Who won the 2000 Tony Award for best actor?
The 2000 Tony Award winner for Best Actor in a play was Stephen Dillane for "The Real Thing", and for Best Actor in a Musical was Brian Stokes Mitchell for "Kiss Me, Kate".
Why do plays have preview performances before opening night?
At some point in the rehearsal process it becomes impossible for the cast to learn or develop the production any further without an audience. A preview is still officially a rehearsal, and if anything goes wrong at any point, the director can stop the production. These performances are when the most development happens because the cast is finally working with the energy and response of a real audience. This allows them a chance to polish before opening night.
What instruments were used for sweeney todd the film?
Pretty much a full orchestra. To be specific:
Violins, violas, cellos, double bass, flutes, piccolos, clarinets, oboes, bassoon, trumpets, bass trombone, french horn, percussion, keyboards, that stuff. They probably used the pipe organ, but I'm not sure the orchestra pit would be big enough! They might have put it somewhere else in the room.
Who wrote the Broadway musical Cabaret?
According to www.wikipedia.com, Cabaret is a musical with a book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander.
The dances are also choroegraphed by Bob Fosse.
Where is Billy Elliot's home town?
A village called Easington, in County Durham, in the North-East of England.
Some scenes where Filmed in Dawdon, Seaham County Durham. These being the Back Street dance scene where Billy dances up against the corrugated steel sheets and the welfare hall is Dawdon welfare hall.
What are the parts of a stage?
Some of the elements of a dramatic play include:
Characters - the persons who perform the actions of the play
Plot - the general idea of the play and its actions
Theme - the moral lesson or principle the play depicts
Dialogue - the spoken exposition and conversation of the play
Convention - the means (e.g. allusion, analogy) employed in the play's presentation
Genre - the type of play (e.g. comedy, tragedy)
Audience - those viewing or analyzing the play
Stagecraft - the method of presentation of the play
Design - the appearance of the stage, its elements, and performers
(For more on each of these, see the related link)
What year was the nutcracker ballet created?
The book was first published in 1816. The ballet first premiered on December 18, 1892.
1816: E. T. A. Hoffman published his book "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King". This work was a morbid story never intended for children which intended to show the depraved and desperate side of mankind.
March 1892: Tchaikovsky premiered the music for The Nutcracker Ballet Suite before was ballet was even produced. This eight-part concert version of the ballet music was a success. At least six times, the audience demanded immediate encores of specific music selections. Because of the Suite's instant success, the score was published even before the ballet premiered. (reference: The History of the Nutcracker)
December 18, 1892: Nutcracker World Premiere was at the Maryinsky Theater in St Petersbury, Russia with choreography by Petipa/Ivanov, music by Tchaikovsky and decor by Botcharov.. Sugar Plum Fairy: Antoinette dell'era, Prince: Paul Gerdt
it is where everything happens in realy time, for example there is no '6 months in the future' or anything :) bit vague but :)
What is the criteria for slogan making contest?
Relevance to the theme - 40%
Clarity of message - 20%
Creativity - 15%
Originality - 15%
Impact & Presentation - 10%
The Pit, as it was called, was not actually that much lower than the lowest tier of seats. The Globe Theatre, like many theatres of its time, was a circular building with a large unroofed courtyard in the middle. This courtyard, into which the stage projected, was where those who bought one-penny seats stood. These standees, called "groundlings" stood right up to the very edge of the stage.
Where was little shop of horrors filmed?
the name of the man eating plant in little shop of horrors is audry 2 it is also a musical performance
In a documentary it was said to keep the war from ending but the war ended anyway.
What is some background information on wicked the musical?
The musical Wicked is based upon a novel of the same name, which might be described as a revisionist history of the land of Oz. It shows that while the movie we all know and love has depicted the Wicked Witch of the West as the villain of the story, it was really the Wizard of Oz who was the villain, and the supposedly Wicked Witch of the West who was the heroine, much misunderstood. On the whole, it is a rather dark story, no longer a lighthearted tale for children.
When was the first theater built?
The theater was invented in Greece on Febuary 8th, 1626.
This is if you are referring to the classic theater: stage, etc.
If you mean the performing art of acting, it's been going on since the beginning of time.
What was the first Broadway musical?
The real answer to this question is actually unknown and cannot be verified. According to experts, theaters began on Broadway in the early 1800's, but many have started and have received much fame from Broadway. The official first musical is not known.
How many screens are in Cineworld Hengrove?
There are a total of 10 cinemas in London, England. There is also one IMAX cinema in the South Bank district of London.
What were two theaters in Shakespeare's London?
Two of the many theaters in London in Shakespeare's day were the Fortune Theatre and the Swan Theatre. They were both very nice theatres, and Shakespeare never acted in either of them. (He did, however, act in the Theatre, Curtain, Globe and Blackfriars, and probably the Rose and Newington Butts as well.)
Stomp started in Brighton, England in 1991. It was created by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas. It is a theater performance that uses objects and the body to create music.
Which type of stage is also called theater in the round?
The stage is in the center of the room and the audience seated on all sides.
It depends on which one you see. most are about two hours though.
Please come see the Jose mateo nutcracker this year. I am in it!
Physical Theatre started in the late 1800 by a man called Hozden Swidecoft. Hozden was a person that was not very good telling people how he felt through words so he decided to try express himself through his movements.
What were Greek contributions to modern theater?
Greek theater has given us many things, and admittedly boredom was one of them. Greek shows went on for hours without stopping but it influenced the world around us now. It influenced stand-up comedy, the art of standing up alone in front of an audience was first done by the Greeks. Theater in genral. Greeks gave us audiences and acting with others on stage.
What Broadway play featured the song you need a little Christmas?
Judy Garland sang it in "Meet Me in St. Louis"