Who has more musicals to be known for, Gordon Gano or James Dewar?
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Gordon Gano Gordon James Gano (born June 7, 1963) is an American musician. He is best known for being the singer, guitarist and songwriter of American alternative rock band Violent Femmes.
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James Dewar (musician) James Dewar (12 October 1942 – 16 May 2002) was a Scottish musician best known as the bassist and vocalist for Robin Trower and Stone the Crows, the latter having its beginnings as the resident band at Burns Howff in Glasgow.
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Edward Joseph Tait Edward Joseph Tait (13 July 1878 – 12 July 1947), generally known as "E.J.", was an Australian theatrical entrepreneur closely associated with the firm of J. C. Williamson Ltd, and was involved with concerts and theatrical productions for more than 50 years.
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Neil Hamilton (actor) James Neil Hamilton (September 9, 1899 – September 24, 1984) was an American stage, film and television actor, probably best known for his role as Commissioner Gordon on the "Batman" TV series of the 1960s.
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Edward Gordon Craig Edward Henry Gordon Craig (born Edward Godwin; 16 January 1872 – 29 July 1966), sometimes known as Gordon Craig, was an English modernist theatre practitioner; he worked as an actor, director and scenic designer, as well as developing an influential body of theoretical writings. Craig was the son of actress Dame Ellen Terry.
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Irene (musical) Irene is a musical with a book by James Montgomery, lyrics by Joseph McCarthy, and music by Harry Tierney. Based on Montgomery's play "Irene O'Dare", it is set in New York City's Upper West Side and focuses on immigrant shop assistant Irene O'Dare, who is introduced to Long Island's high society when she is hired by one of its leading "grande dames" to help redecorate her home.
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Charles Gaynor Charles Beauclerk Gaynor (born April 3, 1907, Boston, Massachusetts – December 18, 1975, Washington, D.C.) was an American musical composer. His revues include "Lend an Ear" (1948) and "Show Girl" (1961), and he contributed songs to the 1973 revival of "Irene", and the London production "Sweeter and Lower".
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Gordon Cree Gordon Charles Cree BMus FGMS (born 14 July 1977, Irvine, North Ayrshire) is a Scottish entertainer, singer, pianist, organist, arranger, orchestrator, conductor and composer.
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Higher and Higher (musical) Higher and Higher is a musical comedy with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, and book by Gladys Hurlbut and Joshua Logan and produced by Dwight Deere Wiman. It ran on Broadway for 84 performances in 1940.
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David Shire David Lee Shire (born July 3, 1937) is an American songwriter and composer of stage musicals, film and television scores. The soundtracks to "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three", "The Conversation" and "All the President's Men", and parts of the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack such as "Manhattan Skyline", are some of his best-known works. His other work includes the score of the 1985 film "Return to Oz" (the "sequel-in-part" of "The Wizard of Oz"), and the stage musical scores of "Baby", "", "Closer Than Ever", and "Starting Here, Starting Now". Shire is married to actress Didi Conn.
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Jim Jacobs Jim Jacobs (born October 7, 1942) is an American composer, lyricist, and writer for the theatre. He is best remembered for writing the book, lyrics, and music, with Warren Casey, for the stage musical "Grease".
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Divine Lust Divine Lust is a Broadway musical created by and featuring Damian Perkins and Glenda Benevides.
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Robert Russell Bennett Robert Russell Bennett (June 15, 1894 – August 18, 1981) was an American composer and arranger, best known for his orchestration of many well-known Broadway and Hollywood musicals by other composers such as Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, and Richard Rodgers. In 1957 and 2008, Bennett received Tony Awards recognizing his orchestrations for Broadway shows. Early in his career he was often billed as Russell Bennett.
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John Dew (director) John Dew (born 1944) is a British opera director. He was the artistic director of the Staatstheater Darmstadt.
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Elmer Gantry (opera) Elmer Gantry is a 2007 American opera by Robert Aldridge to a libretto by Herschel Garfein based on the 1926 novel by Sinclair Lewis of the same name. The Nashville Opera presented the world première in November 2007.
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George M! George M! is a Broadway musical based on the life of George M. Cohan, the biggest Broadway star of his day who was known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway." The book for the musical was written by Michael Stewart, John Pascal, and Francine Pascal. Music and lyrics were, of course, by George M. Cohan himself, with revisions for the musical by Cohan's daughter, Mary Cohan.
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Allegiance (musical) Allegiance is a musical with music and lyrics by Jay Kuo and a book by Marc Acito, Kuo and Lorenzo Thione. The story, set during the Japanese American internment of World War II (with a framing story set in the present day), was inspired by the personal experiences of George Takei, who stars in the musical. It follows the Kimura family in the years following the attack on Pearl Harbor, as they are forced to leave their farm in Salinas, California and are sent to the Heart Mountain internment camp in the rural plains of Wyoming.
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John Dewar, Sr. John Dewar (6 January 1805 - January 1880) was a Scottish businessman who founded John Dewar & Sons, Scotch whisky distillery in 1846.
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In Gay New York In Gay New York is a musical revue with a script by C. M. S. McLellan, under his pseudonym Hugh Morton, and music by Gustave Kerker. The story revolves around two newlyweds from Maine who come to New York City, do some sightseeing, and see bits from the 1895–96 season at the Casino satirized in vaudevillian action.
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OyamO Charles F. Gordon (born September 7, 1943), known professionally as OyamO, is an American playwright and professor. He is currently a writer-in-residence at the University of Michigan.
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The Shop Girl The Shop Girl was a musical comedy in two acts (described by the author as a musical farce) written by H. J. W. Dam, with Lyrics by Dam and Adrian Ross and music by Ivan Caryll, and additional numbers by Lionel Monckton and Ross. It was first produced by George Edwardes at the Gaiety Theatre in London, opening on 24 November 1894. The piece ran for an extremely successful 546 performances, transferring to Daly's Theatre. It starred Seymour Hicks, George Grossmith, Jr., Arthur Williams, Edmund Payne, Willie Warde and Ada Reeve, who (being pregnant) was replaced in the cast by Kate Cutler and then Hicks' wife, Ellaline Terriss. Topsy Sinden danced in the piece. Direction was by James T. Tanner, with choreography by Warde. Costumes were by C. Wilhelm.
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The (M)orons The (M)orons is an American comedy and musical group consisting of Broadway performers and writers Drew Gasparini (Gaspo), F. Michael Haynie (F.), Andrew Kober (Andrew Rebecca Kober), and Tony Award nominee Alex Brightman (Brighty). The group has performed in various venues throughout New York City, including 54 Below and The Slipper Room. Most of their songs are written by Gasparini, and the group often collaborates with other stage performers in New York.