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Just In Time (musical)
''Just in Time'' is a jukebox musical based on the life of American singer Bobby Darin, with a book by Warren Leight and Isaac Oliver. The musical premiered on April 23, 2025, at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre. The show starts with lead performer Jonathan Groff portraying himself in 2025, and then goes back to the 1950s and 1960s to tell Darin's story. Origins and development The musical originated as ''The Bobby Darin Story'', a series of five concerts in 2018 at the 92nd Street Y starring Groff as Darin, who has since developed it with Timbers, alongside music supervision and arrangements by Andrew Resnick and choreography by Shannon Lewis. On November 11, 2024, a benefit concert performance previewing ''Just in Time'' was held at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia. In December 2024, ''Billboard'' shared a preview of three of Groff's songs recorded for the musical: " Beyond the Sea", "Dream Lover", and " Just in Time". Other songs featured in the productio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren Leight
Warren Donald Leight (; born January 17, 1957) is an American playwright, screenwriter, film director and television producer. He is best known for his work on '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' and '' Lights Out'' and as the showrunner for ''In Treatment'' and '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. His play ''Side Man'' was a finalist for the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Biography Personal life Warren Leight was born to jazz trumpeter Don Leight (1923–2004), and his wife, Timmy, the second of two children. Both Warren and his older sister, Jody (b. 1955), grew up with financial trouble and around clubs. In the 1950s, his father played with jazz musicians such as Claude Thornhill, Woody Herman and Buddy Rich. Leight's uncle, Larry, and paternal great-grandfather, Harry Gurovitch, were also trumpet players of Russian descent. His grandmother, Sarah Gurowitsch, was a cellist. He was raised in the Sunnyside section of the borough of Queens and the Upper West Side of Manhatt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond The Sea (song)
"Beyond the Sea" is the English-language version of the French song " La Mer" by Charles Trenet, popularized by Bobby Darin in 1959. While the French original was an ode to the sea, Jack Lawrence – who composed the English lyrics – turned it into a love song. Versions "Beyond the Sea" has been recorded by many artists, but Bobby Darin's version released in late 1959 is the best known, reaching No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, No. 15 on the US R&B Chart, No. 7 in Canada (co-charted with "That's The Way Love Is"), and No. 8 in the UK Singles Chart in early 1960. Before Bobby Darin's version, two instrumental recordings reached the Top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Benny Goodman's version charted in 1948, and was featured in the Cary Grant/ Betsy Drake romantic comedy ''Every Girl Should Be Married''. Roger Williams' recording reached No. 37 in 1955. The first recording of "Beyond the Sea" was by Harry James and His Orchestra on December 22, 1947, and the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabaret
Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, casino, hotel, restaurant, or nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining or drinking, does not typically dance but usually sits at tables. Performances are usually introduced by a master of ceremonies (M.C.). The entertainment, as performed by an ensemble of actors and according to its European origins, is often (but not always) oriented towards adult audiences and of a clearly underground music, underground nature. In the United States, striptease, American burlesque, burlesque, drag shows, or a solo (music), solo vocalist with a pianist, as well as the Music venue, venues which offer this entertainment, are often advertised as cabarets. Etymology The term originally came from Picard language or Walloon language words ''camberete'' or ''cambret'' for a small room (12th century). The first printed use of the word ''kaberet' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Immersive Theater
Immersive theater differentiates itself from traditional theater by removing the stage and Audience immersion, immersing audiences within the performance itself. Often, this is accomplished by using a specific location (''Site-specific theatre, site-specific''), allowing audiences to converse with the actors and interact with their surroundings (''Interactive art, interactive''), thereby breaking the fourth wall. (Immersive theater and interactive theater are not necessarily synonymous; immersive theater may not have interactive elements in it at all, and interactive theater may not be immersive in the core sense.) In ''choose-your-own-adventure theater'', agency is given to the audience to participate in changing the narrative while the performance is taking place. ''Bespoke theater'', invented by ''Fondudes'', extends participation to pre-production so each show is customized per audience at script level. Modern forms of immersive theater have a wide range of definitions, all base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preview (theatre)
Previews are a set of public performances of a Theatre, theatrical presentation that precede its Premiere, official opening, known as the press night. The purpose of previews is to allow the Theatre director, director and Stagehand, crew to identify problems and opportunities for improvement that were not found during rehearsals and to make adjustments before Theatre criticism, critics are invited to attend. The duration of the preview period varies, and ticket prices may be reduced. The term can also be used to describe an exhibition of a film to evaluate an audience's reaction and make possible changes before its official release. (This is different from a "Trailer (promotion), trailer", a short advertisement for a finished film.) References * Stage terminology Types of polling {{Theatre-stub de:Vorschau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Frost (producer)
John Edward Frost (AM) (born 30 September 1952) is an Australian theatrical stage impresario. He is co-founder and CEO of Sydney-based production companThe Gordon Frost Organisation (GFO) In December 2020, he sold the company tCrossroads Live Company (CXL)but continues in the role of CEO. Early life John Edward Frost was educated at the Ferryden Park Primary School, and thCroydon Technical School His father, Albert Edward was an Adelaide waterside worker and his mother, Louie Dorcas (née Oldfield) was a housewife and an officer cleaner. Frost grew-up in Adelaide where he regularly staged backyard entertainments with his doting Aunt, Mary, who despite her serious speech stutter played Eliza to his Henry Higgins, miming to the ''My Fair Lady'' cast album. His childhood was influenced by American television and Hollywood movies at Saturday afternoon cinema sessions. From the moment he saw a production of '' The Great Waltz'' at Her Majesty's Theatre in Adelaide he knew what he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
