Farinelli And The King
''Farinelli and the King'' is a 2015 play with music by Claire van Kampen. The play involves King Philip V of Spain who is troubled with insomnia. It premiered in London in 2015 and on Broadway in 2017. Productions The play made its world premiere at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London on 11 February 2015, running until 7 March. The production transferred to the Duke of York's Theatre where it was co-produced by Sonia Friedman, again starring Mark Rylance. It played a limited run from 14 September 2015 until 5 December. The play had its Broadway premiere, again starring Mark Rylance and directed by John Dove, at the Belasco Theatre. Previews started 5 December 2017 with an official opening on 17 December 2017. The limited run concluded on 25 March 2018."Farinelli and the King ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Claire Van Kampen
Claire Louise van Kampen, Lady Rylance (born 3 November 1953) is an English director, composer and playwright. She composed the music for Mark Rylance's 1989 performance as Hamlet and shared the 2007 Sam Wanamaker Award with him. Her composing credits include music for productions of the plays '' Days and Nights'' and '' Boeing-Boeing''. In 2015, she was historical music advisor and arranger of Tudor music on the BBC TV series ''Wolf Hall''. Early life Van Kampen was born in Marylebone, London, England. She originally trained as a pianist at the Royal College of Music for five years, becoming the recipient of a John Land scholarship. As a girl she met David Munrow, a recorder player and pioneer of the early music scene in England, and became interested in Renaissance music. Studying music theory with Dr Ruth Gipps, she also specialised in the performance of 20th century music, premiering works by today's composers. Career In 1986, she joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sebastián De La Cuadra, 1st Marquess Of Villarías
Sebastián de la Cuadra y Llarena, 1st Marquess of Villarías (19 January 1687 – 23 April 1766) was a Spanish statesman. He served as Chief Minister between 1736 and 1746 during the reign of Philip V of Spain. He was the third son of Simón de la Quadra y Medrano, Síndico General of the Comarca of Las Encartaciones. In 1700, he moved to Madrid, where he was a protégé of future Secretary of State José de Grimaldo. He became in 1719 Mayor of Muskiz, a Basque town exploiting iron ores and local smelters, having two himself, one working as early as the 15th century. But he remained in Madrid and was represented in Muskiz by his brother Agustin. He became a Knight of the Military Order of Santiago in 1730 (sig. 2239) and Oficial Mayor to the Secretary of State in 1731. In 1736 he became himself First Secretary of State, when José Patiño died. From 1741 he also controlled the Justice Department. For much of this late period in office, Spain was involved in the War of Jenkins' E ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tony Award For Best Lighting Design In A Play
This is a list of winners and nominations for the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play for outstanding Lighting design of a play. The award was first presented in 2005 after the category of Best Lighting Design was divided into Lighting Design in a Play and Lighting Design in a Musical with each genre receiving its own award. Winners and nominees 2000s 2010s 2020s Award records Multiple wins ; 3 Wins * Neil Austin * Brian MacDevitt * Natasha Katz ; 2 Wins * Paule Constable Multiple nominations ; 6 Nominations * Brian MacDevitt * Paule Constable ; 5 Nominations * Donald Holder ; 4 Nominations * Neil Austin * Natasha Katz ; 3 Nominations * Jane Cox * Peggy Eisenhauer * Jules Fisher * Mark Henderson * Kenneth Posner * Jennifer Tipton * Japhy Weideman * Jan Versweyveld ; 2 Nominations * Christopher Akerlind * Jiyoun Chang * Jon Clark * David Lander * Hugh Vanstone See also * Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Musical Tony Award for Best Lig ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tony Award For Best Costume Design In A Play
Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Play is an award for outstanding costume design of a play. The award was first presented in 1961 after the category of Best Costume Design was divided into Costume Design in a Play and Costume Design in a Musical with each genre receiving its own award. Winners and nominees 1960s 2000s 2010s 2020s Award records Multiple wins ; 3 Wins * Catherine Zuber ; 2 Wins * Katrina Lindsay Multiple nominations ; 8 Nominations * Jane Greenwood ; 6 Nominations * Catherine Zuber ; 5 Nominations * Ann Roth ; 3 Nominations * Rob Howell * Michael Krass * Clint Ramos * David Zinn ; 2 Nominations * Dede Ayite * Bob Crowley * Jess Goldstein * Toni-Leslie James * Katrina Lindsay * William Ivey Long * Santo Loquasto * Martin Pakledinaz Martin Pakledinaz (September 1, 1953 – July 8, 2012) was an American costume designer for stage and film. He won his Tony Awards for designing the costumes for ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' and the 20 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tony Award For Best Scenic Design In A Play
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Play is an award for outstanding set design of a play. The award was first presented in 1960 after the category of Best Scenic Design was divided into Scenic Design in a Play and Scenic Design in a Musical with each genre receiving its own award. Between 1962 and 2004, the award was re-combined to Best Scenic Design before being split again in 2005. Winners and nominees 1960s 2000s 2010s 2020s Award records Multiple wins ; 2 Wins * Bob Crowley * Scott Pask Multiple nominations ; 6 Nominations * Santo Loquasto ; 5 Nominations * John Lee Beatty * Bob Crowley ; 4 Nominations * Christopher Oram * Scott Pask * Michael Yeargan ; 3 Nominations * David Gallo * Rob Howell * Beowulf Boritt ; 2 Nominations * Miriam Buether * Bunny Christie * Es Devlin * Jonathan Fensom * David Hays * Derek McLane * Jo Mielziner * David Rockwell * Todd Rosenthal Todd Rosenthal is an American scenic designer. He won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Sc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tony Award For Best Actor In A Play
The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play is an honor presented at the Tony Awards, a ceremony established in 1947 as the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, to actors for quality leading roles in a Broadway play. The awards are named after Antoinette Perry, an American actress who died in 1946. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the Tony Award Productions, a joint venture of The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, to "honor the best performances and stage productions of the previous year." Despite the award first being presented in 1947, there were no nominees announced until 1956. Winners and nominees 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple wins ; 2 Wins * Alan Bates * Bryan Cranston * Brian Dennehy * José Ferrer * Judd Hirsch * James Earl Jones * Frank Langella * Fredric March * Mark Rylance Multiple n ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tony Award For Best Play
The Tony Award for Best Play (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award given to the best new (non-musical) play on Broadway, as determined by Tony Award voters. There was no award in the Tonys' first year. '' Mister Roberts'' received the first Tony Award as Best Play. The award goes to the authors and the producers of the play. Plays that have appeared in previous Broadway productions are instead eligible for Best Revival of a Play. Award winners Legend: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Award records Multiple awards and nominations Superlatives British writer Tom Stoppard has won this award four times, more than any other playwright. Only seven other writers ( Arthur Miller, Terrence McNally, Tony Kushner, Edward Albee, Neil Simon, Yasmina Reza and Peter Shaffer) have won the award more than once, each winning twice. With ten nominations, Neil Simon has been nominated for the award mor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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72nd Tony Awards
The 72nd Annual Tony Awards were held on June 10, 2018, to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2017–18 season. The ceremony was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, and was broadcast live by CBS. Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban served as hosts. ''The Band's Visit'' was the most winning production of the season, with 10 awards, including Best Musical, Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for Tony Shalhoub, Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for Katrina Lenk, and Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for Ari'el Stachel. ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'' won six awards, including Best Play, while ''Angels in America'' won three, including Best Revival of a Play. The ceremony received positive reviews, with many highlighting the performances of Bareilles and Groban as hosts. At the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards, it was nominated for four awards Outstanding Variety Special (Live), Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Drama Desk Award For Outstanding Wig And Hair Design
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Wig and Hair Design is an annual award presented since 2016 by the Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, off-Broadway, and off-off-Broadway Off-off-Broadway theaters are smaller New York City theaters than Broadway and off-Broadway theaters, and usually have fewer than 100 seats. The off-off-Broadway movement began in 1958 as part of a response to perceived commercialism of the pro ... productions. Unlike some Drama Desk Awards, the award for Outstanding Wig and Hair Design combines musicals and plays into a single category. Winners and nominees 2010s 2020s References {{Drama Desk Awards Wig and Hair Design ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Drama Desk Award For Outstanding Lighting Design For A Play ...
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions. Winners and nominees 2000s 2010s 2020s See also * Laurence Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design * Tony Award for Best Lighting Design References * External links Drama Desk official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Drama Desk Award Lighting Design Lighting Design In theatre, a lighting designer (or LD) works with the director, choreographer, set designer, costume designer, and sound designer to create the lighting, atmosphere, and time of day for the production in response to the text while keeping ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Drama Desk Award For Outstanding Costume Design Of A Play ...
The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design for a Play is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions. Winners and nominees 2010s 2020s See also * Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical * Laurence Olivier Award for Best Costume Design * Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Play References * External links Drama Desk official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Drama Desk Award Costume Design Costume Design Costume design is the creation of clothing for the overall appearance of a character or performer. Costume may refer to the style of dress particular to a nation, a class, or a period. In many cases, it may contribute to the fullness of the arti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Drama Desk Award
The Drama Desk Award is an annual prize recognizing excellence in New York theatre. First bestowed in 1955 as the Vernon Rice Award, the prize initially honored Off-Broadway productions, as well as Off-off-Broadway, and those in the vicinity. Following the 1964 renaming as the Drama Desk Awards, Broadway productions were included beginning with the 1968–69 award season. The awards are considered a significant American theater distinction. History The Drama Desk organization was formed in 1949 by a group of New York theater critics, editors, reporters and publishers, in order to make the public aware of the vital issues concerning the theatrical industry. They debuted the presentations of the ''Vernon Rice Awards''. The name honors the ''New York Post'' critic Vernon Rice, who had pioneered Off-Broadway coverage in the New York press. The name was changed for the 1963–1964 awards season to the ''Drama Desk Awards''. In 1974, the Drama Desk became incorporated as a not-for-p ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |