Some of Broadway's best will take the stage at New York's Symphony Space on 7 October 2013 to celebrate the American music of Kurt Weill. Hosted by Ted Chapin, the evening will highlight songs from Venus as well as favorites from other Weill shows, including Street Scene, Lady in the Dark, Love Life, Lost in the Stars, Knickerbocker Holiday, The Threepenny Opera, and Happy End. The starry cast features Melissa Errico, Brent Barrett, Judy Blazer, and Ron Raines alongside Lotte Lenya Competition winners Richard Todd Adams, Douglas Carpenter, Cooper Grodin, Justin Hopkins, Zachary James, Analisa Leaming, Jacob Keith Watson, and Maren Weinberger. Weill specialist James Holmes, who conducted a fully staged production of Venus at England's Opera North in 2004, music directs, and Richard Jay-Alexander directs.
- 10/4/2013
- by BWW Special Coverage
- BroadwayWorld.com
Some of Broadway's best will take the stage at New York's Symphony Space on 7 October 2013 to celebrate the American music of Kurt Weill. Hosted by Ted Chapin, the evening will highlight songs from Venus as well as favorites from other Weill shows, including Street Scene, Lady in the Dark, Love Life, Lost in the Stars,Knickerbocker Holiday, The Threepenny Opera, and Happy End. The starry cast features Melissa Errico, Brent Barrett, Judy Blazer, and Ron Raines alongside Lotte Lenya Competition winners Richard Todd Adams, Douglas Carpenter, Cooper Grodin, Justin Hopkins, Zachary James, Analisa Leaming, Jacob Keith Watson, and Maren Weinberger. Weill specialist James Holmes, who conducted a fully staged production of Venus at England's Opera North in 2004, music directs, and Richard Jay-Alexander directs.
- 9/12/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
With a culture that revolves around many celebrities who rise to fame for basically no reason, it's incredibly refreshing to hear about stars who had their big breaks in musical theater. These stars are triple threats with their singing, dancing and acting talents and their careers have only grown since their more humble beginnings. Some of these celebrities are known for their raw musical talent, but a few come as quite a surprise.
Sarah Jessica Parker
In March 1979, far before she was known as Carrie Bradshaw, Sjp starred in "Annie" as the musical's namesake for a year.
Nick Jonas
Before the Jonas Brothers began, Nick had acted in several plays, including "A Christmas Carol," "Annie Get Your Gun," "Beauty and the Beast" and "Les Misérables."
Lea Michele
The beloved actress who plays Broadway-obsessed Rachel Berry was a star before "Glee" even started. Her Broadway debut in 1995 as Young Cosette in...
Sarah Jessica Parker
In March 1979, far before she was known as Carrie Bradshaw, Sjp starred in "Annie" as the musical's namesake for a year.
Nick Jonas
Before the Jonas Brothers began, Nick had acted in several plays, including "A Christmas Carol," "Annie Get Your Gun," "Beauty and the Beast" and "Les Misérables."
Lea Michele
The beloved actress who plays Broadway-obsessed Rachel Berry was a star before "Glee" even started. Her Broadway debut in 1995 as Young Cosette in...
- 8/29/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Outstanding actor of stage and screen who made his name as Bri in A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
The British theatre changed for ever when Joe Melia, as the sardonic teacher Bri, pushed a severely disabled 10-year-old girl in a wheelchair on to the stage of the Glasgow Citizens in May 1967 and proceeded to make satirical jokes about the medical profession while his marriage was disintegrating. The play was Peter Nichols's A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, which transformed the way disability was discussed on the stage. It made the names overnight of its author, the director Michael Blakemore, and Melia. Albert Finney took over the role of Bri on Broadway.
Flat-footed, slightly hunched, always leaning towards a point of view, Melia, who has died aged 77, was a distinctive and compassionate actor who brought a strain of the music hall to the stage, a sense of being an outsider.
The British theatre changed for ever when Joe Melia, as the sardonic teacher Bri, pushed a severely disabled 10-year-old girl in a wheelchair on to the stage of the Glasgow Citizens in May 1967 and proceeded to make satirical jokes about the medical profession while his marriage was disintegrating. The play was Peter Nichols's A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, which transformed the way disability was discussed on the stage. It made the names overnight of its author, the director Michael Blakemore, and Melia. Albert Finney took over the role of Bri on Broadway.
Flat-footed, slightly hunched, always leaning towards a point of view, Melia, who has died aged 77, was a distinctive and compassionate actor who brought a strain of the music hall to the stage, a sense of being an outsider.
- 11/7/2012
- by Michael Coveney
- The Guardian - Film News
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