"Awards were not established until 1947, and so ""Carousel"" was not eligible to win any Tonys at its premiere. Carousel (musical) Carousel is the second musical by the team of Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics). The 1945 work was adapted from Ferenc Molnár's 1909 play ""Liliom"", transplanting its Budapest setting to the Maine coastline. The story revolves around carousel barker Billy Bigelow, whose romance with millworker Julie Jordan comes at the price of both their jobs. He participates in a robbery to provide for Julie and their unborn child; after it goes tragically wrong, he"
"musical entitled """". It featured the voices of Jim Parsons as Buddy, Mark Hamill as Walter, Ed Asner reprising his film role as Santa, Garfunkel and Oates' Kate Micucci as Jovie, Rachael MacFarlane as Emily, Max Charles as Michael, Gilbert Gottfried as Mr. Greenway, and Jay Leno as the leader of the fake Santas. The screenplay was written by Andrew Horvath, Michael Jelenic with Martin and Meehan. It also contained Guardino, Sklar, and Beguelin's songs from this musical. This special also featured a new song titled ""Freezy the Snowman"". It had a limited national tour in November 2017. The tour"
"on Broadway, with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and book by Harvey Fierstein. ""Newsies"" opened at the Nederlander Theatre on March 29, 2012. For the role, Jordan was nominated for the 2012 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical. He was nominated for a 2013 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album as a principal soloist on the ""Newsies"" original cast album. It was announced in June 2012 that Jordan would join the cast of NBC's ""Smash"" for season two playing Jimmy. He filmed episodes for ""Smash"" while performing in ""Newsies"" until"
"filmed and aired on WTTW earlier in the year. In 2018, Mueller received three major nominations for her role as Julie Jordan, including her fifth Drama Desk nomination (and second win) and her fourth Tony Award nomination. She is the first actress in any production of ""Carousel"" on Broadway to receive such nominations for the role. It was most recently announced that Mueller will star as Marian Paroo in the Kennedy Center's 2019 semi-staged concert production of ""The Music Man"" opposite Norm Lewis. The production will run from February 6 through February 10. In 2009, Mueller met and began a"
"on 2 June 2014, with Jeremy Jordan as Barrie and Laura Michelle Kelly as Sylvia Llewelyn Davies featured. The cast also includes Michael McGrath as Charles Frohman, Carolee Carmello as Madame du Maurier, Jeanna de Waal as Mary Barrie, Aidan Gemme as Peter, Alex Dreier as Michael, Sawyer Nunes as George and Hayden Signoretti as Jack. Roger Bart who was originally announced for the character of Charles Frohman was replaced by Michael McGrath. Jennifer Hudson debuted the song ""Neverland"", from the musical, at the 68th Tony Awards on 8 June 2014. The ART production directed by Diane Paulus moved to"
"5 August 1954, running for 2,283 performances to become the longest-running show in musical theatre history until overtaken by ""My Fair Lady"" in the U.S. (1956) and ""Oliver!"" in the U.K. (1960). In the Evening Standard Awards for 1955, ""Salad Days"" was given the Award for Most Enjoyable Show (although ""The Pajama Game"" won as Best Musical). The musical was produced by Denis Carey, with dances arranged by Elizabeth West, and with a cast that featured Dorothy Reynolds in a variety of roles, John Warner as Timothy and Eleanor Drew as Jane. Slade played one of the two pianos. The"
"Jonah (musical) Jonah (originally titled ""Jonah Jones"") is an Australian musical with book and lyrics by John Romeril and music by Alan John. It is based on the 1911 novel ""Jonah"" by Australian writer Louis Stone. Set in the inner suburbs of Sydney in the thirty years prior to World War I, the musical is an ironic story of the capitalist rise of a hunchback shoe repairer from a leader of a local Push to an industrial magnate. The musical was commissioned by the Sydney Theatre Company and first produced in 1985 after having been in development for six years."
"his final performance in the musical on September 4. He appeared in the Stephen Sondheim and Wynton Marsalis staged concert ""A Bed and A Chair"" for Encores! at New York City Center from November 13 to 17, 2013, along with Norm Lewis and Bernadette Peters. In December 2013, Jordan appeared in ""Hit List"", a concert presentation of the fictional musical created for the second season of ""Smash."" He has performed at 54 Below in New York City many times as both a soloist and with his ""Smash"" costars. Jordan played Jamie Wellerstein in ""The Last 5 Years"", a film adaptation"
"the last five weeks of its 332-performance run. In addition to David Wayne as Jack Jordan, Vivian Blaine as Irene Lovelle, and Robert Morse as Ted Snow, the cast included Johnny Desmond (Rudy Lorraine), Jerome Cowan (Richard Hackett), Horace McMahon (Schatzie Harris), and Constance Ford (Frankie Jordan). Eddie Albert replaced Wayne later in the run. Appearing in small roles as chorus performers were Elliott Gould and Virginia Martin. Morse was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play and won the Theatre World Award for his performance. The play was revived Off-Broadway at the West End"
"Stone, Barry Nelson as Harry Stone, Kenneth Kimmins, Jenny O'Hara, Helon Blount, and David Cassidy (his Broadway debut). Loudon won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. A revised version by Ben West, who also directed, was presented by the UnsungMusicalsCo. in January 2013 at the Off-Off-Broadway Connelly Theater. The first director, Jack Klugman, left the production prior to rehearsals, and George Abbott was then hired as director. The cast included Jules Munshin, who left during the out of town tryout in Philadelphia. Ben West noted that"
"as the 5 Best Comedy. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: A stage musical of the movie premiered at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago from September 11 to October 14, 2018 before opening on Broadway in the spring of 2019. The musical has music and lyrics by David Yazbek; Robert Horn wrote the book; Denis Jones choreographed and Scott Ellis directed. Santino Fontana starred as Michael Dorsey. He is joined by Lilli Cooper as Julie Nichols, Sarah Stiles as Sandy Lester, John Behlmann as Max Van Horn, Andy Grotelueschen as Jeff Slater, Julie Halston"
"for a stage musical. On December 18, 2014, the musical was officially confirmed and it was announced that the show would receive its world premiere on Broadway in autumn 2015, at the Winter Garden Theatre. The musical has a book by ""Downton Abbey"" creator Julian Fellowes, and is directed by Laurence Connor, with choreography by JoAnn M. Hunter, set and costume design by Anna Louizos and lighting by Natasha Katz. The musical features an original score composed by Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Glenn Slater and sound design by Mick Potter, in addition to music from the original film. ""School"
"Sugar (musical) Sugar is a musical with a book by Peter Stone, music by Jule Styne, and lyrics by Bob Merrill. It is based on the film ""Some Like It Hot"", which was adapted by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond from a story by Robert Thoeren and Michael Logan. It premiered on Broadway in 1972 and was staged in the West End twenty years later. Two unemployed musicians, bass player Jerry and saxophone player Joe, witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago. In order to escape gangster Spats Palazzo and his henchmen, they dress as women and join Sweet"
"Sydney Rae White as the lead girl soprano, Juliet Stevenson as the narrator and the London Symphony Orchestra providing instrumentals. Due to the success of the concert, a full-fledged film was developed around the original songs, and in which Sydney White and Juliet Stevenson returned to contribute as actresses. The songs written by Paul K. Joyce are central to the film, providing main narration throughout the story. Actual dialogue is sparse, and most notable is that the Snow Queen herself has no lines. The story also focuses entirely on Gerda's journey, with all others, including Kay himself, acting as supporting"
"discover that they are still love with each other, but Rudi decides that he cannot break up her marriage for the sake of their son. After more than another decade passes, Rudi is sentenced to death by the Nazis for helping Jews to escape Austria, but Maria uses her husband's connections to get a reprieve for him. The musical was first produced at London's Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on 23 March 1939, directed by Novello's frequent collaborator Leontine Sagan. Novello starred opposite Mary Ellis. It closed at the start of the Second World War in September 1939 after 187 performances."
"Music and Dramatic Art, followed by a three-year stint with the Stratford Theatre in Stratford, Ontario. His stage career included more than 125 productions, starting with the Guthrie Theater, then internationally in South America, Canada, and London, and ultimately in New York's Broadway theatre, appearing with Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Walken, David Bowie and Meryl Streep. Productions included, ""Cloud 9"", ""A Flea in Her Ear"", ""Romeo and Juliet"" and ""The Elephant Man"". His transition from stage to film began in 1970. Jones began acting in small parts in film and television in the 1970s. In his best-known roles as Emperor Joseph"
"production, Paley said: ""...In this staging, we’ve done away with the intermission and have streamlined it into 90 minutes that is roller-coaster sharp and fast."" The cast features Kim Maresca (Judy Denmark), Tori Murray (Tina), Peter Land (Sylvia St. Croix), Tracy Jai Edwards (Louise), Andrea McCullough (Miss Thorn), and Rita McKenzie (Lita Encore). The musical made its West End premiere at the Arts Theatre opening on 27 March (previews from 16 March) for a limited run until 23 June 2018, directed by Richard Fitch, choreography by Rebecca Howell and music supervision by Gareth Valentine. Judy Denmark, a bland housewife, is"
"and Laura Bell Bundy as Trixie Norton. Rando directed several staged concerts of musicals for New York City Center's Encores!: ""Strike Up the Band"" (1998),""Do Re Mi"" (1999) ""The Pajama Game"" (2002), ""On the Town"" (2008), ""Damn Yankees"" (2008), ""Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"" (2012), ""It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman"" (2013), ""Little Me"" (2014) and ""The New Yorkers"" (2017). John Rando John Rando is an American stage director who won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for ""Urinetown the Musical"" in 2002. He received his 2nd nomination in the same category in 2015 for the 2014 Broadway revival"
"repeated on BBC1 on 31 December 2015 and on BBC2 on 30 December 2016. The musical score is by composer Tim Phillips. All the commercial music used in the show is that of New Orleans jazz legend, Mr. Louis Armstrong and his All-Stars; which include Edmond Hall, Trummy Young, Billy Kyle, Arvell Shaw & Barrett Deems. Charlotte Moore announced the television film at the Edinburgh International Television Festival on 22 August 2013. It was produced by Hilary Bevan Jones and directed by Dearbhla Walsh. Bevan Jones said: ""To bring together two of the world’s favourite actors in Dame Judi and"
"in Washington, D.C. on April 13, 2018. The musical featured a book by John Strand, music by Bob Banghart and Georgia Stitt, and lyrics by Stitt. The premiere production, which was co-produced by Juneau, Alaska's Perseverance Theatre, was directed by Arena Stage artistic director Molly Smith and starred Matt Bogart and Christiane Noll as Jack and Mabel, respectively. Additional cast included Alex Alferov as Garrett, Dan Manning as George, Fina Strazza as Faina, and Natalie Toro as Esther. The Snow Child The Snow Child is the debut novel by Eowyn Ivey. It was first published on February 1, 2012 by"
"2005), ""Tom Jones"" (2004), ""tick, tick...BOOM!"" (2004, also London Fringe, 2005), ""Me and My Girl,"" and ""O. Henry's Lovers"" (Goodspeed Opera House, 2003). He directed Jim Henson's ""Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas"" at The Goodspeed Opera House, Connecticut in 2008, and choreographed Julie Andrews' ""The Great American Mousical"" there in 2012. His production of ""The Jungle Book"" played the Goodman Theatre and Huntington Theatre Company in 2013. He is the director of the musical spoof ""SILENCE! The Musical"", which ran in 2005 at NYCFringe and is scheduled to open in London in January 2010. Other West End and London credits include"
"Juno (musical) Juno is a musical with music and lyrics by Marc Blitzstein and book by Joseph Stein, based closely on the 1924 play ""Juno and the Paycock"" by Seán O'Casey. The story centers on the disintegration of an Irish family in Dublin in the early 1920s, during the Irish War of Independence. Juno is a hardworking matriarch who strives to hold her family together in the face of war, betrayal, and her worthless husband's drinking. The original production opened on Broadway in 1959 and closed after only 16 performances. Its somber tone did not please the critics, who were"
"Jeremy Jordan (actor) Jeremy Michael Jordan (born November 20, 1984) is an American actor and singer. He has performed on Broadway and in television and film, as well as in other theatrical productions. He has played the roles of Jack Kelly in the 2012 musical ""Newsies"", Clyde Barrow in the 2011 musical ""Bonnie & Clyde"", and Jamie Wellerstein in the 2015 film ""The Last Five Years"". Since 2015 he has played Winslow ""Winn"" Schott, Jr., the son of DC Comics villain character Toyman, on the CBS/CW DC Comics-based superhero drama series ""Supergirl"". Jeremy Michael Jordan was born on November 20,"
"by Alexander Charim and choreographed by Teresa Rotemberg. Bryony Dwyer, Christian Miedl and Cheryl Studer starred, respectively, as Julie Jordan, Billy Bigelow and Nettie Fowler. A semi-staged revival by the English National Opera opened at the London Coliseum in 2017. The production was directed by Lonny Price, conducted by David Charles Abell, and starred Alfie Boe as Billy, Katherine Jenkins as Julie and Nicholas Lyndhurst as the Starkeeper. The production received mixed to positive reviews. The third Broadway revival began previews in February 2018 at the Imperial Theatre, with an official opening on April 12. It stars Jessie Mueller, Joshua"
"Bernstein's ""Candide"" was 'fixed'."" Juno (musical) Juno is a musical with music and lyrics by Marc Blitzstein and book by Joseph Stein, based closely on the 1924 play ""Juno and the Paycock"" by Seán O'Casey. The story centers on the disintegration of an Irish family in Dublin in the early 1920s, during the Irish War of Independence. Juno is a hardworking matriarch who strives to hold her family together in the face of war, betrayal, and her worthless husband's drinking. The original production opened on Broadway in 1959 and closed after only 16 performances. Its somber tone did not please"
"Directed by Julie Taymor, produced by Disney Theatrical Productions, and written by the co-director of the original film, Roger Allers, with writer Irene Mecchi. The musical features actors in elaborate animal costumes, and complex puppetry, created by Taymor and Michael Curry. The musical is divided in two acts and has music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice, along with the musical score created by Hans Zimmer with choral arrangements by Lebo M. The musical incorporates several changes and additions to the storyline as compared to the film, as well as adding more songs. The musical became a success"
"show was directed by Edwards and choreographed by Rob Marshall. The original cast included Julie Andrews, Tony Roberts, Michael Nouri, Rachel York, Richard B. Shull, Rob Ashford, and Greg Jbara. When Andrews received the lone Tony Award nomination for the production, she made headlines when she rejected the honor with the statement, ""I have searched my conscience and my heart and find that I cannot accept this nomination."" Andrews further stated that she would ""stand instead with the egregiously overlooked"" cast and crew. The incident stimulated ticket sales for the musical, and Andrews declined to perform at the Tony Awards"
"Gail Berman and Susan Rose, who were the youngest producers on Broadway. The show received several Tony Award nominations including Best Musical and Best Original Score. Allen Fawcett replaced Hutton as Joseph in June 1982. David Cassidy took over the role of Joseph in March 1983 and also performed in the touring cast in 1983–1984. With Jason Donovan in the lead, the expanded show was restaged in 1991 at the London Palladium with Steven Pimlott as director and Anthony Van Laast as choreographer, winning the 1992 Laurence Olivier Award for set design. The cast album of this production was the"
"Mr. Jordan Mr. Jordan is the third studio album by singer-songwriter Julian Lennon. It was Lennon's first album in three years after taking a hiatus from the music industry. It was released in March 1989 on Virgin Records. The album title is a reference to the film ""Here Comes Mr. Jordan"" (1941). The album did poorly in the album charts, but the lead single, the David Bowie sounding ""Now You're in Heaven"", reached Number 1 on the US Hot Mainstream Rock charts. The album was reissued, along with ""The Secret Value of Daydreaming"" and ""Help Yourself"", on 8 September 2009"
"(Butler), William Thomas Evans (Orderly), Raymond McLeod (General Lord Glossip), Dave Clemmons (Bishop of Basingstoke), Nita Moore (Nellie), Allyson Tucker (Jenny), Sven Toorvald (Condemned Prisoner), Amy Spanger (Lizzie/Newsboy), Lauren Goler-Kosarin (Mary), Mary Jo Mecca (Nancy), Andie L. Mellom (Rosie), Michelle Mallardi (Ivy), Judy Glass (Lottie) and Lenny Daniel (Fenwick). The musical premiered on Broadway at the Plymouth Theatre on March 21, 1997 (previews), officially on April 28. Co-produced by Jerry Frankel and Jeffrey Richards, and directed by Robin Phillips, the original cast featured Robert Cuccioli as Jekyll and Hyde, Linda Eder as Lucy Harris and Christiane Noll as Emma Carew"
"Broadway show received mixed reviews. Jesse Green of ""The New York Times"" called the show ""rousing, often dull, alternately dopey"". He praised Levy's and Murin's performances as well as the set and lighting design but criticized the new musical numbers. Frozen (musical) Frozen is a musical with music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, and book by Jennifer Lee, based on the 2013 film of the same name. The story centers on the relationship between two sisters who are princesses, Elsa and Anna. Elsa has magical powers to freeze objects and people, which she does not know how"
"at the Walter Kerr Theatre, and was included in more than 25 ""Best of 2006"" lists in newspapers and magazines. The production won a Tony Award for Best Costume Design, and Ebersole and Wilson each won Tony Awards for their performances. The Broadway production closed on July 29, 2007. It was the first musical on Broadway ever to be adapted from a documentary. ""Grey Gardens"", an HBO film, stars Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore as the Edies, with Jeanne Tripplehorn as Jacqueline Kennedy, and Daniel Baldwin as Julius Krug. Directed and co-written (with Patricia Rozema) by filmmaker Michael Sucsy, filming"
"sound by Kai Harada, projections by Jim Findlay and Jeff Sugg and choreography by Danny Mefford. The musical played at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre, with previews from March 27, 2015, and an official opening on April 19, 2015, running to September 10, 2016. Sam Gold, who directed the Public Theater production, also directed the show on Broadway, leading the Off-Broadway production team. The Off-Broadway cast reprised their roles on Broadway, except for the actors playing John, Christian, and Medium Alison. The Broadway musical won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Performance by an Actor in Leading Role"