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Robert Lawson (screenwriter)
Robert Lawson is an American playwright, director, composer, screenwriter and visual artist. His film, What Goes Up, co-written with Jonathan Glatzer and starring Steve Coogan, Olivia Thirlby, Hilary Duff, Molly Shannon and Josh Peck, was released on May 29, 2009. The film was distributed by Sony Pictures, with a DVD release on June 16, 2009 by Sony Home Entertainment. Lawson is the author and composer of dozens of theater works, a number of which are published by Playscripts, Inc. and are regularly produced across the U.S., Europe and Asia''.'' Among these are ''Hiroshima : crucible of light'' which has been produced in Singapore, London, Vancouver and Australia. NYC premiere was in 2009 by the Untitled Theater Co. 61 at Walkerspace. Texts have also appeared in ''American Writing'', ''Poems & Plays'' and ''The Northern New England Review''. He is the recipient of a ''Meet the Composer'' grant for his work on ''Leonardo’s Tank'' produced by Andy’s Summer Playhouse (NH) for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lawson (2017)
Robert Lawson may refer to: * Robert Lawson (architect) (1833–1902), Scottish architect who emigrated to New Zealand * Robert Lawson (author) (1892–1957), American author and artist *Robert Lawson (British Army officer) (died 1816), Royal Artillery officer *Robert Lawson (cricketer) (1901–1974), Australian cricketer * Robert Lawson (high sheriff), English official of Northumberland * Robert Lawson (South Australian politician) (born 1944), Liberal member of the South Australian Legislative Council *Robert Lawson (Victorian politician) (born 1927), Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Council *Robert Lawson (racing driver), runner-up in the 2008 SEAT Cupra Championship *Robert Lawson (screenwriter), screenwriter of ''What Goes Up'' *Robert Lawson (Virginia) (1748–1805), American Revolutionary War militia general *Robert C. Lawson (1883–1961), American clergyman, founder of the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ *Robert G. Lawson (born 1938), American law professor at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fitchburg Art Museum
The Fitchburg Art Museum (FAM) is a regional art museum based in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Description The Fitchburg Art Museum serves the cities of Fitchburg and Leominster, as well as the surrounding communities in North Central Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. FAM was founded in 1925 through a bequest of artist, collector, and educator Eleanor Norcross. The museum was designed by Mary Almy. Its complex of four interconnected buildings, with over of exhibition space, features exhibitions from its art historical collections plus special loan exhibitions focused on regional contemporary art. Collection strengths include American photography and general African art, including Ancient Egyptian art. The Egyptian collection is presented in an interactive gallery designed for families and school groups. In 2012, FAM began its rotating contemporary New England artist exhibition program, thus connecting the strength of its historical colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elodie Lauten
Elodie Lauten (October 20, 1950 – June 3, 2014) was a French-born American composer described as postminimalist or a microtonalist. Biography Born in Paris, France as Genevieve Schecroun, and educated in Paris at the Lycée Claude Monet, the Conservatoire (piano) and the Institut d’Etudes Politiques.Obituary nytimes.com; accessed March 4, 2015. Her father was Errol Parker (né Raphaël Schecroun), an n-born jazz musician; her mother was a classical pianist. Lauten was classically trained as a pianist since age 7. She contributed to the early punk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York Theatre
York Theatre is an off-Broadway theatre company based in East Midtown Manhattan, New York City. In its 50th year, York Theatre is dedicated to the production of new musicals and concert productions of forgotten musicals from the past. Each season consists of three or four mainstage productions, six or more concert presentations and dozens of developmental readings. It has had several transfers of its work to larger off-Broadway theatres and to Broadway. The company was awarded a special Drama Desk Award in 1996 to its artistic director Janet Hayes Walker and in 2006 for its "vital contributions to theater by developing and presenting new musicals". The York also received a Special Achievement Outer Critics Circle Award for 50 years of producing new and classic musicals. After Walker's death in 1997, the company has been run by James Morgan. From 1993 to 2020, the company performed at St. Peter's Church in the Citigroup Center at 619 Lexington Avenue at the corner of East 54t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (2 March 1931 – 30 August 2022) was a Soviet politician who served as the 8th and final leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to the country's dissolution in 1991. He served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 and additionally as head of state beginning in 1988, as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1988 to 1989, Chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 1989 to 1990 and the only President of the Soviet Union from 1990 to 1991. Ideologically, Gorbachev initially adhered to Marxism–Leninism but moved towards social democracy by the early 1990s. Gorbachev was born in Privolnoye, Russian SFSR, to a poor peasant family of Russian and Ukrainian heritage. Growing up under the rule of Joseph Stalin, in his youth he operated combine harvesters on a collective farm before joining the Communist Party, which then governed the Soviet Union as a one-party state. Studying at Moscow State Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George H
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlin Fitzwater
Max Marlin Fitzwater (born November 24, 1942) is an American writer-journalist who served as White House Press Secretary for six years under U.S. Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, making him one of the longest-serving press secretaries in history. He is the only U.S. Press Secretary to be appointed by two different U.S. Presidents ( Stephen Early and Pierre Salinger served as transition press secretaries for a few weeks and a few months, respectively). Early life and education Fitzwater was born in a Salina, Kansas hospital; his family's farm was in Dickinson County. He attended school in Abilene, Kansas from kindergarten to his graduation in 1960. He received a degree in journalism from Kansas State University in 1965. Fitzwater became a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. While in school, he worked at newspapers (Lindsborg News Record, Abilene Reflector-Chronicle, Manhattan Mercury, and Topeka Capital Journal) in various Kansas communities before moving t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Keaney
Brian Keaney (born 1954) is a British author. He is an author of mainly young adult fiction, who currently resides in London where he continues work as an author. Early life and career Brian Keaney was born in Walthamstow, Essex, to Irish Catholic parents. He reported that he learned about narrative by listening to his mother who was a natural storyteller. He attended a Catholic primary school in London which was run by nuns and a secondary school run by Jesuits. He did not enjoy his schooldays and reported that some teachers at his secondary school were overly fond of administering corporal punishment. His favorite academic subject was English, although he also had an interest in History and Latin, particularly liking Latin poetry. Keaney eventually pursued a career as an English teacher. A librarian at a school he was working at introduced him to young adult fiction, piquing his interest so that he decided to write his own. Personal life Keaney currently lives in London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Huntington
Sam Huntington (born April 1, 1982) is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Josh Levison, a werewolf in the Syfy series '' Being Human'', and for his role as Jimmy Olsen in the superhero film ''Superman Returns''. For its two seasons from September 2015 to April 2017, Huntington had a recurring role on the Fox series ''Rosewood''. He also played Mimi-Siku Cromwell in the Disney movie '' Jungle 2 Jungle''. He played Ox in '' Not Another Teen Movie''. He also had a cameo in the December 2017 USA Network TV-film '' Psych: The Movie''. Early life Huntington was born in Peterborough, New Hampshire. He was raised in Hancock, New Hampshire. His mother, Christine Stabile, owned and operated the Black Box Theatre, where Huntington started his career. Huntington's great-uncle was actor Ralph Bellamy. Career Huntington's first role was in the 1996 television movie ''Harvest of Fire'', which starred Lolita Davidovich. He then appeared opposite Tim Allen in Disn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy's Summer Playhouse
Andy's Summer Playhouse is a youth theater located in Wilton, New Hampshire. Andy's Summer Playhouse programs foster creative collaborations between children and professional artists who work in a variety of media: performance art, theater, dance, music, puppetry, video, set and lighting design and playwriting. In addition to its unique mission to produce original and adapted plays for children, the theater boasts a number of well-known alumni and teaching artists, including Tony Award winning artists Stephen Karam and Lisa Kron, Emmy Award winning artists Paul Jacobs and Sarah Durkee, Pulitzer Prize winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, Caldecott Medal winning authors Brian Selznick and Elizabeth Orton Jones,"Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938 - Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Untitled Theater Company 61
Edward Einhorn (born September 6, 1970) is an American playwright, theater director, and novelist, noted for the comic absurdism of his drama and the imaginative richness of his literary works. A native of Westfield, New Jersey, Einhorn graduated from Westfield High School, where he was an editor of the student newspaper '' Hi's Eye''. He attended Johns Hopkins University. In 1992 he started the Untitled Theater Company #61 in New York (co-founded with his older brother David Einhorn, who has produced plays for the company). With that company, Edward Einhorn directed T. S. Eliot's ''Sweeney Agonistes'', Eugène Ionesco's '' The Bald Soprano'', Dennis Potter's ''Brimstone and Treacle'', and Richard Foreman's ''My Head Was a Sledgehammer'', among other works. He staged a festival of the complete plays of Eugène Ionesco, a celebration of the total plays of Václav Havel, a calypso musical adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's '' Cat's Cradle'', an adaptation of '' Do Androids Dream o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
