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A comic trio consisting of brothers Moe (June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975) and Shemp Howard (March 4, 1895 – November 22, 1955), and friend Larry Fine (October 5, 1902 – January 24, 1975). Harmony singing trio consisting of Pearl Santos, Violet Hamilton, and Jessie Fordyce. Tennis player and monologist. Male impersonator.
The Cruiskeen Lawn (dedicated to the Mendelsohn Glee Club, N. Y., 1913) The Hail of the Friendly Sons (for men's voices, a cappella, 1913) The New Ireland (for men's voices, a cappella, 1914) The Sunken City, op. 20, no. 1 (for men's voices, a cappella, 1897) Widow Machree (by Samuel Lover; arr. by Herbert, 1915)
Second act based on the one-act play The Bear by Anton Chekhov. Days of Wine and Roses: 2023 Broadway: Adam Guettel: Guettel Craig Lucas: Based on the 1962 film of the same name and the 1958 teleplay of the same name. De-Lovely: 2004 Film Cole Porter: Cole Porter: Jay Cocks: Dear Edwina: 2008 Off-Broadway: Zina Goldrich: Marcy Heisler: Marcy ...
Follies is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman. The plot takes place in a crumbling Broadway theater, now scheduled for demolition, previously home to a musical revue (based on the Ziegfeld Follies). The evening follows a reunion of the Weismann Girls who performed during the interwar period.
Assassins is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by John Weidman, based on an original concept by Charles Gilbert Jr.. Using the framing device of an all-American, yet sinister, carnival game, the semi-revue portrays a group of historical figures who attempted (successfully or not) to assassinate Presidents of the United States, and explores what their presence in ...
A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own during its golden years from 1916 to 1932. [1] Though most famous for their visual spectacle, revues ...
Laffing Room Only is a vaudeville revue [1] in two acts by Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, and Eugene Conrad, with music and lyrics by Burton Lane. [2] This was the first show for which Burton Lane wrote both the words and the music. It was produced by the Shuberts (Lee and J.J.), [3] Olsen, and Johnson at the Winter Garden Theatre, New York City ...
Desilu Productions, Inc. (/ ˈdɛsiluː /) was an American television production company founded and co-owned by husband and wife Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball. The company is best known for shows such as I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show, Mannix, The Untouchables, Mission: Impossible and Star Trek. Until 1962, Desilu was the second-largest independent ...