compilation album in 2006, Knight went on to tour the UK with a reformed Take That. She has also hosted the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost (musical)
''Ghost'' is a musical theatre, musical with book and lyrics by Bruce Joel Rubin and music and lyrics by Dave Stewart (Eurythmics), Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard. Based on the hit Ghost (1990 film), 1990 romantic fantasy thriller film of the same name, it centres on lovers Sam and Molly, who are attacked as they are returning to their apartment. When Sam dies he becomes caught between the real world and the next. Molly is in danger and Sam cannot leave her. A medium, Oda Mae Brown, helps Sam to get in touch with Molly to warn her. The musical had its world premiere at the Manchester Opera House in Manchester in March 2011. ''Ghost'' then began its West End theatre, West End premiere in summer 2011, opening on 19 July.Bosanquet, TheGhost Confirms West End Run at Piccadilly, 22 Jun whatsonstage.com, 17 September 2010 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porgy And Bess
''Porgy and Bess'' ( ) is an English-language opera by American composer George Gershwin, with a libretto written by author DuBose Heyward and lyricist Ira Gershwin. It was adapted from Dorothy Heyward and DuBose Heyward's play ''Porgy (play), Porgy'', itself an adaptation of DuBose Heyward's 1925 novel ''Porgy (novel), Porgy''. ''Porgy and Bess'' was first performed in Boston on September 30, 1935, before it moved to Broadway theatre, Broadway in New York City. It featured a cast of classically trained African-American singers—a daring artistic choice at the time. A 1976 #1976 Houston Grand Opera production, Houston Grand Opera production gained it a renewed popularity, and it is now one of the best known and most frequently performed operas. The libretto of ''Porgy and Bess'' tells the story of Porgy, a disabled black street beggar living in the slums of Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston. It deals with his attempts to rescue Bess from the clutches of Crown, her violent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Opera House
The National Opera House (), formerly the Wexford Opera House, is a theatre in Wexford, Ireland. It was officially opened on 5 September 2008 in a ceremony with the Taoiseach Brian Cowen, followed by a live broadcast of RTÉ's '' The Late Late Show'' from the O'Reilly Theatre. It was built on the site of the former Theatre Royal, Wexford, which was demolished to facilitate the development. The need for a new opera house was a result of the success of the Wexford Festival Opera and the provision of a theatre, concert and conference venue in Wexford. The Opera House consists of the 771-seat O'Reilly Theatre and the smaller Jerome Hynes Theatre, seating up to 176. It was designed and built by the architect Keith Williams Architects with the Office of Public Works. The Opera House was used for 2014 Sinn Féin Ard Fheis. The building was officially renamed as Ireland's National Opera House by the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenwich Theatre
Greenwich Theatre is a local theatre located in Croom's Hill close to the centre of Greenwich in south-east London. Theatre first came to Greenwich at the beginning of the 19th century during the famous Eastertide Greenwich Fair at which the Richardson travelling theatre annually performed. The current Greenwich Theatre is the heir to two former traditions. It stands on the site of the Rose and Crown Music Hall built in 1855 on Crooms Hill at the junction with Nevada Street. However, it takes its name from the New Greenwich Theatre built in 1864 by Sefton Parry on London Street, opposite what was then the terminus of the London and Greenwich Railway. Richardson's travelling theatre At the beginning of the 19th century, Richardson's travelling theatre made its annual tented appearance during the famous Eastertide Greenwich Fair. In ''Sketches by Boz'', Charles Dickens reminisced enthusiastically, "you have a melodrama (with three murders and a ghost), a pantomime, a comic s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Musical
''7s'' is an album by American musician Avey Tare. It was released on February 17, 2023, through Domino Recording Company Domino Recording Company, or simply Domino, is a British independent record label based in London. There is also a wing of the label based in Brooklyn, New York that handles releases in the United States, as well as a German division called .... Track listing All tracks are produced by Adam McDaniel and Avey Tare. References 2023 albums Avey Tare albums Domino Recording Company albums {{2020s-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcola Theatre
Arcola Theatre is in the London Borough of Hackney. It presents plays, operas and musicals featuring established and emerging artists. The theatre building, in the former Colourworks paint factory on Ashwin Street, Dalston, houses two studio theatre spaces, two rehearsal studios and a café-bar. In 2021 the theatre opened Arcola Outside, also on Ashwin Street. Since 2007 the ''Green Arcola'' project has aimed to make Arcola the world's first carbon-neutral theatre. History Arcola Theatre was founded by Artistic Director Mehmet Ergen, and Executive Producer Leyla Nazli in September 2000. Its original location was a former textile factory on Arcola Street in Dalston. The theatre celebrated this with its fifth anniversary production, ''The Factory Girls'' by Frank McGuinness. In January 2011 the Arcola moved to a former paint-manufacturing workshop on Ashwin Street in Dalston, after its previous landlord earmarked the Arcola Street site for redevelopment as apartments. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Smell Of Success (musical)
''Sweet Smell of Success'' is a musical created by Marvin Hamlisch (music), Craig Carnelia (lyrics), and John Guare (book). The show is based on the 1957 movie of the same name, which in turn was based on the 1955 novelette of the same name by Ernest Lehman. The show tells the story of a powerful newspaper columnist named J. J. Hunsecker (based on famed New York columnist Walter Winchell) who uses his connections to ruin his sister's relationship with a man he deems inappropriate. It was a critical and commercial failure. Production history A workshop was held in Toronto in August 1998. According to a Livent spokesman "...the show had a cast of 18, made up mainly of Canadians. The performers' names were not revealed." The workshop was directed by Nicholas Hytner. The workshop was followed by a reading in November 1998 in New York City, with Jonathan Pryce as J.J. Hunsecker, Brian d'Arcy James as Sidney, Anastasia Barzee, Patrick Wilson, Stacey Logan and an ensemble of 12. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shucked
''Shucked'' is a 2022 musical with music and lyrics by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, and a book by Robert Horn (writer), Robert Horn. The Broadway theatre, Broadway production began previews at the Nederlander Theatre on March 8, 2023, before opening on April 4. The show played its final performance on January 14, 2024. It received positive reviews and went on to receive nine nominations at the 76th Tony Awards, including Tony Award for Best Musical, Best Musical. Cast member Alex Newell became one of the first two openly Non-binary gender, non-binary performers to be nominated for and win a Tony Award, with their win for Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Best Featured Actor in a Musical. A feature film adaptation is currently planned. Synopsis Act One The storytellers discuss the history of the town, Cob County, emphasizing the town's love for corn. They introduce the audience to Maizy and Beau, a couple who are planning their wedding ("Corn"). While Bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lizzie Bea
Lizzie Bea is a British actress and singer. She is best known for playing Sister Mary Robert in ''Sister Act'' and Tracy Turnblad in ''Hairspray.'' Early life and education Bea trained at the National Youth Theatre. Career Musical Theatre In September 2019 Bea joined the cast of the world premiere of the musical ''Becoming Nancy'', playing at the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia. The show was directed by Jerry Mitchell and has music and lyrics by Stiles and Drewe. Bea made her West End debut in ''Hairspray'', at the London Coliseum, in the leading role of Tracy Turnblad. The show was due to open in 2020 and was postponed to April 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The show also starred Michael Ball, reprising the role of Edna Turnblad, Marisha Wallace as Motormouth Maybelle, Les Dennis as Wilbur Turnblad and Rita Simons as Velma Von Tussle. In 2021 Bea took on the role of Martha Dunnstock in '' Heathers: the Musical'' at The Other Palace in London. Bea was announc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clive Rowe
Clive Mark Rowe (born 27 March 1964) is a British actor. He began his career in theatre, winning a Laurence Olivier Award. On television, he is known for his roles as in the CBBC series '' The Story of Tracy Beaker'' (2002–2005) and '' So Awkward'' (2015–2017), the BBC drama ''All the Small Things'' (2009), and the Disney series '' The Evermoor Chronicles'' (2014–2017). Biography Born in Oldham, Lancashire, Clive Rowe grew up in Shaw, Lancashire, in the parish of East Crompton and attended St. James Primary School and Crompton House School. As a teenager he was a member of Crompton Stage Society. He is a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Rowe has appeared in many pantomimes. He is of a Caribbean descent. Television Rowe has appeared on television in '' Dalziel and Pascoe'' and ''The Bill'', and had a main role as "Duke" in '' The Story of Tracy Beaker'' in Series 1 to 4. He appeared in the 2007 Christmas special of ''Doctor Who'' — "Voyage of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
