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Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee to a wealthy family, Patten rejected the traditional role of a Southern socialite and hostess and set out for a life on the stage. Following the death of her mother in 1927, she left for New York City and attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, getting her first break on the stage in Elizabeth the Queen in 1929.
Memphis is a musical with music by David Bryan, lyrics by Bryan and Joe DiPietro, and a book by DiPietro.. The show is loosely based on the story of Memphis disc jockey Dewey Phillips, [1] one of the first white DJs to play black music in the 1950s.
The Tivoli Theatre, also known as the Tivoli and the "Jewel of the South", [2] is a historic theatre in Chattanooga, Tennessee, that opened on March 19, 1921.Built between 1919 and 1921 at a cost of $750,000, designed by famed Chicago-based architectural firm Rapp and Rapp and well-known Chattanooga architect Reuben H. Hunt, and constructed by the John Parks Company (general contractors), the ...
This is a list of musicals, including Broadway musicals, West End musicals, and musicals that premiered in other places, as well as film musicals, whose titles fall into the M–Z alphabetic range. (See also List of notable musical theatre productions , List of operettas , List of Bollywood films , List of rock musicals .)
The McCallie School is a boys college-preparatory school located on Missionary Ridge in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. The school was founded in 1905 and now has 322 boarding students in grades 9–12 and 657 day students in grades 6–12. [1]
Lew Leslie (born Lewis Lessinsky; April 15, 1888 – March 10, 1963) [1] was a Jewish American writer and producer of Broadway shows. [2] [3] [4] Leslie got his start in show business in vaudeville in his early twenties. Although white, he was the first major impresario to present African American artists on the Broadway stage.
Don Stephenson was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on September 10, 1964, [1] to medical technologist Diane Stephenson and TVA chemical engineer Don Ragan Stephenson, Jr. [2] Stephenson graduated from Hixson High School in Chattanooga and the University of Tennessee in Knoxville during 1982 and 1986, respectively.
L-R: Rudy Vallee, Virginia Martin and Robert Morse in Broadway production of How to Succeed at Business Without Really Trying (1961) Virginia Martin (December 2, 1927 – August 27, 2009) was an American actress and singer known for her work on the Broadway stage and on television.