Tuesday, October 19, 2010
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Thursday, August 12, 2010
5 Facts About Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare
The full title of the play is “Twelfth Night, or What You Will”.
Like many of Shakespeare’s works, the plot lines were borrowed from an earlier story; in this case, it was based on the Italian “Gli Ingannatori (or The Cheats)” and the short story “Of Apollonius and Silla” by Barnabe Rich, based on the Matteo Bandello original story.
The first listed Broadway production of the play opened on June 11, 1804.
The longest Broadway production, in 1941, ran for 129 performances.
Famous actors that have appeared in Twelfth Night, either on stage or in film, include John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier, Vivian Leigh, Helen Hayes, Alec Guinness, Paul Rudd, Parminder Nagra, Helen Hunt, Yul Brynner, Ben Kingsley and Helena Bonham Carter.
Credits: wikipedia.org and ibdb.com
Like many of Shakespeare’s works, the plot lines were borrowed from an earlier story; in this case, it was based on the Italian “Gli Ingannatori (or The Cheats)” and the short story “Of Apollonius and Silla” by Barnabe Rich, based on the Matteo Bandello original story.
The first listed Broadway production of the play opened on June 11, 1804.
The longest Broadway production, in 1941, ran for 129 performances.
Famous actors that have appeared in Twelfth Night, either on stage or in film, include John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier, Vivian Leigh, Helen Hayes, Alec Guinness, Paul Rudd, Parminder Nagra, Helen Hunt, Yul Brynner, Ben Kingsley and Helena Bonham Carter.
Credits: wikipedia.org and ibdb.com
Monday, May 10, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
"A Raisin in the Sun" Fun Facts
Are you ready for another week of “A Raisin In The Sun”? So that you enter the theater a little bit wiser, here are some facts about this Broadway standout:
* “A Raisin In The Sun” was the first play written by an African-American woman to be produced on Broadway, as well as the first Broadway play with an African-American director.
* The story of racial tension and the pursuit of the American dream in a Chicago neighborhood is loosely based on the experiences of the author’s family.
* The original Broadway cast featured such luminaries as Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee and Louis Gossett, Jr. A 2004 revival featuring Sean “Diddy” Combs, Phylicia Rashad and Audra McDonald garnered several acting Tony awards.
* The title of the play was taken from the poem “A Dream Deferred” by Langston Hughes. Listen to a recitation of the poem here: http://www.learner.org/catalog/extras/vvspot/video/hughes.html
Sources: wikipedia.org
This is an incredible experience you won’t want to miss.
Buy tickets TODAY for this week’s show: http://www.apu.edu/theater/tickets/
Learn more about the APU theater season here: http://www.apu.edu/theater/
See you at the show!!!
* “A Raisin In The Sun” was the first play written by an African-American woman to be produced on Broadway, as well as the first Broadway play with an African-American director.
* The story of racial tension and the pursuit of the American dream in a Chicago neighborhood is loosely based on the experiences of the author’s family.
* The original Broadway cast featured such luminaries as Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee and Louis Gossett, Jr. A 2004 revival featuring Sean “Diddy” Combs, Phylicia Rashad and Audra McDonald garnered several acting Tony awards.
* The title of the play was taken from the poem “A Dream Deferred” by Langston Hughes. Listen to a recitation of the poem here: http://www.learner.org/catalog/extras/vvspot/video/hughes.html
Sources: wikipedia.org
This is an incredible experience you won’t want to miss.
Buy tickets TODAY for this week’s show: http://www.apu.edu/theater/tickets/
Learn more about the APU theater season here: http://www.apu.edu/theater/
See you at the show!!!
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