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Pictures From Home
''Pictures from Home'' is a memory play written by Sharr White based on the book ''Pictures from Home'' by photographer Larry Sultan. The first production, directed by Bartlett Sher, opened in previews on 13 January 2023 at the Studio 54 theatre in New York City on Broadway. The play opened on 9 February 2023. The original Broadway cast includes Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein, and Zoë Wanamaker. Background Photographer Larry Sultan began taking photos of his parents beginning in the early 1980s and he spent a decade, interviewing, and writing about his parents, and his relationship with them. The book was adapted by Sharr White into the play ''Pictures from Home''. The book chronicles his childhood, his upbringing and his relationship with his parents who live in California. Sharr White developed his script from a reading in Houston's Alley Theatre "Alley All New Festival 2020." Plot The show is a domestic comedic drama, and exploration into the relationship between a so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharr White
Sharr White is an American playwright and screenwriter. He's known for his Broadway plays '' The Other Place'' (2011), ''The Snow Geese'' (2013), and ''Pictures From Home'' (2023). He's also known as a producer and writer for Showtime series '' The Affair'' (2015–2019), the Starz series '' Sweetbitter'' (2019), the HBO Max series ''Generation'' (2021), and the Netflix limited series ''Halston'' (2021). His plays have also been produced at several regional venues, including at South Coast Repertory, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Lincoln Center Theatre's Directors Lab and Key West Theatre Festival.Rothstein, Mervyn"PLAYBILL BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Sharr White, Playwright of Broadway's 'The Other Place'" playbill.com, January 19, 2013 Career ''Iris Fields'' was developed at the Lincoln Center Theatre Directors Lab and performed at the Key West Theatre Festival in 1996. The ''Sun-Sentinel'' reviewer wrote: "The best-directed and -acted show in the festiva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phillipa Soo
Phillipa Anne Soo ( ; born May 31, 1990) is an American actress and singer. Known for her leading roles on Broadway (theatre), Broadway primarily in musicals, she has received two Grammy Awards along with nominations for a Tony Awards, Tony Award and a Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy Award. Soo gained prominence for originating the role of Eliza Hamilton in the musical ''Hamilton (musical), Hamilton'' on Broadway theatre, Broadway. She earned a nomination for the 70th Tony Awards, 2016 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical and received a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album that 58th Annual Grammy Awards, same year. Her performance was captured in the Disney+ Hamilton (2020 film), live stage recording of ''Hamilton'' which was released in 2020 for which she earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadway Plays
Broadway may refer to: Theatre * Broadway Theatre (other) * Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S. ** Broadway (Manhattan), the street ** Broadway Theatre (53rd Street), one theatre on Broadway Other arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Broadway'' (1929 film), based on the play by George Abbott and Philip Dunning * ''Broadway'' (1942 film), with George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Janet Blair and Broderick Crawford Music Groups and labels * Broadway (band), an American post-hardcore band * Broadway (disco band), an American disco band from the 1970s * Broadway Records (other) Albums * ''Broadway'' (album), a 1964 Johnny Mathis album released in 2012 * ''Broadway'', a 2011 album by Kika Edgar Songs * "Broadway" (Goo Goo Dolls song), a song from the album ''Dizzy Up the Girl'' (1998) * "Broadway" (Sébastien Tellier song), a song by Sébastien Tellier from his album ''Politics'' (2004) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Works Set In The 1980s
Works may refer to: People * Caddy Works (1896–1982), American college sports coach * John D. Works (1847–1928), California senator and judge * Samuel Works (c. 1781–1868), New York politician Albums * ''Works'' (Pink Floyd album), a Pink Floyd album from 1983 * ''Works'', a Gary Burton album from 1972 * ''Works'', a Status Quo album from 1983 * ''Works'', a John Abercrombie album from 1991 * ''Works'', a Pat Metheny album from 1994 * ''Works'', an Alan Parson Project album from 2002 * ''Works Volume 1'', a 1977 Emerson, Lake & Palmer album * ''Works Volume 2'', a 1977 Emerson, Lake & Palmer album * '' The Works'', a 1984 Queen album Other uses *Good works, a topic in Christian theology * Microsoft Works, a collection of office productivity programs created by Microsoft * IBM Works, an office suite for the IBM OS/2 operating system * Mount Works, Victoria Land, Antarctica See also * The Works (other) * Work (other) Work may refer to: * Work (h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internet Broadway Database
The Internet Broadway Database (IBDB) is an online database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel. It was conceived and created by Karen Hauser in 1996 and is operated by the Research Department of The Broadway League, a trade association for the North American commercial theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a Stage (theatre), stage. The performe ... community. History Karen Hauser, research director for the Broadway League, developed the Internet Broadway Database, which was launched in 1996 or 2001. Prior to that, she served as the League's media director. She has written on the economic health of Broadway and how it contributes to New York City's economy as well as that of the cities that touring productions visit. Hauser co-produced the 2000 production of Keith Reddin's ''The Perp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wall Street Journal
''The Wall Street Journal'' (''WSJ''), also referred to simply as the ''Journal,'' is an American newspaper based in New York City. The newspaper provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and finance. It operates on a subscription model, requiring readers to pay for access to most of its articles and content. The ''Journal'' is published six days a week by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corp. As of 2023, ''The'' ''Wall Street Journal'' is the List of newspapers in the United States, largest newspaper in the United States by print circulation, with 609,650 print subscribers. It has 3.17 million digital subscribers, the second-most in the nation after ''The New York Times''. The newspaper is one of the United States' Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. The first issue of the newspaper was published on July 8, 1889. The Editorial board at The Wall Street Journal, editorial page of the ''Journal'' is typically center-right in its positio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Succession (TV Series)
''Succession'' is an American Satire (film and television), satirical black comedy, black comedy-drama television series created by Jesse Armstrong that aired for four seasons on HBO from June 3, 2018, to May 28, 2023. The series centers on the Roy family, the owners of global media and entertainment Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Waystar RoyCo, and their fight for control of the company amidst uncertainty about the health of the family's Patriarchy, patriarch. Brian Cox (actor), Brian Cox portrays the family patriarch Logan Roy. His children are played by Alan Ruck as Connor Roy, Connor, Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy, Kendall, Kieran Culkin as Roman Roy, Roman, and Sarah Snook as Shiv Roy, Shiv. Other starring cast members are Matthew Macfadyen as Tom Wambsgans, Shiv's husband and Waystar executive; Nicholas Braun as Greg Hirsch, Logan's grandnephew also employed by the company; Hiam Abbass as List of Succession characters#Marcia Roy, Marcia, Logan's third wife; and Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An American Family
''An American Family'' is an American television documentary series that followed the life of a California family in the early 1970s. Widely referred to as the first example of an American reality TV show, the series drew millions of weekly viewers, who were drawn to a story that seemed to shatter the rosy façade of upper-middle-class suburbia. It also became a lightning rod for discussion about the precarious state of the American family in the early 1970s. ''An American Family'' ranks #32 on ''TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time'' list. Production and story Created by Craig Gilbert, ''An American Family'' examined the daily trials and tribulations of the Loud family of Santa Barbara, California. Researching subjects for the series, Gilbert interviewed about 24 families before he settled on the Louds—a mother, father, and five "telegenic" children who owned a large house, multiple cars, and a swimming pool. Shooting began in May 1971, and Gilbert and his film cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. It is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. She was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper# ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donna Murphy
Donna Murphy (born March 7, 1959) is an American actress, best known for her work in musical theater. A five-time Tony Award nominee, she has twice won the Tony for Best Actress in a Musical: for her role as Fosca in '' Passion'' (1994–1995) and as Anna Leonowens'' in The King and I'' (1996–1997). She was also nominated for her roles as Ruth Sherwood in '' Wonderful Town'' (2003), Lotte Lenya in '' LoveMusik'' (2007), and Bubbie/Raisel in '' The People in the Picture'' (2011). Murphy made her Broadway debut as a replacement in the 1979 musical '' They're Playing Our Song''. Her other stage credits include the original Off-Broadway productions of ''Song of Singapore'' (1991) and '' Hello Again'' (1993), as well as the alternate to Bette Midler as the title character of Dolly Gallagher Levi in a Broadway revival of '' Hello, Dolly!'' (2017–2018). In 1997, she won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special for her role in "Someone Had to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters ( ''née'' Lazzara; born February 28, 1948) is an American actress and singer. Over a career spanning more than six decades, she has starred in musical theatre, television and film, performed in solo concerts and released recordings. She is a critically acclaimed Broadway performer, having received seven nominations for Tony Awards, winning two (plus an honorary award), and nine Drama Desk Award nominations, winning three. Four of the Broadway cast albums on which she has starred have won Grammy Awards. Regarded by many as the foremost interpreter of the works of Stephen Sondheim,Witchel, Alex"A True Star, Looking for Places to Shine" ''The New York Times'', February 28, 1999, pg. AR5, retrieved March 28, 2008. Peters is particularly noted for her roles on the Broadway stage, including in the musicals '' Mack and Mabel'' (1974), ''Sunday in the Park with George'' (1984), ''Song and Dance'' (1985), ''Into the Woods'' (1987), ''The Goodbye Girl'' (1993), '' An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Kind
Richard Bruce Kind (born November 22, 1956) is an American actor and comedian. His television roles include '' Carol & Company'' (1990–1991), Dr. Mark Devanow in '' Mad About You'' (1992–1999, 2019), Paul Lassiter in '' Spin City'' (1996–2002), Andy in ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' (2002–2021), Captain Stan Yenko in '' East New York'' (2022–2023), and Vince Fish in '' Only Murders in the Building'' (2024). He appeared in the films '' Johns'' (1996), '' Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'' (2002), '' I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With'' (2006), '' Big Stan'' (2007), '' A Serious Man'' (2009), '' The Angriest Man in Brooklyn'' (2014), ''All We Had'' (2016), '' Rifkin's Festival'' (2020), '' Tick, Tick... Boom!'' (2021), and '' The Out-Laws'' (2023). Kind is currently the announcer and sidekick on the Netflix live talk show '' Everybody's Live with John Mulaney''. Kind's voice performances in various Pixar films include Molt in ''A Bug's Life'' (1998), Van in the first two films of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
