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Peter Morris (playwright)
Peter Morris (born 9 November 1973) is an American playwright, television writer and critic, best known for his work in British theatre. Biography Morris was born in Philadelphia and educated at The Haverford School and Yale University, graduating in 1997. He then studied at Somerville College, Oxford on a grant from the British Academy where he was active with OUDS as a writer and performer. Morris' plays are noteworthy for their willingness to address difficult political topics, including the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse in '' Guardians'' and the murder of James Bulger in "The Age of Consent". He is additionally known for his innovative adaptations of work by previous writers, including Aristophanes, Gilbert and Sullivan, and Maurice Maeterlinck. Morris has been included as part of the British school of "In-Yer-Face Theatre" by critic Aleks Sierz. Career ''The Age of Consent'' Morris' play ''The Age of Consent'', starring Ben Silverstone and Katherine Parkinson, " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, largest city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the List of United States cities by population, sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Act of Consolidation, 1854, Since 1854, the city has been coextensive with Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, the List of counties in Pennsylvania, most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the Delaware Valley, the Metropolitan statistical area, nation's seventh-largest and one of List of largest cities, world's largest metropolitan regions, with 6.245 million residents . The city's population at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census was 1,603,797, and over 56 million people live within of Philadelphia. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Silverstone
Benjamin Maurice Silverstone (born 9 April 1979) is an English barrister and former actor. Silverstone's appeared in the 1998 Paramount Classics feature film, '' Get Real''. Early life and education Silverstone was born in Camden, London, the son of Beverly and Anthony Silverstone. He has one sister and one brother. He studied English at Trinity College, Cambridge, and law (LLM) at the London School of Economics. Career Prior to '' Get Real'', Silverstone appeared in Adrian Lyne's adaptation of ''Lolita'' in 1997 and Mike Figgis' '' The Browning Version'' in 1994. ''Get Real'' was based on Patrick Wilde's stage play '' What's Wrong with Angry?'', and is a love story between two British schoolboys. Silverstone made the front cover of ''Gay Times'' in May 1999 to mark the release of the film. The film achieved cult status with many fans, and even gave rise to two fan-organised gatherings in the filming locations around Basingstoke. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the non-denominational all-male institution began its first classes near City Hall based on a curriculum focused on a secular education. The university moved in 1833 and has maintained its main campus in Greenwich Village surrounding Washington Square Park. Since then, the university has added an engineering school in Brooklyn's MetroTech Center and graduate schools throughout Manhattan. NYU has become the largest private university in the United States by enrollment, with a total of 51,848 enrolled students, including 26,733 undergraduate students and 25,115 graduate students, in 2019. NYU also receives the most applications of any private institution in the United States and admission is considered highly selective. NYU is organiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen J
Karen may refer to: * Karen (name), a given name and surname * Karen (slang), a term and meme for a demanding woman displaying certain behaviors People * Karen people, an ethnic group in Myanmar and Thailand ** Karen languages or Karenic languages * House of Karen, a historical feudal family of Tabaristan, Iran * Karen (singer), Danish R&B singer Places * Karen, Kenya, a suburb of Nairobi * Karen City or Hualien City, Taiwan * Karen Hills or Karen Hills, Myanmar * Karen State, a state in Myanmar Film and television * ''Karen'' (1964 TV series), an American sitcom * ''Karen'' (1975 TV series), an American sitcom * ''Karen'' (film), a 2021 American crime thriller Other uses * Karen (orangutan), the first to have open heart surgery * AS-10 Karen or Kh-25, a Soviet air-to-ground missile * Kiwi Advanced Research and Education Network * Tropical Storm Karen (other) See also * Karren (name) * Karyn (given name) * Keren, Eritrea a city * Caren (disambigu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Moore (director)
Jason Moore (born October 22, 1970) is an American director of film, theatre and television. Life and career Jason Moore was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and studied at Northwestern University. Moore's Broadway career began as a resident director of ''Les Misérables'' at the Imperial Theatre in during its original run. He is the son of Fayetteville District Judge Rudy Moore. In March 2003, Moore directed the musical ''Avenue Q'', which opened Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre and then moved to Broadway at the John Golden Theatre in July 2003. He was nominated for a 2004 Tony Award for his direction. Moore also directed productions of the musical in Las Vegas and London and the show's national tour. Moore directed the 2005 Broadway revival of ''Steel Magnolias'' and ''Shrek the Musical'', starring Brian d'Arcy James and Sutton Foster which opened on Broadway in 2008. He directed the concert of ''Jerry Springer — The Opera'' at Carnegie Hall in January 2008. Moore, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine Moennig
Katherine Sian Moennig (; born December 29, 1977) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Shane McCutcheon on ''The L Word'' (2004–2009), as well as Jake Pratt on ''Young Americans'' (2000). Moennig played the role of Lena in the Showtime series ''Ray Donovan'' from 2013 to 2019. She played a recurring role on ''Grown-ish'' on Freeform as Professor Paige Hewson in season 2 and 3. She reprised her role as Shane McCutcheon in '' The L Word: Generation Q'' in 2019. Moennig currently hosts podcast ''PANTS'' with close friend and ''L Word'' co-star, Leisha Hailey. Personal life Moennig was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Broadway dancer Mary Zahn and violin-maker William H. Moennig III. Her father's maternal half-sister is actress Blythe Danner, making her a half-first cousin of Gwyneth Paltrow and Jake Paltrow. Moennig is a lesbian. She is married to musician Ana Rezende. Career Moennig moved to New York City at the age of 18 to study at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Pace
Lee Grinner Pace (born March 25, 1979) is an American actor. He is known for starring as Thranduil the Elvenking in ''The Hobbit'' trilogy and as Joe MacMillan in the AMC period drama television series '' Halt and Catch Fire''. He has also appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Ronan the Accuser, a role he first played in ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' and reprised in '' Captain Marvel''. Pace earned a 2008 Emmy nomination for his portrayal of Ned in the ABC comedy-drama ''Pushing Daisies''. Since 2021, he stars as the galactic emperor Brother Day in the television series '' Foundation'', based on the stories of Isaac Asimov. Early life Pace was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, to Charlotte, a schoolteacher, and James, an engineer. He has a sister. As a child, Pace spent several years in Saudi Arabia, where his father worked in the oil business; the family later moved to Houston. He was raised Catholic. Pace attended Klein High School in Spring, Texas, a suburb of Houston, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Statesman
The ''New Statesman'' is a British political and cultural magazine published in London. Founded as a weekly review of politics and literature on 12 April 1913, it was at first connected with Sidney and Beatrice Webb and other leading members of the socialist Fabian Society, such as George Bernard Shaw, who was a founding director. Today, the magazine is a print–digital hybrid. According to its present self-description, it has a liberal and progressive political position. Jason Cowley, the magazine's editor, has described the ''New Statesman'' as a publication "of the left, for the left" but also as "a political and literary magazine" with "sceptical" politics. The magazine was founded by members of the Fabian Society as a weekly review of politics and literature. The longest-serving editor was Kingsley Martin (1930–1960), and the current editor is Jason Cowley, who assumed the post in 2008. The magazine has recognised and published new writers and critics, as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Brantley
Benjamin D. Brantley (born October 26, 1954) is an American theater critic, journalist, editor, publisher and writer. He served as the chief theater critic for ''The New York Times'' from 1996 to 2017, and as co-chief theater critic from 2017 to 2020. Life and career Born in Durham, North Carolina, Brantley received a Bachelor of Arts in English from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, graduating in 1977, and is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Brantley began his journalism career as a summer intern at the ''Winston-Salem Sentinel'' and, in 1975, became an editorial assistant at ''The Village Voice''. At '' Women's Wear Daily'', he was a reporter and then editor (1978-January 1983), and later became the European editor, publisher, and Paris bureau chief until June 1985. For the next 18 months, Brantley freelanced, writing regularly for '' Elle'', '' Vanity Fair'', and ''The New Yorker'' before joining ''The New York Times'' as a Drama Critic (August 1993). He was el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national "newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bush Theatre
The Bush Theatre is located in the Passmore Edwards Public Library, Shepherd's Bush, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. It was established in 1972 as a showcase for the work of new writers. The Bush Theatre strives to create a space which nurtures and develops new artists and their work. A seedbed for the best new playwrights, many of whom have gone on to become established names in the industry, the Bush Theatre has produced hundreds of premieres, many of them Bush Theatre commissions, and hosted guest productions by theatre companies and artists from across the world. Artistic Directors * Jenny Topper (1977–88), jointly with Nicky Pallot (1979–90) * Dominic Dromgoole (1990–96) * Mike Bradwell (1996–2007) * Josie Rourke (2007–12) * Madani Younis (2011–2018) *Lynette Linton (2019–present) History On Thursday 6 April 1972, the Bush Theatre was established above The Bush public house on the corner of Goldhawk Road and Shepherd's Bush Green, in w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Edgar (playwright)
David Edgar (born 26 February 1948) is a British playwright and writer who has had more than sixty of his plays published and performed on stage, radio and television around the world, making him one of the most prolific dramatists of the post-1960s generation in Great Britain.Dictionary of Literary Biography excerpt at Bookrags.com He was resident playwright at the in 1974–5 and has been a board member there since 1985. Awarded a Fellow in Creative Writing at Leeds Polytechnic, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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