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Daly, Augustin
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......1869 he opened his first theater. At his famous Daly's Theatre on Broadway he presented noted productions of Shakespearean comedies...See biography by J. F. Daly (1917); M. Felheim, The Theatre of Augustin Daly (1956)....
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Wilson, Lanford
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......became part of the "off-off-Broadway" movement, producing such...1964). He graduated to off-Broadway with the production of his...Gilead (1964), and moved to Broadway with The Gingham Dog (1968...cofounded the Circle Repertory Theatre in Greenwich Village, where......
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Alonso, Alicia
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......Cuban ballerina and choreographer, b. Havana. Alonso danced in Broadway musicals before becoming a soloist with several leading companies, including the American Ballet Theatre, in 1939. She had a huge repertoire and was best known for her work......
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Feld, Eliot
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......Y. As a teenager he danced in musicals, notably West Side Story on Broadway and film, and on television. While a dancer (1963–68) with the American Ballet Theatre he debuted (1967) as a choreographer with Harbinger and At Midnight......
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Shubert Brothers
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......with offices in the Shubert Theatre (named for Sam, opened 1913...to play a major role in the Broadway theater, owning 17 theaters...Washington, D.C.'s National Theatre and has other theatrical interests...McNamara, The Shuberts of Broadway (1990); F. Hirsch, The......
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Robbins, Jerome
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......1940 he joined the Ballet Theatre and in 1948 became associate...innovative choreographer of such Broadway musicals as High Button Shoes...Jerome Robbins: That Broadway Man, That Ballet Man (2001); R. E. Long, Broadway, The Golden Years (2001......
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Hare, David
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......A founder of the Portable Theatre and the Joint Stock, he became...manager of the Royal Court Theatre, London (1967–71), and...Howard Brenton. The 1998–99 Broadway season marked a peak in...Hare's plays to debut on Broadway. See his Acting Up (1999......
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Mielziner, Jo
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......designer, b. Paris. Mielziner made his Broadway design debut in 1924 with The Guardsman...Center. See his memoir, Designing for the Theatre (1965), and his The Shapes of Our Theatre (1970); biography by M. C. Henderson......
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Baraka, Amiri
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......Toilet,The Baptism, and The Slave—were produced Off-Broadway in New York City. A provocative political analyst...American community. He founded Harlem's Black Arts Repertory Theatre in 1965, three years later establishing the Black Community......
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Mitchell, Arthur
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......York City. Mitchell studied in New York City and appeared on Broadway and with various companies at home and abroad. He joined...1970 under his direction the school developed into the Dance Theatre of Harlem, the first black classical ballet company. His......