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Gary Oldman March 21, 1958 - New Cross, London, UK Regarded as one of the greatest actors of his generation, he is known for his versatility and intense acting style. From the moment his star first shined as Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious in "Sid and Nancy" (1986), Gary Oldman has brought a raw, powerful edge to his roles, which have run the gamut from Dracula to Beethoven to Lee Harvey Oswald. He began acting in theatre in 1979 and made his film debut in "Remembran...ce" (1982). He continued to lead a stage career, during which he performed at London's Royal Court and was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, with credits including "Cabaret", "Romeo and Juliet", "Entertaining Mr Sloane", "Saved", "The Country Wife" and "Hamlet". Oldman went on to portray the villain in films such as "True Romance" (1993), "The Fifth Element" (1997), "Air Force One" (1997) and "The Contender" (2000); corrupt DEA agent Norman Stansfield, portrayed by Oldman in Léon: "The Professional" (1994), has been ranked as one of cinema's best villains. He also played Ludwig van Beethoven in "Immortal Beloved" (1994) and later appeared in franchise roles such as Sirius Black in the Harry Potter series, James Gordon in The Dark Knight Trilogy (20052012) and a human leader, Dreyfus in Dawn of the "Planet of the Apes" (2014). He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Winston Churchill in "Darkest Hour" (2017), and was also nominated for his portrayals of George Smiley in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (2011) and Herman J. Mankiewicz in "Mank" (2020). #garyoldman #darkesthour #oscar #dracula #harrypotter #bafta #sidandnancy #RSC #thefifthelement #theprofessional #thedarkknight #tinkertailorsoldierspy #mank #oscarwinner #greatactor

Bring these books outside as the weather starts to warm up.

John Kander March 18, 1927 - Kansas City, MO American composer John Kander is the musical partner of the songwriting team of Kander and Ebb, who together created at least sixteen Broadway shows, "Flora the Red Menace" (1965), "Cabaret" (1966), "Chicago" (1975), and "Curtains" (2007) among them. They also contributed material to fourteen films and television specials over their forty-year association. Independently John Kander supplied the scores to many films, includin...g "Something For Everyone" (1970), "Kramer vs. Kramer" (1979), "Places in the Heart" (1984), and "Billy Bathgate" (1991). Kander and Ebb were recipients of many Awards: three Tony Awards (1967 for "Cabaret", 1981 for "Woman of the Year", 1993 for "Kiss of the Spider Woman"), Britain’s Laurence Olivier Award (1998, for the London production of "Chicago"), an Emmy in 1973 and an Emmy nomination in 1993, both for Liza Minnelli television specials, and two Grammys (1967 for the Original Cast Album of "Cabaret", and 1998 for the Musical Show Album of "Chicago"). The duo also received several award nominations, including nine for Tonys, two for Oscars, and five for Golden Globes. Both "Cabaret" and "Chicago" were made into films; the screen version of Chicago won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Picture. Both Kander and Ebb were Kennedy Center Honorees and were awarded the Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in musical theater. #johnkander #kanderandebb #theatre #musical #broadway #cabaret #cabaretmusical #chicago #chicagomusical #chicagothemusical #showtunes #musicaltheatre #floratheredmenace #kramervskramer #placesintheheart #kissofthespiderwoman #tonywinner #emmywinner #oscarwinner #lizaminelli #mycoloringbook #zorba #thescottsboroboys See more

Let’s not underrate Stephen Sondheim any longer: Theater’s greatest songwriter is also one of theater’s greatest playwrights. Here’s why.

Broadway... is not expected to resume until autumn. Current state regulations would allow the Public to admit 500 virus-tested people, in a Delacorte Theater that seats 2,000, but the theater is hoping that will change before opening night. And will there be masks? Testing? We are planning on whatever needs to happen to make it safe, Saheem Ali said. Lincoln Center, the vast New York nonprofit, has announced that it will create 10 outdoor spaces for performance on its plaza, starting next month, while the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Playwrights Horizons are planning to stage Aleshea Harris’s play, What to Send Up When It Goes Down, in June in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

Why did it take so long for the composer to be unambivalently embraced? Maybe because ambivalence is what he’s embraced most of all.