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Coleen Sexton
Coleen Sexton (born in Westfield, New Jersey) is an American stage actress who made her Broadway debut at age 20 in Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse's '' Jekyll & Hyde'' in 2000. She portrayed the starring role of Lucy Harris in the Broadway production, as an understudy from 1999, and took over the role from Luba Mason in January 2000. She can be seen on the DVD of the show starring Andrea Rivette as Emma Carew and David Hasselhoff in the title role. Before making her debut in ''Jekyll & Hyde'', Sexton was a singer/performer in a Germany-based band called 5NY. Theatre career Sexton is mostly known for her portrayal of Lucy Harris in the Broadway production of ''Jekyll & Hyde'', where she was the final actress to play the role. Sexton is the only actress to play Lucy who had been seen with every Jekyll/Hyde, except for the original Robert Cuccioli. When she took over the role, she had performed with Jack Wagner (from January to June 2000), Sebastian Bach (from June to October 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westfield, New Jersey
Westfield is a Town (New Jersey), town in Union County, New Jersey, Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located southwest of Manhattan. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 31,032, an increase of 716 (+2.4%) from the 2010 United States census, 2010 census count of 30,316, which in turn reflected an increase of 672 (+2.3%) from the 29,644 counted in the 2000 United States census, 2000 census. In March 2018, Bloomberg News, Bloomberg ranked Westfield as the 99th highest-income place in the United States, and the 18th highest-income location in New Jersey. According to a 2014 nationwide survey, Westfield was ranked as the 30th-safest city to live in the United States. The town has been one of the state's highest-income communities. Based on data from the American Community Survey for 2013–2017, Westfield residents had a median household income of $159,923, ranked 8th in the state among municipalities with more than 10,000 residents, more tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elphaba
Elphaba Thropp () is the protagonist of Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel '' Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West'', the novel's musical theatre adaptation, and the musical's two-part film adaptation, '' Wicked'' (2024) and '' Wicked: For Good'' (2025). She is a reimagining of the Wicked Witch of the West from L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel '' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz''. In the Baum novel, the Witch is unnamed and little is explained about her life; ''Wicked'' creates a backstory for her and explores the world of ''The Wizard of Oz'' from her perspective. Elphaba is modeled after Margaret Hamilton's portrayal in the 1939 film '' The Wizard of Oz'': green-skinned, clad entirely in black and wearing a tall peaked hat. Maguire formulated the name "Elphaba" from the pronunciation of Baum's initials—"L.F.B.". In-universe, she is also nicknamed "Elphie", mostly by Galinda Upland. Characterization As Winnie Holzman observed in an interview with ''Playbill'', "It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westfield High School (New Jersey)
Westfield Senior High School (WHS, or Westfield High School) is a comprehensive public high school located in Westfield, in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as the lone secondary school of the Westfield Public Schools. It was established in the early 1900s at its original location on Elm Street until 1951 when it was moved to its current location on Dorian Road. The new wing designated for biology, chemistry, physics, and other sciences, along with English as a Second Language (ESL) was completed in 2002. Westfield High School is overseen by the New Jersey Department of Education. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1928.Westfield High Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christiane Noll
Christiane Noll (born October 5, 1968) is an American actress and singer known for her work in musicals and on the concert stage. She originated the role of Emma Carew in Frank Wildhorn's '' Jekyll & Hyde'', and had roles in ''Urinetown'', ''Ragtime'', and ''Dear Evan Hansen''. Life and career Noll was born in New York City and raised in Leonia, New Jersey, where she attended Leonia High School. She is the daughter of conductor and Emmy Award-winning Music Supervisor for CBS, the late Ron Noll, and soprano Sara-Ann Noll. She graduated from Carnegie Mellon University. In 2006, Noll married actor Jamie LaVerdiere, who appeared in the Broadway production of the musical '' The Pirate Queen'' in 2007. The couple's first child, a girl, was born in February 2009. Noll has established the Charlotte Black Memorial Fund as an endowed award at Carnegie Mellon University. Stage work Noll created the role of Emma in the Broadway production of '' Jekyll & Hyde'' in 1997 after playing the rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dear Evan Hansen
''Dear Evan Hansen'' is a stage musical with music and lyrics by Pasek and Paul, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Steven Levenson. The musical follows Evan Hansen, a high school senior with social anxiety, "who invents an important role for himself in a tragedy that he did not earn". The musical opened on Broadway theatre, Broadway at the Music Box Theatre in December 2016, after the show's world premiere at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. in July 2015, and an Off-Broadway production at Second Stage Theater, Second Stage Theatre from March to May 2016. The show closed on September 18, 2022. The show received critical acclaim. At the 71st Tony Awards, it was nominated for nine awards, winning six, including Tony Award for Best Musical, Best Musical, Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, Best Book, Tony Award for Best Original Score, Best Score, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, Best Actor for Ben Platt, and Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dusty Springfield
Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield, was a British singer. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano voice, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, Pop music, pop and dramatic Sentimental ballad, ballads, with Chanson, French chanson, Country music, country, and jazz also in her repertoire. During her 1960s peak, she ranked among the most successful British female performers on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic. Her image–marked by a Blond#Varieties, peroxide blonde bouffant/Beehive (hairstyle), beehive hairstyle, heavy makeup (thick black eyeliner and eye shadow) and evening gowns, as well as stylised, gestural performances–made her an icon of the Swinging Sixties. Born in West Hampstead in London to a family that enjoyed music, Springfield learned to sing at home. In 1958, she joined her first professional group, the Lana Sisters. Two years later, with her brother Dion O'Brien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forever Dusty
''Forever Dusty'' is a stage musical based on the life of British pop star Dusty Springfield. The musical numbers are all songs performed by Springfield during her career. The book of the musical was written by Kirsten Holly Smith, who also plays the lead role of Dusty Springfield in the originating production, and Jonathan Vankin. ''Forever Dusty'' opened on 18 November 2012 at New World Stages, an Off-Broadway venue in New York City. The UK Premiere opened on 3 May 2017 at Brookside Theatre, a London Fringe theatre as the start of a UK theatre tour. History Smith originated the project at the University of Southern California in 2006, where she performed a workshop version of the piece as a one-woman show after receiving a Spectrum Arts Grant from USC. Smith has said that her interest in Springfield's story was sparked by listening to the singer's '' Dusty in Memphis'' album. "That soulful, sultry, passionate yet vulnerable voice. I immediately identified with her and knew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Off-Broadway
An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer than 100. An "off-Broadway production" is a production of a play (theatre), play, musical theatre, musical, or revue that appears in such a venue and adheres to related trade union and other contracts. Some shows that premiere off-Broadway are subsequently produced on Broadway. History The term originally referred to any venue, and its productions, on a street intersecting Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway in Midtown Manhattan's Theater District, New York, Theater District, the hub of the American theatre industry. It later became defined by the League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers as a professional venue in Manhattan with a seating capacity of at least 100, but not more than 499, or a production that appears in such a venue and adhe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gateway Playhouse
The Gateway, also known as The Gateway Playhouse, or the Performing Arts Center of Suffolk County is a professional regional theatre located on the eastern edge of Bellport, New York. The street address is 215 County Route 36 (Suffolk County, New York), South Country Road. It is the oldest professional theatre on Long Island and nationally recognized as one of the top ten summer theatres in the nation. History In 1941, Harry C. Pomeran bought a 70-acre farm in Bellport, NY with intentions of creating a hotel. Harry and his wife, Libby, converted the property into a resort hotel for visitors spending the summer on Long Island. Their three children Sally, David, and Ruth planted vegetables, washed dishes, waited tables, and milked the family cow, Daisy. The barn housed Daisy alongside 200 chickens, hay, corn, and other essentials. The windmill pumped the family's water from a deep artesian well. When the Pomeran children began entertaining guests with shows and skits, the family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spamalot
''Spamalot'' (also known as ''Monty Python's Spamalot: A Musical (Lovingly) Ripped Off from the Motion Picture ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail) is a musical theatre, stage musical with score by John Du Prez and Eric Idle, with lyrics and book by Idle. Based on the 1975 film ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'', the musical offers a highly irreverent parody of Arthurian legend, with the title being a portmanteau of Spam (food), Spam and Camelot. The original 2005 Broadway theatre, Broadway production directed by Mike Nichols received 14 Tony Award nominations, winning in three categories, including Tony Award for Best Musical, Best Musical. During its initial run of 1,575 performances, the production was seen by more than two million people and grossed over $168 million. Tim Curry starred as King Arthur in the original Broadway and West End theatre, West End productions. It was one of eight UK musicals commemorated on Royal Mail stamps, issued in February 2011. A Paramount Pic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Of The Lake
The Lady of the Lake (, , , , ) is a title used by multiple characters in the Matter of Britain, the body of medieval literature and mythology associated with the legend of King Arthur. As either actually fairy or fairy-like yet human enchantresses, they play important roles in various stories, notably by providing Arthur with the sword Excalibur, eliminating the wizard Merlin, raising the knight Lancelot after the death of King Ban, his father, and helping to take the dying Arthur to Avalon after Battle of Camlann, his final battle. Different Ladies of the Lake appear concurrently as separate characters in some versions of the legend since at least the Post-Vulgate Cycle and consequently the seminal ''Le Morte d'Arthur'', with the latter describing them as members of a hierarchical group, while some texts also give this title to either Morgan le Fay, Morgan or Morgause, her sister. Names and origins Today, the Lady of the Lake is best known as the character called either Nimue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legally Blonde (musical)
''Legally Blonde'' is a 2007 musical theatre, musical with music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe (composer), Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin and a Book (musical theatre), book by Heather Hach. It is based on the novel ''Legally Blonde (novel), Legally Blonde'' by Amanda Brown (novelist), Amanda Brown and the Legally Blonde, 2001 film of the same name. The show tells the story of Elle Woods, a sorority girl who enrolls at Harvard Law School to win back her ex-boyfriend Warner. She discovers how her knowledge of the law can help others, and she successfully defends exercise queen Brooke Wyndham in a murder trial. Throughout the show, very few characters have faith in Elle, with the exception of her aesthetician Paulette, but she manages to surprise them when she defies expectations while staying true to herself. ''Legally Blonde'' premiered in pre-Broadway tryouts in San Francisco, San Francisco, California. In April 2007 the show moved to Broadway theatre, Broadway, opening to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
