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Say No To This
"Say No to This" is the fourth song from Act 2 of the musical ''Hamilton'', based on the life of Alexander Hamilton, which premiered on Broadway in 2015. Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote both the music and lyrics to the song. In this song, "Hamilton's eye begins wandering", as he has an affair with Maria Reynolds. Background According to ''Slate'', the song "began with a quote from LL Cool J's "I Need Love"", but due to clearance issues from Atlantic Records, "the line was removed before the show's transition to Broadway". Synopsis The song outlines Alexander Hamilton's one-year adulterous affair with Maria Reynolds. Hamilton remains in New York City working on passing his plan for the creation of a national bank, his wife leaving to go on vacation upstate without him. While separated from his family, Hamilton is approached by Mrs. Reynolds, who claims her husband has abandoned her and asks Hamilton for financial aid before seducing him. Their adultery continues throughout the sum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Odom Jr
Leslie Lloyd Odom Jr. (; born August 6, 1981) is an American actor, singer and songwriter. He made his acting debut on Broadway theatre, Broadway in 1998 and first gained recognition for his portrayal of Aaron Burr in the musical ''Hamilton (musical), Hamilton'', which earned him a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album in the 58th Annual Grammy Awards, same year. His performance was captured in the Disney+ Hamilton (2020 film), live stage recording of ''Hamilton'' which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role in a Limited Series or Movie nomination. Odom is also known for his roles in the television series ''Smash (TV series), Smash'' (2012–2013) and ''Person of Interest (TV series), Person of Interest'' (2013–2014), as well as the films ''Red Tails'' (2012), ''Murder on the Orient Express (2017 film) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton
Elizabeth Hamilton (née Schuyler ; August 9, 1757 – November 9, 1854) was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was the wife of Founding Fathers of the United States, American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and was a passionate champion and defender of Hamilton's work and efforts in the American Revolution and the founding of the United States. She was the co-founder and deputy director of Graham Windham, the first private orphanage in New York City. She is recognized as an early American philanthropist for her work with the Orphan Asylum Society. Early life Schuyler was born in Albany, New York, the second daughter of Philip Schuyler, who would later be an American Revolutionary War general, and his wife, Catherine Van Rensselaer. The Van Rensselaers of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck were one of the wealthiest and most politically influential families in what was then the Province of New York. She had 14 siblings, only seven of whom lived to adulthood, includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hamilton Mixtape
''The Hamilton Mixtape'' is a 2016 mixtape album featuring assorted (and deleted) songs from the 2015 Broadway musical ''Hamilton'' performed by various artists, including Common, Kelly Clarkson, Wiz Khalifa, Nas, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Dessa, Miguel, Chance the Rapper, Nate Ruess, K’naan, Aloe Blacc, and the Roots. It was widely well received by critics. Background In 2009, Lin-Manuel Miranda began a project titled ''The Hamilton Mixtape'' that would eventually transform into the 2015 Broadway musical ''Hamilton''.Viagas, Robert"Beach Read to Broadway! How Lin-Manuel Miranda Turned a History Book into 'Hamilton'"Playbill, August 5, 2015 During the development of the musical production, Miranda frequently communicated that a "mixtape" of select songs from the show's score was being recorded. On November 3, 2016, Miranda announced on Twitter that the mixtape was complete and would be released on December 2, 2016. Preorders for the album began on November 4, 2016, and two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Scott (singer)
Jill Heather Scott (born April 4, 1972) is an American singer, songwriter, model, poet, and actress. Her 2000 debut album, ''Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol. 1'', went platinum and the follow-ups ''Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2'' (2004) and ''The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3'' (2007) both achieved gold status. Scott made her film debut in 2007 in ''Hounddog (film), Hounddog'' and Tyler Perry's ''Why Did I Get Married?''. In 2008, she starred in the BBC/HBO series ''The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (TV series), The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency'', based on The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, the novels of the same name by Alexander McCall Smith. After a four-year hiatus from music, Scott released her fourth album, ''The Light of the Sun'', in 2011. In 2014, she starred in the film ''Get on Up (film), Get on Up'' as Deidre "Dee Dee" Jenkins, the second wife of James Brown. In 2015, she released her fifth album, ''Woman (Jill Scott album), Woman.'' Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Yorker
''The New Yorker'' is an American magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. It was founded on February 21, 1925, by Harold Ross and his wife Jane Grant, a reporter for ''The New York Times''. Together with entrepreneur Raoul H. Fleischmann, they established the F-R Publishing Company and set up the magazine's first office in Manhattan. Ross remained the editor until his death in 1951, shaping the magazine's editorial tone and standards. ''The New Yorker''s fact-checking operation is widely recognized among journalists as one of its strengths. Although its reviews and events listings often focused on the Culture of New York City, cultural life of New York City, ''The New Yorker'' gained a reputation for publishing serious essays, long-form journalism, well-regarded fiction, and humor for a national and international audience, including work by writers such as Truman Capote, Vladimir Nabokov, and Alice Munro. In the late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Gopnik
Adam Gopnik (born August 24, 1956) is an American writer and essayist, who was raised in Montreal, Canada. He is best known as a staff writer for ''The New Yorker,'' to which he has contributed nonfiction, fiction, memoir, and criticism since 1986. He is the author of nine books, including ''Paris to the Moon'', ''Through the Children's Gate'', ''The King in the Window'', and ''A Thousand Small Sanities: The Moral Adventure of Liberalism.'' In 2020, his essay "The Driver's Seat" was cited as the most-assigned piece of contemporary nonfiction in the English-language syllabus. Early life and education Gopnik was born to a American Jews, Jewish family in Philadelphia and raised in Montreal. His family lived at Habitat 67. Both his parents were professors at McGill University; father Irwin was a professor of English literature and mother Myrna Gopnik, Myrna was a professor of linguistics. During a storytelling session for The Moth in 2014, Gopnik explained that his paternal grandfat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patheos
Patheos is a non-denominational, non-partisan online media company providing information and commentary from various, mostly religious, perspectives. Upon its launch in May 2009, the website was primarily geared toward learning about religions through a reference library and other peer-reviewed resources on 27 global religions and worldviews. In its current form, the site also hosts more than 450 blogs in eleven "Faith Channels," offering commentary and news from these perspectives on topics including politics, institutions, culture, sacred texts, history, lifestyle, entertainment, family life, and business. History Patheos was founded in 2008 by Leo and Cathie Brunnick, both web technology professionals and residents of Denver, Colorado. They amassed hundreds of essays and works from scholars, practitioners, and religious leaders, shaping them into a comprehensive peer-reviewed Library. As the site developed, bloggers and columnists from various traditions were added to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jezebel (website)
Jezebel is a US-based website featuring news and cultural commentary geared towards women. It was launched in 2007 by Gawker Media under the editorship of Anna Holmes as a feminist counterpoint to traditional women's magazines. After the breakup of Gawker Media, the site was purchased by Univision Communications and later acquired by G/O Media. The site stopped publishing on November 9, 2023, when parent company G/O Media laid off its staff. It was then acquired by Paste (magazine), ''Paste'' on November 29, 2023 with the website officially relaunched on December 11, 2023. History Gawker Media Jezebel was launched on May 21, 2007, as the 14th Gawker Media blog.Stephanie D. Smith, Irin Carmon. "Memo Pad." ''Women's Wear Daily'', May 21, 2007. According to founding editor Anna Holmes, who had previously worked at ''Glamour (magazine), Glamour'', ''Star (magazine), Star'', and ''InStyle'', the site stemmed from the desire to better serve Gawker.com's female readers, who made up 70 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huffington Post
''HuffPost'' (''The Huffington Post'' until 2017, itself often abbreviated as ''HPo'') is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions. The site offers news, satire, blogs, and original content, and covers politics, business, entertainment, environment, technology, popular media, lifestyle, culture, comedy, healthy eating, young women's interests, and local news featuring columnists. It was created to provide a progressive alternative to conservative news websites such as the Drudge Report. The site contains its own content and user-generated content via video blogging, audio, and photo. In 2012, the website became the first commercially run United States digital media enterprise to win a Pulitzer Prize. Founded by Arianna Huffington, Andrew Breitbart, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti, the site was launched on May 9, 2005, as a counterpart to the Drudge Report. In March 2011, it was acquired by AOL for US$315 million, with Arian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Five Years
''The Last Five Years'' is a musical written by Jason Robert Brown. It premiered at Chicago's Northlight Theatre in 2001 and was then produced Off-Broadway in March 2002. Since then it has had numerous productions both in the United States and internationally, and a subsequent Broadway production. The story explores a five-year relationship between Jamie Wellerstein, a rising novelist, and Cathy Hiatt, a struggling actress. The show uses a form of storytelling in which Jamie's story is told in chronological order (starting just after the couple have first met) and Cathy's story is told in reverse chronological order (beginning the show at the end of the marriage). The characters do not directly interact except for a wedding song in the middle as their timelines intersect. In 2014, a film adaptation directed by Richard LaGravenese starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan was released. Background ''The Last Five Years'' was inspired by Brown's failed marriage to Theresa O'Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Lacamoire
Alex Lacamoire (born May 24, 1975) is a Cuban-American composer, arranger, conductor, musical director, music copyist, and orchestrator who has worked on many shows both on and off-Broadway. He is the recipient of multiple Tony and Grammy Awards for his work on shows such as '' In the Heights'' (2008), ''Hamilton'' (2016), and ''Dear Evan Hansen'' (2017). Lacamoire was awarded the Kennedy Center Honor in 2018. Early life and education Lacamoire was born in Los Angeles, California and began to play piano at age four. He and his family moved to Miami, Florida when he was nine. He entered Southwood Middle School, a school known for its fine arts program, and went on to New World School of the Arts. He then attended Berklee College of Music, graduating in 1995 with the highest GPA in the class (3.97). At Berklee he studied jazz, arranging, and film scoring. Lacamoire has hearing loss and uses hearing aids. Career Lacamoire's early theatrical credits as music director, arr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usher (singer)
Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. With some publications referring to him as the King of R&B, he is recognized as an influential figure in contemporary R&B and pop music. In 1994, Usher released his self-titled debut album at the age of 15. He rose to fame with the release of his second album, '' My Way'' (1997), which spawned his first ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one single " Nice & Slow", and the top-two singles: the title track and " You Make Me Wanna...". His third album, '' 8701'' (2001), saw continued success, selling eight million copies and yielding two number-one singles, " U Remind Me" and " U Got It Bad", as well as the top-three single, " U Don't Have to Call". '' Confessions'' (2004) established Usher as one of the best-selling musical artists of the 2000s, supported by four consecutive number-one singles—" Yeah!", "Burn", " Confessions Part II", and " My Boo"—and the top-ten " Caught Up". The al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
