Megan Kathleen Hilty, is an American actress and singer, she rose to prominence for her roles in Broadway musicals, including her performance as Glinda the Good Witch in which play?
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Megan Hilty Megan Kathleen Hilty (born March 29, 1981) is an American actress and singer. She rose to prominence for her roles in Broadway musicals, including her performance as Glinda the Good Witch in "Wicked", Doralee Rhodes in "9 to 5: The Musical", and her Tony Award-nominated role as Brooke Ashton in "Noises Off". She also starred as Ivy Lynn on the musical-drama series "Smash", on which she sang the Grammy Award-nominated "Let Me Be Your Star", and portrayed Liz on the sitcom "Sean Saves the World".
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Glinda the Good Witch Glinda, also known as the Good Witch of the South, is a fictional character created by L. Frank Baum in his "Oz" novels. She first appears in Baum's classic children's novel, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900), and is the most powerful sorceress in the Land of Oz, ruler of the Quadling Country south of the Emerald City, and protector of Princess Ozma.
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Lillias White Lillias White (born July 21, 1951) is an American singer and actress of stage, television, and film who is particularly admired for her performances in Broadway musicals. In 1989 she won an Obie Award for her performance in the Off-Broadway musical "Romance in Hard Times". In 1992 she won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children's, Pre-School Children's or Family Viewing Program for her portrayal of Rhonda the pink singing squirrel on "Sesame Street". In 1997 she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical for portraying Sonja in Cy Coleman's "The Life". She was nominated for a Tony Award again in 2010 for her work as Funmilayo in Fela Kuti's "Fela!".
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The Paul Lynde Halloween Special The Paul Lynde Halloween Special is a Halloween-themed television special starring Paul Lynde broadcast October 29, 1976 on ABC. It featured guest stars Margaret Hamilton in her first reprisal of her role as the Wicked Witch of the West from "The Wizard of Oz". Also guest starring are Billie Hayes as Witchiepoo from "H.R. Pufnstuf", Tim Conway, Roz Kelly, Florence Henderson, rock band KISS, Billy Barty as Gallows the Butler, Betty White and, in an unbilled surprise appearance, Donny and Marie Osmond.
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Whenever (play) Whenever is a 2000 children's musical play with words Alan Ayckbourn and music by Denis King, that was shown as the Stephen Joseph Theatre's Christmas production. It is loosely derived from "The Wizard of Oz", and it is about a young Victorian girl named Emily to travels back and forth in time to avert a disaster.
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Viet Rock Viet Rock is a rock musical by Megan Terry that was the precursor to the musical "Hair". A violent denunciation of the American involvement in the Vietnam War, the play was described by its author as a "folk war movie" comprising scenes of disillusionment and protest to the American military presence in Southeast Asia. "Viet Rock" is widely considered to be the first rock musical written and performed in the United States, as well as the first protest play about Vietnam. Its premiere also marks the first major theatre production in the United States in which actors left the stage to interact directly with the audience.
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Carole Shelley Carole Shelley (born 16 August 1939) is an English actress. Among her many stage roles are the character of Madame Morrible in the original Broadway cast of the musical "Wicked". She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in "The Elephant Man" in 1979.
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Matty Selman Matty Selman is a playwright, lyricist and composer who makes his home in New York City. He first came into the national spotlight when he was hand-selected by Harvard's Robert Brustein to write the lyrics to an adaptation of Lysistrata with music by HAIR composer, Galt MacDermot. The resulting work starred Tony Award winner Cherry Jones and was presented by the American Repertory Theatre at Harvard and the Prince Theatre in Philadelphia. Both having lived on Staten Island, Selman and MacDermot continued their collaboration and wrote Goddess Wheel a further exploration of the Lysistrata tale, and The Tinderbox, based on the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen and set in war-torn Iraq. Prior to working with Galt MacDermot, Matty had collaborated with Agnes of God playwright, John Pielmeier on three musicals, Steeplechase the Funny Place, Young Rube, and Slow Dance with a Hot Pickup.
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Good Times (musical) Good Times was a popular 1920 Broadway musical extravaganza, with music by Raymond Hubbell and a book by R. H. Burnside. Produced by Charles Dillingham, it debuted on August 9, 1920 at the Hippodrome in New York City and ran for 456 performances, the longest run for the 1920-21 season. It was sixth of Dillingham's elaborate spectacles at the Hippodrome.
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April Haney April Lerman (born February 6, 1969) is an American former child actress who played the role of Kate, an orphan in the 1982 film of the musical "Annie". She also was a regular cast member on the first season of "Charles in Charge" (1984), where she played the character of Lila Pembroke.
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1912 play) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a Broadway play that debuted at the Little Theatre on West 44th Street, New York City, on October 31, 1912. Based on the stories by the Brothers Grimm, it was produced by Winthrop Ames who had written it under the pseudonym "Jessie Braham White." The play met with favorable reviews and became the basis for the 1916 film, "Snow White".
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Dracula: the Musical Dracula: the Musical is a Swedish musical based on the novel "Dracula" by Bram Stoker produced in 2010. It was originally a theatre production meant for ten performances but due to the massive popularity extra performances were added and the musical was turned into a film, given a limited release on DVD. The film was put together by editing several performances of the musical and a filming session for closeups. The musical was written by Lisa Linder and directed by . Music was composed by Christer Johansson and Jacob Mülrad.
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High Spirits (musical) High Spirits is a musical with a book, lyrics, and music by Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray, based on the play "Blithe Spirit" by Noël Coward, about a man's problems caused by the spirit of his dead wife.
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A Little Bit Wicked A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages, or simply known as A Little Bit Wicked, is the 2009 memoir of actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth. In the book, Chenoweth describes her early life and the first 16 years of her varied career in show business.
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Lora Lee Gayer Lora Lee Gayer is an American stage actress. On Broadway, she originated the lead role of Linda Mason in "Holiday Inn" in 2016. She appeared on Broadway in the 2011 revival of "Follies" as Young Sally.
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Freaky Friday (musical) Freaky Friday is a musical with music and lyrics by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, and a book by Bridget Carpenter. Based on the 1972 book of the same name, the musical is an adaptation of the 1976 and 2003 films. When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again before mom’s big wedding.
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Dirty Blonde (play) Dirty Blonde is a play by Claudia Shear. The play ran Off-Broadway and on Broadway in 2000. It involves two fans of Mae West who discover their shared passion for her, and for each other.
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A Madea Christmas (musical play) A Madea Christmas is a 2011 American musical play created, written, produced, and directed by Tyler Perry. It stars Perry as Madea and Cassi Davis as Aunt Bam.
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Almost Real "Almost Real" is a song from the Broadway musical The Bridges of Madison County, written and composed by Jason Robert Brown. The show premiered in February 2014. The song was performed by the character, Francesca; the role was originated on Broadway by Tony Award-winning actress, Kelli O'Hara. The song is sung early in Act II. Francesca is telling Robert, her lover, how she came to America from Italy. The song precedes Robert asking Francesca to leave her home, something she has done in the past, and go off with him. As displayed in the song, she makes choices based on what is easiest, the things that she desires are always ‘almost real’; She decided to stay in Winterset, Iowa with her family.
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Smash (TV series) Smash is an American musical drama television series created by playwright Theresa Rebeck and developed by Robert Greenblatt for NBC. Steven Spielberg served as one of the executive producers. The series was broadcast in the US by NBC and produced by DreamWorks Television and Universal Television. The series revolves around a fictional New York City theater community and specifically the creation of a new Broadway musical. It features a large ensemble cast, led by Debra Messing, Jack Davenport, Katharine McPhee, Christian Borle, Megan Hilty, and Anjelica Huston.
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Elphaba Elphaba Thropp is a fictional character in "" by Gregory Maguire, as well as in the Broadway and West End adaptations, "Wicked".
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Good People (play) Good People is a 2011 play by David Lindsay-Abaire. The world premiere was staged by the Manhattan Theatre Club in New York City. The production was nominated for two 2011 Tony Awards – Best Play and Best Leading Actress in a Play (Frances McDormand), with the latter winning.