Claudio Quest

	Claudio Quest ''Claudio Quest'' is a musical with book, music and lyrics by Drew Fornarola and Marshall Pailet. Production history ''Claudio Quest'' was originally conceived by Fornarola, who later contacted Pailet about co-writing the show together. The show, then titled ''Super Claudio Bros.'', premiered in 2010 in Washington, D.C. at the Capital Fringe Festival, where it was directed by Pailet. It was part of the New York Music Theatre Festival (NYMF)'s 2015 season, where it make its New York premier in July 2015. The production was directed by John Tartaglia, who had participated in an earlier reading of the show and was then approached by Fornarola and Pailet about directing the piece. Choreography was by Shannon Lewis, and the show starred CJ Eldred, Ethan Slater, Andre Ward, Lesley McKinnell and Lindsey Brett Carothers. ''Claudio Quest'' opened to favorable reviews. ''The New York Times'' called it "a delightfully bouncy parody" and TheaterMania described it as "a winning new musica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	New York Musical Theatre Festival The New York Musical Festival (NYMF) was an annual three-week summer festival that operated from 2004 to 2019. It presented more than 30 new musicals a year in New York City's midtown theater district. More than half were chosen by leading theater artists and producers through an open-submission, double-blind evaluation process; the remaining shows were invited to participate by the Festival's artist staff. The festival premiered over 447 musicals, which featured the work of over 8,000 artists and were attended by more than 300,000 people. More than 100 NYMF shows went on to further productions. By NYMF's county, alumni productions have been produced in all 50 US states and in 27 countries, and have been seen by roughly four million people. Over 20 NYMF shows have had cast albums recorded. History In addition to full productions, NYMF presented a wide range of special events, readings and concerts of new music, educational seminars, explorations of musicals in TV and film, and u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Musical Theatre Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole. Although musical theatre overlaps with other theatrical forms like opera and dance, it may be distinguished by the equal importance given to the music as compared with the dialogue, movement and other elements. Since the early 20th century, musical theatre stage works have generally been called, simply, musicals. Although music has been a part of dramatic presentations since ancient times, modern Western musical theatre emerged during the 19th century, with many structural elements established by the works of Gilbert and Sullivan in Britain and those of Harrigan and Hart in America. These were followed by the numerous Edwardian musical comedies and the musical theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	John Tartaglia John Nicholas Tartaglia (; born February 16, 1978) is an American actor, singer, and puppeteer. Early life Tartaglia was born in Maple Shade Township, New Jersey, and graduated from Upper Dublin High School in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1996. Tartaglia joined '' Sesame Street''s puppetry team in a part-time capacity at the age of 16, making him one of the youngest ''Sesame Street'' puppeteers in the show's history. He performed as a right hand and many minor characters, including Phoebe, and was the understudy for Kevin Clash's Elmo. He performed as Ernie for the second season of '' Play with Me Sesame'' and as Oscar the Grouch for '' Sesame Street 4D''. He became a full-time part of ''Sesame Street'' at the age of 18. Personal life Tartaglia is openly gay. Regarding the matter, he has stated "I'm less worried about being a positive role model as a gay person than making sure there are no negative stereotypes of any sort." He considers "nothing more addictive than the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ethan Slater Ethan Samuel Slater (born June 2, 1992) is an American actor, singer, and composer, best known for his role as SpongeBob SquarePants in the musical of the same name, for which he received a Tony Award nomination and won a Drama Desk Award in 2018. During his career he has also acted in musicals directed by Kathleen Marshall, Barry Levinson, John Tartaglia, Bartlett Sher and John Doyle. Early life and career Ethan Samuel Slater was born on June 2, 1992, in Washington, D.C. He is the third child of Jay Slater, an employee at the Food and Drug Administration, and lawyer Ellen Goldmuntz, and is of Jewish descent. After attending Georgetown Day School, his family moved to Silver Spring, Maryland. Slater's mother died when he was seven, which he describes as a "really big, formative thing in my life. She had left this huge imprint on me, even though I had so few memories." He graduated from Georgetown Day School in Washington, DC, and studied drama at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	McLean High School McLean High School is a public school in McLean, Virginia known for its academic achievement, student publications, and award-winning band program. It is at 1633 Davidson Road and is part of Fairfax County Public Schools. In its 2021 report on the top high schools in the United States, ''U.S. News & World Report'' rated McLean the 160th best high school in the nation and the third-best high school (and second-best non-magnet school) in Virginia, behind Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology and rival Langley High School, awarding the school "Gold Medal" status. History Fairfax County Public Schools purchased a 22-acre tract for $32,443 for the future McLean High School on August 6, 1952. McLean High opened its doors September 6, 1955 with an enrollment of 1031 students from grades 8 through 11 with Principal Craighill S. Burks. At the time, McLean was the newest high school in Fairfax County, and the only high school located in McLean since the Franklin Sherman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]