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Elizabeth Stanley (actress)
Elizabeth Stanley (born December 10, 1978) is an American stage actor and singer. She has originated a number of main and featured roles in Broadway theatre, Broadway musicals, including Allison in ''Cry-Baby (musical), Cry-Baby'' and Dyanne in ''Million Dollar Quartet (musical), Million Dollar Quartet''. In 2020, Stanley was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Mary Jane Healy in ''Jagged Little Pill (musical), Jagged Little Pill''. Career Stanley made her Broadway debut as April in the 2006 revival of Stephen Sondheim's ''Company (musical), Company''. In 2008, she originated the role of Allison in ''Cry-Baby,'' a musical adaption of Cry-Baby, the film of the same name. The following year, she starred as Clio in the first national tour of ''Xanadu (musical), Xanadu''. In 2010, she originated the role of Dyanne in the Broadway production of ''Million Dollar Quartet (musical), Million Dollar Quartet''. In 2014, she played Claire de Loon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cedar Rapids is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States, and its county seat. The population was 137,710 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in Iowa, second-most populous city in Iowa. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River (Iowa River), Cedar River, north of Iowa City, Iowa, Iowa City and northeast of Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines, the state's capital. Cedar Rapids is the economic hub of Eastern Iowa, located at the core of the Interstate 380 (Iowa), Interstate 380 corridor. The population of the three-county Cedar Rapids metropolitan area, Iowa, Cedar Rapids metropolitan area, which includes the nearby cities of Marion, Iowa, Marion and Hiawatha, Iowa, Hiawatha, was 276,520 in 2020. The Cedar Rapids metropolitan area is also part of a combined statistical area with the Iowa City metropolitan area. History Early history The location of present-day Cedar Rapids was in the territory of the Meskwaki and Sauk people, Sauk peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagged Little Pill
''Jagged Little Pill'' is the third studio album by Canadian-American singer Alanis Morissette, released by Maverick (company), Maverick on June 13, 1995. Recorded in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood at Westlake Recording Studios, Westlake with production by Glen Ballard, it is Morissette's first album to be released worldwide. It marks a significant stylistic departure from the dance-pop sound of her first two efforts, ''Alanis (album), Alanis'' (1991) and ''Now Is the Time'' (1992). She began work on the album after moving from her hometown Ottawa to Los Angeles, where she met Ballard. The pair had an instant connection and began co-writing and experimenting with sounds. The experimentation resulted in an alternative rock album that takes influence from post-grunge and pop rock, and features guitars, bass, keyboards, drum machines, and harmonica. The lyrics touch upon themes of aggression and unsuccessful relationships, while Ballard introduced a pop music, pop sensibility to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
The Ethel Barrymore Theatre is a Broadway theatre, Broadway theater at 243 West 47th Street (Manhattan), 47th Street in the Theater District, Manhattan, Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. Opened in 1928, it was designed by Herbert J. Krapp in the Elizabethan architecture, Elizabethan, Mediterranean Revival architecture, Mediterranean, and Adam styles for the Shubert family. The theater, named in honor of actress Ethel Barrymore, has 1,058 seats and is operated by the Shubert Organization. Both the facade and the auditorium interior are List of New York City Landmarks, New York City landmarks. The ground-floor facade is made of Rustication (architecture), rusticated blocks of Architectural terracotta, terracotta. The theater's main entrance consists of two archways and a doorway shielded by a Marquee (structure), marquee. The upper stories contain an arched screen made of terracotta, inspired by Roman baths, which is surrounded by white brick. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cincinnati Playhouse In The Park
The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park is a regional theatre in the United States. It was founded in 1959 by college student Gerald Covell and was one of the first regional theatres in the United States. Located in Eden Park, the first play that premiered at the Playhouse on October 10, 1960, was Meyer Levin's ''Compulsion''. The Playhouse has gained a regional and national reputation for bringing prominent plays to Cincinnati and for hosting national premieres such as Tennessee Williams' ''The Notebook of Trigorin'' in 1996 and world premieres such as the Pulitzer Prize-nominated '' Coyote on a Fence'' in 1998 and ''Ace'' in 2006. The Playhouse facility comprises two theatres, the larger Robert S. Marx Theatre and the smaller Shelterhouse. The Playhouse is among the members of the League of Resident Theatres. In addition to a full ten-month season of plays, the Playhouse also offers acting classes and programs for children. In 1973-1975, the Playhouse was the first professiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indiana University
Indiana University (IU) is a state university system, system of Public university, public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana. The system has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration of IU Indianapolis. The flagship campus of Indiana University is Indiana University Bloomington. Campuses Core campuses *Indiana University Bloomington (IU Bloomington) is the flagship campus of Indiana University. The Bloomington campus is home to numerous premier Indiana University schools, including the College of Arts and Sciences, the Hutton Honors College, the Jacobs School of Music, an extension of the Indiana University School of Medicine, the Indiana University School of Informatics, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, which includes the former School of Library and Information Science (now Department of Library and Information Science), School of Optometry, the Indiana University School of Public and Enviro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camp Point, Illinois
Camp Point is a village in Adams County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,121 at the 2020 census, down from 1,132 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Quincy, IL– MO Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Camp Point is located at (40.041676, -91.065136). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Camp Point has a total area of , all land. History Camp Point was founded in 1835 by Peter Garrett and was originally called Garrett's Mills. A school house was built here in 1836. Then a family named the Farlow started to build the town more. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 1,121 people, 420 households, and 267 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 468 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 94.20% White, 0.27% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.71% from other races, and 4.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.61% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denison, Iowa
Denison is a city in Crawford County, Iowa, United States, along the Boyer River, and located in both Denison Township and East Boyer Township. The population was 8,373 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Crawford County. History Denison was laid out in 1856; the town was incorporated in 1875. Denison was named for its founder, J. W. Denison. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water. Climate According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Denison has a hot-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps. Demographics 2020 census As of the census of 2020, there were 8,373 people, 2,853 households, and 1,882 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,278.9 inhabitants per square mile (493.8/km2). There were 3,089 housing units at an average density of 471.8 per square mile (182.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 47. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fishsticks (South Park)
"Fishsticks" is the fifth episode of the thirteenth season of the American animated television series ''South Park''. It serves as the 186th overall episode of the series, and was originally broadcast on Comedy Central in the United States on April 8, 2009. In the episode, Jimmy Valmer writes a joke that becomes a national sensation, and Eric Cartman tries to steal the credit while rapper Kanye West, believing himself to be a "genius", becomes frustrated due to his failure to understand the joke. "Fishsticks" was written and directed by series co-creator Trey Parker, and was rated TV-MA L in the United States. The episode was conceived from a joke among Parker and fellow co-creator Matt Stone about a fish dressed as motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel, which eventually turned into a joke about Kanye West not understanding a joke about why liking fishsticks made him a gay fish. The way Cartman tries to steal credit for the joke was inspired by real people Parker and Stone have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Oremus
Stephen Oremus (born 1971) is an American musician who has worked on Broadway theatre productions as musical director and as orchestrator. His credits include arranger and orchestrator for the music for ''Avenue Q'', musical director and arranger for ''Wicked'', arranger and orchestrator for ''All Shook Up'', and musical director for ''9 to 5''. His orchestrations (with Larry Hochman) for ''The Book of Mormon'' won him a Tony Award in 2011, for Best Orchestrations. Oremus also won the Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for '' Kinky Boots.'' Oremus served as orchestra conductor and music director for Frozen 2 and Rufus Wainwright's 2006 Judy Garland tribute concert, which was released as the 2007 album '' Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall'' and DVD '' Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy!: Live from the London Palladium''. In 2022, Oremus and Broadway stars Elizabeth Stanley, Nikki Renee Daniels, Jeff Kready, and Tamar Greene performed reimagined renditions of iconic songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Park
''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boysStan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand their exploits in and around the titular Colorado town. ''South Park'' also features many recurring characters. The series became infamous for its profanity and black comedy, dark, surreal humor that satire, satirizes a Subject matter in South Park, large range of subject matter. Parker and Stone developed ''South Park'' from two animated short films, both titled ''The Spirit of Christmas (short films), The Spirit of Christmas'', released in 1992 and 1995. The second short became one of the first viral video, viral Internet videos, leading to the series' production. The pilot episode was produced using cutout animation; the remainder of the series uses computer animation recalling the prior technique. Since the fourth season, episodes have ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Kready
Jeff Kready (born in Parsons, Kansas, United States) is an American stage performer and has been featured in Broadway musicals. Raised in Topeka, Kansas, Kready made his Broadway debut in the 2006 revival of ''Les Misérables'' in the role of Babet/Fauchelevent and an understudy Jean Valjean. He had the distinction of being the youngest actor to portray the role of Valjean on Broadway until 2015, when Kyle Jean-Baptiste performed the role at 21. The show opened 9 November 2006 at the Broadhurst Theatre and closed on 6 January 2008. His next appearance on Broadway was in the Roundabout Theater Company 2008 Broadway Revival of ''Sunday in the Park with George'' as an understudy. The production was directed by Sam Buntrock and starred Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell. Kready was the standby for the leading role of Michael Dorsey in the Broadway musical comedy ''Tootsie'', a musical comedy based on the 1982 film of the same name. The musical has music and lyrics by David Yazbek wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama Desk Award For Outstanding Actress In A Musical
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical was an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in theatre across collective Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions in New York City. The award was one of eight new acting awards first presented in 1975, when Drama Desk retired an earlier award that had made no distinction between work in plays and musicals, nor between actors and actresses, nor between lead performers and featured performers. After the 2022 ceremony, all eight acting categories introduced in 1975 were retired. The award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, along with Outstanding Actor in a Musical, were replaced in 2023 with the gender neutral category of Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical. Winners and nominees 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple Winners ; 3 wins * Patti LuPone * Donna Murphy * Bernadette Peters ; 2 wins * Sutton Foster * Angela Lansbury * Audra McDonal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
