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The cast has been announced for the Muny production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, which runs July 8-16 on the James S. McDonnell Stage in Forest Park. The direction by Alyssa Dumas is well-conceived, supportive and energetic. Dumas also brings a perfect weight to the tone of each scene, and distinction to each character. Both Luke and Conti-Clark perfectly capture the naiveté, and personality of their character's age, and nail their solos. The show's score is a perfect continuation of every scene, flawlessly part of the storyline, and quite beautiful.
Broadway Review: ‘Fun Home’
Composer Jeanine Tesori on the 100 Musicals of 'Fun Home' - Backstage
Composer Jeanine Tesori on the 100 Musicals of 'Fun Home'.
Posted: Thu, 03 Dec 2020 08:00:00 GMT [source]
Before that, Solis was at the Redding Record Searchlight as a multimedia journalist, where he anchored coverage of the destructive 2017 fires in Northern California. “His sharp insights perfectly meet this remarkable time of divided politics, and a presidential campaign careening toward a rematch,” she added. “His smart brand of comedy and keen observation will turn up the heat on the national news media and across the political spectrum. Get our big stories about Hollywood, film, television, music, arts, culture and more right in your inbox as soon as they publish. Fun Home has had 7 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 2013, Broadway which opened in 2015, US Tour which opened in 2016, International Tour which opened in 2016, International Tour which opened in 2017, London which opened in 2018 and Immersive which opened in 2019.
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Middle Allison has one of the best numbers in the show, “Changing My Major,” in which she pays exuberant tribute to Joan (a perfect character study from Roberta Colindrez), her first lover. To a person this cast brings fine vocals and impressive performances, including Jack Dalton and Sean Armstrong Verre as the brothers (two talented young men), Shaina Schwartz as Joan and Susan Deyes, and Ben Hanley in multiple roles. Bruce, Alison's dad, is a lover of literature, a teacher, restorer, director of his family's mortuary, a fairly disinterested father of three, a closeted gay who seduces young men, a perfectionist, a tyrant and a narcissist. The Tony-winning victory of Fun Home, the musical adaptation of Alison Bechdel's graphic novel memoir, made history in more ways than one June 7. The show, adapted from the best-selling graphic memoir by Alison Bechdel, bested more traditionally entertaining nominees, propelled by rapturous reviews and, in recent weeks, sold-out crowds to an unexpected victory that is likely to mean a longer run on Broadway and a longer life around the country.
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Jules Kanarek (they/them) is making their professional theatre debut at Studio this summer in Fun Home! Their past theatre credits include a radio adaptation of A Christmas Carol at Silver Spring Stage. Jules is also featured in Fearless, a devised video art piece, filmed in D.C. Adante Carter (he/him) is an artist and creative originally from the Black Hills of South Dakota. Some favorite credits include Aaron Samuels in Mean Girls First National Tour, Berger in HAIR at Serenbe Playhouse, Sonny in Xanadu at Hangar Theatre, Newsies at Maltz Jupiter Theatre, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at Gulfshore Playhouse, and Sweetee at Signature Theatre Company. To answer that existential question, Kron and Tesori have Alison consulting the recollections of both the nine-year-old self played by Lucas (who won an Obie in the role) and Middle Alison (Emily Skeggs), the 19-year-old college freshman who finds her direction when she joyously identifies herself as a lesbian.
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Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes. Brian Tovar is a Drama Desk-nominated lighting designer who has created original work for major Off Broadway and regional theaters. His body of work spans theater, dance, installations, live events, and music, including recent and upcoming projects with Sam Smith and Mariah Carey. Brian has developed and collaborated on multiple groundbreaking and award-winning live experiences, earning multiple Clio Awards. He is a frequent collaborator with the City of New York and has designed multiple art installations across the city.
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“Colin Jost knows how to make Saturday nights funny, and I am thrilled Colin will be live from the nation’s capital as the headline entertainer for this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner,” Kelly O’Donnell, president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, previously said in a statement. This year, Colin Jost, who co-hosts Saturday Night Live‘s “Weekend Update” segment with Michael Che, is the featured entertainer at the event that attracts A-listers, comedians, journalists, prominent politicians and more. President Joe Biden is also set to be in attendance, as well as First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff.
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It’s an image of a picture-perfect family trying to hold it together, inside an old house restored to 19th century perfectionism. But it’s an image quickly shattered thanks to Bruce’s quick temper, the family’s lives revolving around his charming yet erratic personality. 43-year-old "Alison" is the play's narrator who reviews her family and early life, 19-year-old "Medium Alison" who is an Oberlin student discovering her sexuality, and 10-year-old "Small Alison" who is a child struggling against her father's expectations. Medium Alison calls home to demand a better response from her parents and is astonished when her mother reveals that her father has had sexual relationships with men and boys.
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Tony-Winning Musical Fun Home Closes on Broadway Today - Playbill
Tony-Winning Musical Fun Home Closes on Broadway Today.
Posted: Fri, 10 Jun 2022 21:51:24 GMT [source]
Equity/professional customers should contact the Licensing department directly at [email protected]. Kuhn is best known for her Tony Award-nominated portrayals of Cosette in Les Miserables, Florence in Chess and Amalia Balash in She Loves Me. "A fresh musical that hooks you instantly with its honesty and beauty. Few shows are as moving, relatable and funny."
Along with Missy Mazzoli, she is one of the first women to be commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera. In addition to her work as a composer, Jeanine is the founding Artistic Director of New York City Center’s Encores! Off-Center series, was the Supervising Vocal Producer for Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, and is a lecturer in music at the Yale School of Drama. Fun Home, the highly-anticipated, Award-winning American musical opens tonight, April 19. With music by four-time Tony Award nominee Jeanine Tesori, a book and lyrics by Tony Award nominee Lisa Kron and direction by Drama Desk nominee Sam Gold, Fun Home started previews on Broadway at the Circle in the Square Theatre (235 West 50th Street), on March 27. Fun Home's Broadway opening and subsequent Tony victories marked the first time a musical with a lesbian protagonist played Broadway and one of the very few that has featured book, music and lyrics by women.
Her television television credits include Braindead, Bull, The Good Wife, Reno 911, Judging Amy, Laying Low, What’s On? Additionally, Andrea has performed at New York Theatre Workshop, Lincoln Center Theatre, The York Theatre Company, Gulfshore Playhouse, Writers Theatre, and Marriott Theatre, among others. She received a Jeff Award for her work as Violet in Side Show at Boho Theatre. A graduate of Ball State University and The School at Steppenwolf, she is the co-founder of Ring of Keys, a nonprofit artist service organization amplifying queer women and trans artists working in musical theatre. This musical (book and lyrics by Lisa Kron, music by Jeanine Tesori) is a well-penned, heart-breaking human story, worth the muddle of contrary reactions, and ruminations elicited and a hard watch, with humorous moments delivering much needed emotional respite. John Keith Hall has stage managed many productions at Studio including English, Bad Jews, Choir Boy, Cock, Water by the Spoonful, Tribes, The Habit of Art, Torch Song Trilogy, 4000 Miles, In the Red and Brown Water, The History Boys, and The Road to Mecca.
At the age of 43, Alison (Beth Malone, in calm command of her pensive character) feels hopelessly stalled in her personal life and budding career as a professional cartoonist. Looking for inspiration in a box of mementos (a.k.a. “crap,” as she calls it), she becomes lost in childhood memories of growing up in a big Victorian house that doubled as a funeral home. "Fun House," the siblings musical advertisement for the family biz, is hilarious, and Alison's sexual awakening is delightful, captured in "Changing My Major," and her recollection of an earlier indicator in "Keys," is a delicious tune. "I hope it will seem strange to them that there was a time when people had to apologize or hide who they were and that people couldn't marry who they wanted to, couldn't be taken care of or take care of who they want to," he said. "I want that for my nephew, who was sitting with me and watched all of this happen tonight. I feel like the fact that our show has been embraced the way it has is a hopeful indication that the grand march of history is towards that. I'm sure there are hurdles along the way still. But that would be my hope." In one of the emotional high points of the event, Kelli O’Hara won for best actress in a musical after five previous Tony nominations — a triumph for an acclaimed Broadway veteran whose lack of a win had befuddled many theater enthusiasts.
The show finds candid sincerity in Alison’s desperate endeavours to discover and probe into the parallels between her father and herself, especially within her own illuminating journey of coming out – and later, learning about the shame surrounding his sexuality. It shifts remarkably between light and shade, sweet and aching moments, haunting dissonance and perfect harmony. The authors have authorized licensees the opportunity to cast people of all ethnicities and races in any and all roles.
The dinner will be broadcast live on C-SPAN as well as livestreamed on C-SPAN’s website and YouTube at 8 p.m. Down and out backup singer and celebrity ex-husband Kasper is invited to compete in the Funhouse, an online ‘Big Brother’ style reality show. To rebrand his image and tarnished reputation, Kasper reluctantly accepts the offer.
Fun Home is a musical theatre adaptation of Alison Bechdel's 2006 graphic memoir of the same name, with music by Jeanine Tesori, and book and lyrics by Lisa Kron. The story concerns Bechdel's discovery of her own lesbian sexuality, her relationship with her closeted gay father, and her attempts to unlock the mysteries surrounding his life. It is told in a series of non-linear vignettes connected by narration provided by the adult Alison character.
The victory came at the end of Broadway’s biggest night, and suggested Tony voters were in an artistic mood this year, choosing ambitious, sophisticated productions over more conventional and commercial fare. Yet this impeccably shaded portrait of a girl and her father, which opened on Sunday night at the Circle in the Square Theater, occupies the place where we all grew up, and will never be able to leave. That’s the shifting landscape where our parents, whether living or dead, will always reign as the most familiar and elusive people we will ever encounter. A security guard was shot multiple times Monday morning outside the home of a record-label executive who has worked with the Weeknd and other well-known musicians. Telford and District Light Operatic Players (Tadlop) will be bringing the much-loved music of legendary ska band Madness to the stage from Thursday next week, in the musical 'Our House'.
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