hollywood pinafore
hollywood pinafore by arthur sullivan and george s. kaufman (1998, paperback )
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hollywood pinafore opened on may 31, 1945 at the alvin theater. it ran 52 performances .
the musicals in mufti series will present hollywood pinafore, happy hunting, silk stockings, and more during the winter 2013 season .
our second mufti of the season. check out hollywood pinafore, music by sir arthur sullivan and lyrics by george s. kaufman. performances march 1 - 3
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sullivan - he is an englishman - h. m. s. pinafore / / puccini e la sua lucca
the york theatre company continues the winter 2013 musicals in mufti series with hollywood pinafore, with book & lyrics by george s. kaufman and music by sir arthur sullivan. (more... )
originally presented on broadway in the spring of 1945, and directed by george s. kaufman himself, hollywood pinafore has never before been published in its entirety—until now. with loving respect for what makes gilbert and sullivan' s h. m. s. pinafore a masterpiece, kaufman' s dazzling lyric writing transplants the maritime world of the original pinafore to the californian milieu he knows best: the glamorous world of hollywood film making. and all the while, he' s kept sir arthur sullivan' s charming score intact, complete with all the favorites you remember from the gilbert and sullivan operetta .
the york theatre company continues the winter 2013 musicals in mufti series with hollywood pinafore, with book & lyrics by george s. kaufman and music by sir arthur sullivan. hollywood pinafore was originally produced in 1945. directed by mark kaufmann and with music direction by beth falcone, the cast features susan blommaert, claybourne elder, jennifer evans, sara jean ford, tom galantich, julie kotarides, dennis parlato, andrew ragone, kilty reidy, danny rutigliano and mary stout. (more... )
the york theatre company continues the winter 2013 musicals in mufti series with hollywood pinafore, with book & lyrics by george s. kaufman and music by sir arthur sullivan. hollywood pinafore was originally produced in 1945. directed by mark kaufmann and with music direction by beth falcone, the cast will feature susan blommaert, claybourne elder, jennifer evans, sara jean ford, tom galantich, julie kotarides, dennis parlato, andrew ragone, kilty reidy, danny rutigliano and mary stout. (more... )
synopsis: a hollywood starlet is in love with a struggling writer but promised in marriage by her director father to the head of the studio, in george s. kaufman' s update of gilbert and sullivan' s h. m. s. pinafore .
the york theatre company continues the winter 2013 musicals in mufti series with hollywood pinafore, with book & lyrics by george s. kaufman and music by sir arthur sullivan. hollywood pinafore was originally produced in 1945. directed by mark kaufmann and with music direction by beth falcone, the cast features susan blommaert, claybourne elder, jennifer evans, sara jean ford, tom galantich, julie kotarides, dennis parlato, andrew ragone, kilty reidy, danny rutigliano and mary stout. broadwayworld has a first look at the cast in action onstage below! (more... )
the york theatre company (james morgan, producing artistic director; andrew levine, executive producer) continues the winter 2013 musicals in mufti series with hollywood pinafore, with book & lyrics by george s. kaufman and music by sir arthur sullivan. hollywood pinafore was originally produced in 1945. directed by mark kaufmann and with music direction by beth falcone, the cast will feature susan blommaert, claybourne elder, jennifer evans, sara jean ford, tom galantich, julie kotarides, dennis parlato, andrew ragone, kilty reidy, danny rutigliano and mary stout. (more... )
never mind the why and wherefore (the myob song )
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never mind the why and wherefore
- h. m. s. pinafore
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hollywood pinafore is george s. kaufman' s 1945 transplant of gilbert & sullivan' s
h. m. s. pinafore
from the world of british maritime to a hollywood movie studio. arthur sullivan' s sparkling score is wed with kaufman' s canny, hilarious lyrics, making for a merry trip through the glamour and absurdity of hollywood. kaufman translates the original story of a naval captain' s daughter, in love with a lowly sailor while promised to
the ruler of the queen' s na - vee
, to that of a director' s self - involved movie star daughter, in love with a lowly writer, while promised to theclueless studio head. the action plays amidst a swirl of hollywood types, including a daffy gossip columnist, a bundleofsunshine publicist, and a devious, sharp - as - a - tack agent - - who is, naturally, the villain of the piece. kaufman' s wit is on full display in this delightful satire, complete with a surprising hollywood ending .
kaufman had always been a gilbert and sullivan fan and when a fellow card - player once murmured a bit of doggerel to a bit of hms pinafore —
he nodded his head and never said no, / and now he' s the head of the studio
—kaufman was inspired. he used the tunes of sir arthur sullivan and, for the first time in his career, wrote the lyrics as well as the libretto to a new musical. although kaufman got some heat from the press for returning the scene of previous hollywood satires, pinafore remains fresh and imaginative. a great companion piece to the operettas of g & s, pinafore works brilliantly for those who know the original pieces and just as well for audiences encountering the songs for the first time .
this is an australia / new zealand release. the same publisher also offers a four - video package that includes cox and box, trial by jury, the sorcerer, and h. m. s. pinafore .
joseph porter heads pinafore pictures amid a swirl of recognisable hollywood types: louhedda hopsons, a gossip columnist a veritable chain gang of imprisoned screen writers and dumb blondes looking to become famous; a devious agent, and brenda blossom, a love - struck starlet pining for a lowly writer, yet promised in marriage to the studio head by her father (a director looking to advance his own career) .
a musical comedy in 2 acts. based on w. s. gilbert and arthur sullivan' s h. m. s. pinafore. book and lyrics revised by george s. kaufman, with deepest apologies to william s. gilbert. music by arthur sullivan
is the pianist, narrator and producer of hollywood revisited. he has appeared on numerous television programs including amc' s hollywood fashion machine, a & e' s the incurable collector, entertainment tonight, hard copy and the montel williams show. all have featured various movie costumes from his vast personal collection. some of these costumes are on display at the new hollywood history museum in hollywood, california. mr. schreiner serves on the piano faculty at cerritos college, has several recordings in release and was composer / performer for the educational television series masters of the silent screen. greg also is an active participant in the music community of southern california as the accompanist for the mansfield chamber singers of beverly hills. he is also the president of marilyn remembered, a club devoted to preserving the memory of marilyn monroe. greg schreiner is truly a renaissance man !
is the pianist, narrator and producer of hollywood revisited. he has appeared on numerous television programs including amc' s hollywood fashion machine, a & e' s the incurable collector, entertainment tonight, hard copy and the montel williams show. all have featured various movie costumes from his vast personal collection. some of these costumes are on display at the new hollywood museum in hollywood, california. mr. schreiner serves on the piano faculty at cerritos college and santa monica college, has several recordings in release and was composer / performer for the educational television series masters of the silent screen. greg also is an active participant in the music community of southern california as the accompanist for the mansfield chamber singers of beverly hills. he is also the president of marilyn remembered, a club devoted to preserving the memory of marilyn monroe. greg schreiner is truly a renaissance man !
i' ve got a little list (i' ve got a little list - the mikado) andy extracts his revenge against liberals, professors, wikipedia, and hollywood - types by creating lists of all their attributes .
in hollywood, teenagers are expected to go on murderous killing sprees. it is a rite of passage. and adults, well, we all know adults are capable of just about anything. but evil children push the envelope .
york theatre company (james morgan, producing artistic director; andrew levine, executive director) has announced principal casting for the remaining three musicals in its winter 2013 musicals in mufti series: hollywood pinafore (march 1 - 3, 2013), happy hunting (march 15 - 17, 2013), and silk stockings (march 22 - 24, 2013) at york theatre company at its home in saint peter' s (entrance on east 54th street, just east of lexington avenue). (more... )
the story: joseph porter heads pinafore pictures amid a swirl of recognizable hollywood types: louhedda hopsons, a gossip columnist; a veritable chain gang of imprisoned screen writers and
dumb blondes
looking to become famous; a devious agent; and brenda blossom, a love - struck starlet pining for a lowly writer, yet promised in marriage to the studio head by her father (a director looking to advance his own career). what' s brenda to do? if she marries the poor, starving screen writer, ralph, she' ll be tossed out of hollywood and forced to make a living on (gasp !) the stage. it' s too much to be endured. fortunately, everything turns out for the best for everyone when it is discovered that a mix - up in louhedda' s column was responsible for ralph' s fall from grace. in reality, it was ralph who was meant to head the studio instead of porter. upon this classic turnaround, happiness befalls each of the characters in turn—just what you' d expect from a hollywood picture .
the story: joseph porter heads pinafore pictures amid a swirl of recognizable hollywood types: louhedda hopsons, a gossip columnist; a veritable chain gang of imprisoned screen writers and dumb blondes looking to become famous; a devious agent; and brenda blossom, a love - struck starlet pining for a lowly writer, yet promised in marriage to the studio head by her father (a director looking to advance his own career). what' s brenda to do? if she marries the poor, starving screen writer, ralph, she' ll be tossed out of hollywood and forced to make a living on (gasp !) the stage. it' s too much to be endured. fortunately, everything turns out for the best for everyone when it is discovered that a mix - up in louhedda' s column was responsible for ralph' s fall from grace. in reality, it was ralph who was meant to head the studio instead of porter. upon this classic turnaround, happiness befalls each of the characters in turn - just what you' d expect from a hollywood picture .
from the silent movie era and the glamour of 1920s hollywood, this classic show tells the heart - wrenching love story of two of its greatest legends; director mack sennett “the king of comedy” and creator of the keystone kops, and his star mabel normand .
since its premiere in 1878, gilbert and sullivan’s wildly popular operetta h. m. s. pinafore has delighted audiences with a nautically - tinged story of star - crossed lovers. the gentlemanly captain corcoran of the good ship pinafore has a daughter, josephine, who is in love with a lowly but gallant sailor named ralph rackstraw. the captain forbids the marriage, wanting to match josephine instead with the well - bred sir joseph, first lord of the admiralty. in the meantime, the captain finds himself in nearly the same position as his daughter: his former nanny, little buttercup, falls in love with him, but he hesitates to reciprocate due to his higher social rank. the whole situation is turned on its head when little buttercup reveals a game - changing secret she has kept for decades. a rollicking farce with endearing characters, memorable tunes, and a hilariously happy ending, h. ms pinafore is a classic, time - tested delight not to be missed .
while recent features have fizzled, brooks continued to delight audiences with his riotous appearances on tv as a talk show guest, such as his memorable turn on one of the last installments of the johnny carson tonight show in 1992. while promoting life stinks, he appeared on three consecutive nights of later, the late - night talk show hosted by bob costas, where he rattled off many hilarious show biz anecdotes. in a more serious vein, as a guest on the revealing cable documentary series, naked hollywood, brooks spoke candidly about the machinations necessary to remain a player in contemporary hollywood .
what' s brenda to do? if she marries the poor, starving screen writer, ralph, she' ll be tossed out of hollywood and forced to make a living on (gasp !) the stage. it' s too much to be endured. fortunately, everything turns out for the best for everyone when it is discovered that a mix - up in louhedda' s column was responsible for ralph' s fall from grace. in reality, it was ralph who was meant to head the studio instead of porter. upon this classic turnaround, happiness befalls each of the characters in turn - just what you' d expect from a hollywood picture .
americans will recognize peter marshall as emcee of television' s hollywood squares, but he has a broadway background, and perhaps others will share my surprise that he is actually a strong singer and a capable dancer. unfortunately, he turns the captain into a pantomime caricature, with mugging and overacting that simply don' t belong in this opera .
the york theatre company (james morgan, producing artistic director) has announced the four - show line - up for its winter 2013 musicals in mufti series featuring the music works of legendary broadway writers richard rodgers, cole porter, howard lindsay & russel crouse and two by george s. kaufman. the roster of broadway musicals include two by two (february 15 - 17, 2013), hollywood pinafore (march 1 - 3, 2013), happy hunting (march 15 - 17, 2013), and silk stockings (march 22 - 24, 2013) at the york theatre company at its home in saint peter' s (entrance on east 54th street, just east of lexington avenue). casting will be announced at a later date. (more... )
accepts students of all ages and levels. joshua heads up the musical theater emphasis at california lutheran university in thousand oaks and has created the intensive musical theater training program, the anmt performers' workshop in north hollywood. joshua has his mfa in classical theater from the university of delaware. among his many roles, he starred on broadway and in london as
molina
in
the american century theater (tact) will welcome helen hayes award - winner brian childers back to the stage for an evening with danny kaye. this production, to be performed as part of the robert m. mcelwaine reflections series, pays tribute to one of broadway and hollywood' s greatest showmen - danny kaye. stephen nachamie directs and jeff biering is the musical director. (more... )
theatrical dance champions cate caplin is a thirty - four times regional and international champion in theatre arts adagio and has appeared on television, in commercials, in feature films and in a variety of prestigious venues across the county and worldwide including the white house, the kennedy center, the metropolitan opera house, ford' s theatre, the hollywood bowl, the paris opera house, rockefeller center, the palace of fine arts, the orpheum theatre, the ritz carlton, caesar' s palace, the hollywood palladium, the los angeles theatre center, house of blues, shanghai china' s sports arena, tokyo' s hakuhinkan theatre and the broadway stage. she is also a theatre director and choreographer and recently wrote and directed her first feature film ,
mating dance
produced by cineville / kestone, scheduled for release later this fall .
in kaufman' s hysterical reimagining of the world of gilbert and sullivan on a hollywood studio lot, this musical captures the broad personalities, the social satire, the plot contrivances and unforgettable music from the d' oyly carte days. joseph porter is the bumbling head of pinafore pictures wants to be married to screen idol brenda blossom, who' d far prefer to marry the poor but well - meaning script writer ralph rackstraw. faced with the terrible prospect of being poor and having to earn her living acting on a stage—
and should you give a bad performance upon the stage, the critics will actually say so in print ,
warns her agent, dick live - eye—brenda is in despair. but, at the final curtain, all is saved when movie columnist louhedda hopsons reveals that through a mix - up in her column, it is rackstraw who should be studio chief, while porter is demoted to being a lowly screenwriter. fade - out, the end .
as it happens, we need to talk about kevin, which stars tilda swinton and john c. reilly, is not a great film. but the fact that top - tier hollywood keeps coming back to this theme, year after year, is testament to the power of the creepy kid genre, and what it has to say about our anxieties regarding the nature - versus - nurture argument, where evil comes from, and what to do when evil appears to emerge from nowhere .
by now an established figure, he also directed most of the subsequent productions on which he worked. in the ’30s and ’40s these included “of thee i sing, ” for which he won a pulitzer, “face the music” (director only), “let ‘em eat cake, ” “i’d rather be right, ” “sing out the news, ” “seven lively arts, ” “hollywood pinafore, ” and “park avenue” (1946). in 1950 kaufman earned a tony award for his direction of the superb “guys and dolls, ” and, five years later, collaborated with his second wife, the actress leueen macgrath, on the book for the cole porter musical “silk stockings. ” his work in the musical theater was just a part of his wider output. he is credited with 45 plays written in conjunction with some 16 known collaborators who included edna furber, ring lardner, and his principal later collaborator moss hart. with hart he wrote some of the american theater’s most enduring comedies — “once in a lifetime, ” “you can’t take it with you” (for which he won his second pulitzer prize), and “the man who came to dinner. ”
is not only a lead performer but is also the director and choreographer of hollywood revisited. he has directed everything from cabaret to industrial film and has been fortunate enough to perform and direct all over the world. selected directing credits include love' s faire game (feature film), the l. a. premiere of the musical the spitfire grill which received a best musical nomination from the ovation awards as well as the l. a. times' critic' s pick of the week, violet (scenie award best musical and best direction and la premiere), songs for a new world (bay area premiere, the rrazz room - san francisco), together at last (54 below nyc), the wedding night (pick of the hollywood fringe), a ring in brooklyn (scenie award, best choreography, noho arts center, world premiere), the journey of love (guildford, england), passion by stephen sondheim (the chromolume theater, los angeles). in addition, mr. finkel coaches acting and public speaking privately in los angeles - - his
patty mccormack (in one of the creepiest of creepy kid performances of all time) is a sweet - faced little blonde, with pigtails and a pinafore, roller - skating and skipping through the house. she knows the upstairs neighbor, an elderly lady who is quite taken with the child. rhoda is always polite when grownups are around, but can be vicious and ruthless to those she perceives as foes. she has exquisite manners. when she wants to get her way, she cuddles up to her mother in an adorable and yet pitiful way. it works like a charm. and yet her mother can' t quite shed the feeling that something is a bit
off
with her daughter .
hollywood loves scary children. of all of the frightening images in stanley kubrick' s the shining, the most haunting is the grady twins, those two dead - eyed girls in identical blue dresses standing at the end of the hallway. the twins call out in unison to the boy on his bicycle ,
hello danny. come and play with us. come and play with us, danny. forever... and ever... and ever .
jack nicholson galumphing around with an axe is pretty scary, but he' s got nothing on those creepy twins .
creepy kids strike fear into our hearts, and make us shiver. a preternaturally mature and cunning child messes with our assumptions about the world in which we live and how it operates. this is true in real life as well, which is why hollywood loves to toss out a creepy kid once a season, because it reflects something accurate. when kids do horrible things, the entire culture jumpstarts into jittering overdrive, wondering why. is it marilyn manson? too many video games? were the parents neglectful? or were the kids given too much? there is never just one answer, and that is the scariest thing about it, because it can' t be predicted or prevented .
there was no george white “scandals” in 1927, but there was a show about the “scandals” entitled “manhattan mary, ” which ran for a decent 264 performances. white produced it and also co - wrote the book with billy k. wells. it too had songs by desylva, brown, and henderson, which included “the five - step” and “it won’t be long now, ” and starred white himself and the highly popular zany comedian ed wynn. the “scandals” proper resumed in 1928, and there were further editions in 1929 and 1931. in the latter show, the future movie star, alice faye, appeared in the chorus, and this time the songs were by lew brown and ray henderson (desylva had gone to work in hollywood). ethel merman introduced the lovely “life is just a bowl of cherries” and “ladies and gentlemen, that’s love, ” as well as duetting with rudy vallee on “my song. ” vallee also sang “the thrill is gone” (with everett marshall) and “this is the missus” (with peggy moseley). george white’s “music hall varieties” replaced the “scandals” in 1932, and in the cast was another hollywood star of the future, tap - dancer supreme eleanor powell, and the likeable song - and - dance man (among other things) harry richman, who introduced herman hupfield’s delightful ballad, “let’s put out the lights and go to sleep. ”
accepts students of all ages and levels. joshua heads up the musical theater emphasis at california lutheran university in thousand oaks, and has created the intensive musical theater training program for adults and teens: the nmi actor masterclasses in north hollywood. joshua has his mfa in classical theater from the professional theatre training program located at the university of wisconsin - milwaukee / university of delaware. among his many roles, he starred on broadway and in london as
molina
in kiss of the spider woman opposite chita rivera and vanessa williams, which he then took to india twice. joshua performed the role
thenardier
in les miserables in la and on tour and opposite hugh jackman as valjean. among joshua' s film roles, his favorite was creating the physical life for prince eric in disney' s the little mermaid .
in the ’60s and early ’70s he worked on productions such as “wildcat, ” “subways are for sleeping, ” “here’s love, ” “ben franklin in paris, ” “skyscraper, ” “breakfast at tiffany’s” (which closed during previews), “the rothschilds” (1970), “cyrano, ” and a revival of “good news” (1974). kidd also filled the big screen with his brilliant and exuberant dance sequences in classic hollywood musicals such as the band wagon, seven brides for seven brothers, it’s always fair weather, and hello, dolly! he co - starred with gene kelly and dan dailey in it’s always fair weather, and appeared in several other films, including movie movie, an affectionate parody of a typical ’30s double feature that went largely unappreciated in 1979. however, recognition of his immense contribution to the screen musical came in 1997 when he received a special honorary academy award .
is one of the singer / models in hollywood revisited. a native of los angeles, tod starred in the west coast premiere of the revue bed, boys & beyond and the critically - acclaimed two - man production of stephen sondheim' s marry me a little. tod created the role of bris boy in the long - running hit musical revue naked boys singing! for which he won the 1998 l. a. weekly award for best new musical ensemble. he can also be heard on that show' s original cast recording which received a 1998 glama award. tod studied theatre at ucla where he starred as jesus in godspell and adil in the u. s. premiere of tewfik al - hakim' s political drama fate of a cockroach. tod is also part of the vocal quartet four level interchange. tod will soon be seen as thomas in the television movie detective starring bruce boxleitner, tom berenger and annabeth gish .
he brought his own brand of “infectious, eye - popping pizzazz” to a string of hit shows: “a day in hollywood, a night in the ukraine” (1980), “nine” (1982), “my one and only” (1983, in which he also co - starred with twiggy), “grand hotel” (1989), and “the will rogers follies” (1991). they gained him a total of nine tony awards, and induction into new york’s theater hall of fame in 1991. in the following year, tune took time out from appearing in a lucrative u. s. tour of “bye bye birdie” to stage the london production of “grand hotel, ” which was greeted with apathy by the critics and public alike. in december 1992 he presented his own “tommy tune tonight! ” on broadway for a limited period, prior to a 20 - week 1993 national tour. also in 1993, he directed the takarazuka theater company in japan, and two years later, his new production of “grease” opened on broadway. during the remainder of the ’90s, he toured with “tommy tune and the rhythm kings: everything old is new again, ” but withdrew from the musicals “busker alley” and “the royal family” while they were still on the road. he also experienced problems with the broadway - bound stage version of the highly successful movie easter parade, in which he was set to play the fred astaire role. however, things looked up in january 1999, when tune took over from david cassidy as the star of the special - effects musical spectacular “efx” in las vegas .
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love quirks, a unique new musical by seth bisen - hersh and mark childers about four young adults exploring various types of relationships in nyc, will be playing a limited three week run midtown at theatre 54 (244 w 54th street, 12 floor) with previews beginning on thursday, september 11, 2014 at 8pm. the show will have its official opening on friday, september 19, 2014 at 8pm and will run through sunday, september 28, 2014 at 3pm. (more... )
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hy juter and edmund gaynes will present' danny and sylvia: the danny kaye musical' at the st. luke' s theatre, 308 west 46th street, beginning saturday, may 2nd at 2 pm with the official opening on wednesday, may 13 at 8 pm (more... )
bristol riverside theatre ends its mainstage season triumphantly with the farcical period - piece musical triumph of love, based on the play by marivaux, with book by james magruder, music by jeffrey stock, and lyrics by susan birkenhead on may 1 - 20. directed by keith baker, music directed by douglass lutz, and choreographed by stephen casey, the ensemble cast features jake delaney, joy franz, adam hoyak, alex keiper, rebecca robbins, danny rutigliano, and carl wallnau. (more... )
bristol riverside theatre opens the hit rock musical jesus christ superstar starting march 21 and running through april 16. (more... )
cabaret and concert star andrea marcovicci brings her own captivating high style to the role of the magnificent and mercurial fashion doyenne, gabrielle (coco) chanel in 42nd street moon' s upcoming production of coco. alan j. lerner and andre previn' s musical memory play - unseen anywhere since the early 1970s - - will preview april 24 and 25, open on april 26, and run through may 11. (more... )
the york theatre company presents the new york premiere of the new musical unexpected joy, with book and lyrics by bill russell (side show) and music by janet hood (elegies for angels, punks, and raging queens). (more... )
the muny presents irving berlin' s holiday inn, beginning tonight, july 6, and running through july 12, 2015. (more... )
bristol riverside theatre presents the ever - popular musical the producers with book by mel brooks and thomas meehan and music and lyrics by mel brooks on march 6 - april 1. the multiple tony - award winning musical is directed by keith baker, music directed by douglass lutz, with choreography by stephen casey and starring danny rutigliano and michael doherty and featuring nicole benoit, fred inkley, morgan w. reynolds, jo twiss, and danny vaccaro. the ensemble features luke bradt, kathryn brunner, nicole calabrese, zachary j. chiero, john d. diferdinando, becca goebel, louis jannuzzi iii, lauren krigel, patrick ludt, niklaus patrick miller, james e. ofalt, dominick sannelli, erika wasko, and keith watford. (more... )
the york theatre company (james morgan, producing artistic director) has announced that broadway veterans jason alexander (
seinfeld ,
jerome robbins' broadway) and tovah feldshuh (golda' s balcony, irena' s vow) will star in the season opener of the winter 2013 musicals in mufti series: two by two, with book by peter stone, lyrics by martin charnin and music by the legendary richard rodgers. additional casting will be announced shortly. (more... )
the york theatre company has announced complete casting for the season opener of the winter 2013 musicals in mufti series: two by two, with book by peter stone, lyrics by martin charnin and music by the legendary richard rodgers, starring broadway veterans jason alexander and tovah feldshuh. (more... )
the york theatre company, as part of its winter 2013 musicals in mufti series, presents a conversation with anne kaufman, a one - night only special event on monday, march 4 at 7: 00 p. m. at the york theatre company at saint peter' s (entrance on east 54th street, just east of lexington avenue). (more... )
bristol riverside theatre continues its 30th anniversary season with the hit rock musical jesus christ superstar, running march 21 - april 16. with music by andrew lloyd webber and lyrics by tim rice, jesus christ superstar is directed by keith baker, music directed by douglass lutz, with choreography by stephen casey and features julian alvarez, derrick cobey, patrick h. dunn, robert farruggia, adam kemmerer, ciji prosser, darren ritchie, danny rutigliano, and steve steiner. the ensemble features jason taylor armstrong, daniel bontempo, elena camp, john diferdinando, maggie griffin - smith, megan helen jones, lauren krigel, caitlin ort, william pazdziora, miriam grace payne, christopher j. perugini, dominick sannelli, keith l. watford, and timothy walton. (more... )
american century theater audiences are getting a special gift this holiday season: an american century christmas, a new musical revue full of old classics, christmas chestnuts, memories, laughs, tears and christmas spirit, opening wednesday, december 10 and running through january 4 at theater ii, gunston arts center, 2700 s. lang street in arlington, virginia. (more... )
' cops' a police drama, begins at gunston art center jan. 4
cops, the intense 1976 police drama, begins a month - long run at theater two in arlington' s gunston art center on january 4 (more... )
bristol riverside theatre concludes its 2015 - 2016 season daring audiences to
dream the impossible dream
with the ever - popular musical man of la mancha running may 10 - june 5. with music by mitch leigh, lyrics by joe darion, and book by dale wasserman, the production is directed by keith baker and features the triumphant return of gypsy star robert newman, joined by sharon alexander, julian brightman, lauren cupples, robert farruggia, tamra hayden, christopher roche, danny rutigliano, dwayne alistair thomas, and danny vaccaro. the cast is supplemented by the ensemble of rajeer alford, daniel bontempo, elena camp, will connell, stephan dagrosa, john diferdinando, adam hoyak, kevin murray, and victor rodriguez. (more... )
st. louis: backstage bite: deluca celebrates the muny' s 100th season w / ooey gooey st. louie bars
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we need to talk about kevin, which opens nationwide on friday, features another creepy kid who does horrible things, and his evil seems to emerge from a clear blue sky. how did this happen? was he born this way ?
in the bad seed (1956), christine penmark (played by nancy kelly) makes the following statement about rhoda (patty mccormack), her 9 - year - old daughter :
there' s a maturity about her that my husband and i find disturbing .
there is a lot of literature out there about
bad
children, mini - psychopaths, and even more so now with the recent breakthroughs in genetic mapping and mri - work on brain functionality. the new consensus, which is an idea as old as time itself, is that psychopaths are often not made, but born. it has been a common belief for about two centuries that a child' s environment is the key factor in developing its character, although psychiatrists and neuroscientists are now arguing that this is often not the case. while coming from a good home impacts a child' s chances of living an upstanding life, there have always been horrifying crimes committed by children of
good
families, which throw the whole belief system into chaos. the columbine killers are the most notorious example, but the list is a long one .
the human race has been coming up with explanations for evil since the dawn of time. the devil fell from heaven, took up residence on earth, and has been making mischief ever since. man has the capability for evil because eve ate the apple. cain slew abel. that sin reminds us what we all are capable of .
john steinbeck' s east of eden is a biblical parable of the cain and abel story. there are the
bad
brothers (whose names start with c), and the good brothers (whose names start with a), and their fates seem to be sealed from birth. cal, from the third generation, (played by james dean in the movie of the same name) is the first one who tries to be
good ,
at least as good as his brother aron. cal was born of the union between a saintly man named adam and a devilish woman named cathy. after the birth of cal, cathy promptly abandoned the family and set up a bordello in a nearby town. when steinbeck introduces us to cathy as a small child, it is, along with dostoevsky' s raskolnikov in crime and punishment, the most insightful portrait of a psychopath ever put on paper. steinbeck doesn' t mince words, and it is worth it to quote extensively :
i believe there are monsters born in the world to human parents. some you can see, misshapen and horrible, with huge heads or tiny bodies; some are born with no arms, no legs, some with three arms, some with tails or mouths in odd places. they are accidents and no one’s fault, as used to be thought. once they were considered the visible punishment for concealed sins. and just as there are physical monsters, can there not be mental or psychic monsters born? the face and body may be perfect, but if a twisted gene or a malformed egg can produce physical monsters, may not the same process produce a malformed soul ?
monsters are variations from the accepted normal to a greater or a less degree. as a child may be born without an arm, so one may be born without kindness or the potential of conscience. a man who loses his arms in an accident has a great struggle to adjust himself to the lack, but one born without arms suffers only from people who find him strange. having never had arms, he cannot miss them. sometimes when we are little we imagine how it would be to have wings, but there is no reason to suppose it is the same feeling birds have. no, to a monster the norm must seem monstrous, since everyone is normal to himself. to the inner monster it must be even more obscure, since he has no visible thing to compare with others. to a man born without conscience, a soul - stricken man must seem ridiculous. to a criminal, honesty is foolish. you must not forget that a monster is only a variation, and that to a monster the norm is monstrous .
it is my belief that cathy ames was born with the tendencies, or lack of them, which drove and forced her all of her life. some balance wheel was misweighed, some gear out of ratio. she was not like other people, never was from birth. and just as a cripple may learn to utilize his lack so that he becomes more effective in a limited field than the uncrippled, so did cathy, using her difference, make a painful and bewildering stir in her world .
there was a time when a girl like cathy would have been called possessed by the devil. she would have been exorcised to cast out the evil spirit, and if after many trials that did not work, she would have been burned as a witch for the good of the community ...
even as a child she had some quality that made people look at her, then look away, then look back at her, troubled at something foreign. something looked out of her eyes, and was never there when one looked again. she moved quietly and talked little, but she could enter no room without causing everyone to turn toward her ...
since cathy was an only child her mother had no close contrast in the family. she thought all children were like her own. and since all parents are worriers she was convinced that all her friends had the same problems.
hollywood pinafore , or the lad who loved a salary is a musical comedy in two acts by george s. kaufman , with music by arthur sullivan , based on gilbert and sullivan 's h.m.s. pinafore . it opened on broadway at the alvin theatre on may 31 , 1945 , and closed on july 14 , 1945 after 52 performances . it was directed by kaufman himself and starred shirley booth , victor moore , george rasely , and william gaxton . the adaptation transplants the maritime satire of the original pinafore to a satire of the glamorous world of 1940s hollywood film making , but sullivan 's score is retained with minor adaptations . according to howard teichmann 's 1972 biography george s. kaufman : an intimate portrait , kaufman had the inspiration for hollywood pinafore during a poker game with his friend charles lederer . while lederer was arranging his cards , he idly sang a few bars of " when i was a lad " from pinafore while ad-libbing a new lyric : " oh , he nodded his head / and he never said ' no ' / and now he 's the head of the studio . " kaufman insisted on paying lederer a token fee for the idea of transplanting pinafore 's setting to a hollywood studio . although kaufman 's lyrics are witty , the book is static for a musical . however , it has been revived a number of times in recent years , including a 1998 " lost musicals " staged concert production at the barbican centre in london . 
hollywood pinafore, or the lad who loved a salary is a musical comedy in two acts by george s. kaufman, with music by arthur sullivan, based on gilbert and sullivan's h.m.s. pinafore. it opened on broadway at the alvin theatre on may 31, 1945, and closed on july 14, 1945 after 52 performances. it was directed by kaufman himself and starred shirley booth, victor moore, george rasely, and william gaxton. the adaptation transplants the maritime satire of the original pinafore to a satire of the glamorous world of 1940s hollywood film making, but sullivan's score is retained with minor adaptations. according to howard teichmann's 1972 biography george s. kaufman: an intimate portrait, kaufman had the inspiration for hollywood pinafore during a poker game with his friend charles lederer. while lederer was arranging his cards, he idly sang a few bars of " when i was a lad " from pinafore while ad-libbing a new lyric: " oh, he nodded his head / and he never said' no' / and now he's the head of the studio. " kaufman insisted on paying lederer a token fee for the idea of transplanting pinafore's setting to a hollywood studio. although kaufman's lyrics are witty, the book is static for a musical. however, it has been revived a number of times in recent years, including a 1998 " lost musicals " staged concert production at the barbican centre in london.
hollywood pinafore, or the lad who loved a salary is a musical comedy in two acts by george s. kaufman, with music by arthur sullivan, based on gilbert and sullivan's h.m.s. pinafore. it opened on broadway at the alvin theatre on may 31, 1945, and closed on july 14, 1945 after 52 performances. it was directed by kaufman himself and starred shirley booth, victor moore, george rasely, and william gaxton. the adaptation transplants the maritime satire of the original pinafore to a satire of the glamorous world of 1940s hollywood film making, but sullivan's score is retained with minor adaptations. according to howard teichmann's 1972 biography george s. kaufman: an intimate portrait, kaufman had the inspiration for hollywood pinafore during a poker game with his friend charles lederer. while lederer was arranging his cards, he idly sang a few bars of " when i was a lad " from pinafore while ad-libbing a new lyric: " oh, he nodded his head / and he never said' no' / and now he's the head of the studio. " kaufman insisted on paying lederer a token fee for the idea of transplanting pinafore's setting to a hollywood studio. although kaufman's lyrics are witty, the book is static for a musical. however, it has been revived a number of times in recent years, including a 1998 " lost musicals " staged concert production at the barbican centre in london.