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Joy (musical)
''Joy'' is a 2022 stage musical with music and lyrics by AnnMarie Milazzo, and a book by Ken Davenport. It is based on the life story of entrepreneur and inventor Joy Mangano, using her autobiography ''Inventing Joy'' and the 2015 film ''Joy'' as a basis for the story. The show debuted in New Jersey at the George Street Playhouse in 2022, with previews beginning on December 9 and a premiere date on December 16. Synopsis The true story is about one woman's triumphant climb, from divorce to single motherhood and bankruptcy, to becoming a wildly successful dynamo that all started with the invention of a mop – her Miracle Mop! Based on the life of Joy Mangano—the entrepreneur, inventor, best-selling author, and self-made millionaire whose journey epitomizes the real American Dream. Productions George Street Playhouse (2022) The world premiere production was directed by Casey Hushion, with choreography by Joshua Bergasse, music direction by Rick Edinger, scene design by Anna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Davenport
Ken Davenport (born Kenneth Anjum Hasija, August 23, 1972) is a two-time Tony Award-winning theatre producer, blogger, and writer. He is best known for his production work on Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway. Early life Davenport was born in Phoenix, Arizona to Dr. Kenny Hasija and Pamela Soper (née Davenport). He grew up in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, and attended the Bancroft School in Worcester, Massachusetts. He attended Johns Hopkins University for one year with the intention of practicing law, before transferring to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He graduated in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting. Davenport began his professional theater career by working as a production assistant on the 1993 Broadway revival of ''My Fair Lady'' starring Richard Chamberlain. Before he began his producing career, he established himself as a company and general manager, working on shows such as ''Grease (musical), Grease'', ''Show Boat'', ''Ragtime (musical), Ragtim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorin Latarro
Lorin Latarro is a Broadway director/choreographer whose work can be seen on Broadway, The Metropolitan Opera, and in dance companies internationally. She began her career as a dancer who performed in fourteen Broadway shows and toured with world renowned dance companies before shifting to choreography and directing. Life and career Latarro graduated from the Juilliard School where she trained under Benjamin Harkarvy, Pina Bausch, Hector Zaraspe and Jirí Kylián. After earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts at Juilliard, Latarro danced for the Martha Graham Dance Company and later with MOMIX and Twyla Tharp. Latarro made her Broadway debut as a replacement in the ensemble of the Kiss Me, Kate Revival and has gone on to perform in 14 Broadway shows including Movin' Out, A Chorus Line, and Swing!. Latarro is currently developing Begin Again with music written by Train and recently directed Candace Bushnell’s one woman show, New York Times Critic's Pick, Is There Still Sex in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Off-Broadway Musicals
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, 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 in Midtown Manhattan's 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 adheres to related trade union and other contracts. Previously, regardless of the si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musicals Set In The United States
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 light opera works of Jacques Offenbach in France, Gilbert and Sullivan in Britain and the works of Harrigan and Hart in America. These were followed by Edwardian musical come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musicals Based On Films
Musical theatre is a form of theatre, 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 light opera works of Jacques Offenbach in France, Gilbert and Sullivan in Britain and the works of Edward Harrigan, Harrigan and Tony Hart (theater), Hart in America. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicki Lewis
Vicki Lewis (born March 17, 1960) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Beth in the NBC sitcom ''NewsRadio''. She is also well known for her roles as Deb and Flo in ''Finding Nemo'' and '' Finding Dory'', April Smuntz in ''Mouse Hunt'', and Dr. Elsie Chapman in ''Godzilla''. Additionally, she starred as Headmistress Knightslinger in '' Upside-Down Magic'' on Disney Channel. Early life and education Lewis was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Jim (1932–2023) and Marlene Lewis.Paeth, Greg (December 17, 1997)"Movies, National Anthem Keeping Vicki Lewis Busy" ''Cincinnati Post''. p. 41. Retrieved August 20, 2023. Her father was air traffic supervisor who served in the U.S. Air Force and her mother was a nursing administrator. She also has a sister, Denise. After graduating from Anderson High School in Cincinnati in 1978, she studied musical theater at the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music. After r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen DeRosa
Stephen DeRosa (born June 10, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Eddie Cantor in the television series ''Boardwalk Empire'' (2010–2013). Education He attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., as an undergraduate, and graduated from the Yale School of Drama in New Haven, Connecticut, with a Master of Fine Arts in 1995. Career Although DeRosa's career has primarily been in the theatre, he has also made several television appearances.http://www.broadway.com/buzz/stephen-derosa/ These include the television film ''The Man Who Came to Dinner'' (2000), guest appearances on the television series ''Law & Order'', ''Third Watch'', and ''Ugly Betty'', a recurring role as Eddie Cantor on ''Boardwalk Empire'', and his appearance in the miniseries '' Wormwood'' (2017). He appeared at a staged reading of '' You Can't Take It with You'' for The Acting Company at Playwrights Horizons, with F. Murray Abraham. Theatre credits Broadway * '' The Man Who Came t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erika Henningsen
Erika Leigh Henningsen (born August 13, 1992) is an American actress, singer and voice actress. She is best known for her work on Broadway and for originating the role of Cady Heron in the 2018 Tony-nominated musical ''Mean Girls'', for which she received an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination. Since 2024, she has voiced Charlie Morningstar in the adult animated series ''Hazbin Hotel''. Early life and education Henningsen was born and raised in Moraga, California. She is the youngest of three daughters born to Phil and Marybeth Henningsen. Henningsen started in theatre after her parents recognized her passion for "talking and being in front of people" from a young age. At the age of seven, her interest in theatre was piqued after she read the Jack Prelutsky poem "The Turkey Shot out of the Oven" and hearing the audience's positive response to her performance. When she was 14 years old, Henningsen was cast in a local production of '' Grey Gardens'' and has stated in intervie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betsy Wolfe
Betsy Wolfe (born Elizabeth Marie Wolfe; June 1, 1982) is an American actress, singer, and entrepreneur. Wolfe starred in the Broadway musical '' & Juliet'' as Anne Hathaway, a performance for which she was nominated for the 2023 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Her previous Broadway credits include: '' 110 in the Shade'' (2007), '' Everyday Rapture'' (2009-2010), Rosa Bud in ''The Mystery of Edwin Drood'' (2012–13), Ellen in '' Bullets Over Broadway'' (2014), Cordelia in ''Falsettos'' (2016–17), and Jenna Hunterson in ''Waitress'' (2017–18). She also starred as Cathy Hiatt in the 2013 off-Broadway revival of '' The Last Five Years''. In 2020, Wolfe starred in the holiday film ''Estella Scrooge: A Christmas Carol With A Twist''. She can be seen in the indie feature ''First One In'', and had a guest starring role on the CBS series ''Instinct''. Wolfe co-founded BroadwayEvolved, a musical theatre training program for students. Early life and education Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roundabout Theatre Company
The Roundabout Theatre Company is a nonprofit organization, non-profit theatre company based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, affiliated with the League of Resident Theatres. History The company was founded in 1965 by Gene Feist, Michael Fried and Elizabeth Owens. Originally housed at a Chelsea, Manhattan, grocery store, on 26th Street, it moved to the nearby School of Visual Arts#Theatre, 23rd Street Theatre in 1972, performing there until their lease expired in 1984. Following that, Roundabout leased the theatre space at 44 Union Square until that lease expired in 1990. The company then moved into the Criterion Center in Times Square, a two-auditorium complex. Roundabout used the larger Stage Right space as a small Tony Award-eligible theater while the smaller second theater became the first version of the Laura Pels Theatre. Notable productions during Roundabout's tenure at the Criterion include the 1993 revival of Eugene O'Neill's ''Anna Christie'' (featuring Liam Neeson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Street Playhouse
George Street Playhouse is a theater company in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in the city's Civic Square, New Brunswick, Civic Square government and theater district and resident at the newly built New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. The GSP is one of the state's most prominent professional theaters, committed to the production of new and established plays. Theatre director, Artistic Director David Saint and Managing Director Edgar Herrera lead the playhouse. George Street Playhouse presents a main stage season and provides a space for both established and emerging theater artists. Founded in 1974 by Eric Krebs, the playhouse has been represented by numerous productions both on and off-Broadway. In addition to its mainstage season, GSP's Touring Theatre features issue-oriented productions that tour more than 250 schools in the tri-state area, and are seen by more than 30,000 students annually. History and venues The theater company was originally located in an abandoned superm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
