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Darius de Haas | |
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| Born | September 29, 1968 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Stage, film, tv actor, singer |
| Website | dariusdehaas |
Darius de Haas (born September 29, 1968) is an American stage actor and singer.
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He was born in Chicago and raised in a musical family — his father is bassist Eddie de Haas and his mother Geraldine Bey was one of the Bey sisters of the musical trio, Andy and The Bey Sisters. De Haas is especially noted for his extremely wide vocal range. He appeared in the Broadway productions of Rent , Kiss of the Spider Woman , Carousel , Marie Christine , Shuffle Along, or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed and the Paper Mill Playhouse cast of Children of Eden . He won an Obie Award for his performance in the title role in Diedre Murray's jazz opera Running Man and played Jesus in the Alliance Theatre's re-imagining of Webber-Rice's Jesus Christ Superstar (re-titled JCS Gospel). In recent years he has become known as a concert/recording artist, singing with several symphonies including the Cincinnati Pops and Boston Pops, having notably performed and recorded the music of Billy Strayhorn and Stevie Wonder. He provides the singing voice for the character of Shy Baldwin on Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel .
Amy Sherman-Palladino is an American television writer, director, and producer. She is the creator of the comedy-drama series Gilmore Girls (2000-2007), Bunheads (2012-2013), and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017-2023).
Anthony Marc Shalhoub is an American actor. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he has received various accolades including five Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, six Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Tony Award.
An industrial musical is a musical performed internally for the employees or shareholders of a business to create a feeling of being part of a team, to entertain, and/or to educate and motivate the management and salespeople to improve sales and profits. It can be used to increase staff awareness of public relations, advertising, marketing or corporate image.
"There's No Business Like Show Business" is an Irving Berlin song, written for the 1946 musical Annie Get Your Gun and orchestrated by Ted Royal. The song, a slightly tongue-in-cheek salute to the glamour and excitement of a life in show business, is sung in the musical by members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in an attempt to persuade Annie Oakley to join the production. It is reprised three times in the musical.
Alexander Cesare Gemignani is a Broadway actor, tenor, musician, and conductor.
"They Say It's Wonderful" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the musical Annie Get Your Gun (1946), where it was introduced by Ethel Merman and Ray Middleton. A film version in 1950 again featured the song when it was performed by Howard Keel and Betty Hutton. More recently it was performed in an episode of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel by Darius de Haas.
"Almost Like Being in Love" is a show tune with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. It was written for the score of their 1947 musical Brigadoon. The song was first sung by David Brooks and Marion Bell, in the Broadway production. It was later performed in the 1954 film version by Gene Kelly.
"Luck Be a Lady" is a song written and composed by Frank Loesser in 1950 and first performed by Robert Alda. The song was featured in the musical Guys and Dolls. The lyrics relate the point of view of a gambler, Sky Masterson, who hopes that he will win a bet, the outcome of which will decide whether or not he is able to save his relationship with the girl of his dreams.
Christiane Noll is an American actress and singer known for her work in musicals and on the concert stage. She originated the role of Emma Carew in Frank Wildhorn's Jekyll & Hyde, and had roles in Urinetown, Ragtime, and Dear Evan Hansen.
Gideon Glick is an American actor. His Broadway work includes originating the roles of Ernst in the musical Spring Awakening, Jimmy-6 in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Jordan Berman in Significant Other, and Dill Harris in Aaron Sorkin's adaptation of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, for which he was nominated for the 2019 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.
Reid W. Scott is an American actor. He is best known for his starring roles as Brendan "Brando" Dorff in the TBS comedy series My Boys (2006–2010), Dan Egan in the HBO comedy series Veep (2012–2019), and Gordon Ford in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2022–2023). He also appeared in the romantic comedy film Home Again (2017), the superhero film Venom (2018), and the comedy-drama film Late Night (2019).
"A Woman, a Lover, a Friend" is the 1960 follow up single to "Doggin' Around" performed by Jackie Wilson. Just as its predecessor, the single made it to number one on the R&B charts, where it stayed at the top spot for one month. "A Woman, a Lover, a Friend", also charted on the Hot 100 peaking at number fifteen.
Matthew Finnen Doyle is an American actor and singer known for his work in musical theater. He made his Broadway debut in 2007 in Spring Awakening as replacement for the role of Hanschen, and later had supporting roles in the Broadway productions of Bye Bye Birdie in 2009 and War Horse in 2011. He joined The Book of Mormon in 2012, replacing Nic Rouleau as Elder Price.
Blue's Big Musical Movie is a 2000 American direct-to-video live-action/animated musical film. It is the first installment of the Blue's Clues film series and based on the original television series on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block. It was released on VHS and DVD on October 3, 2000. The movie also aired on television, starting with a primetime premiere on January 13, 2002. This movie was reissued on DVD along with Dora the Explorer: Musical School Days on July 23, 2013. A video game based on the film was released for the PlayStation around the same time, making it the only Blue's Clues video game on a home console other than the V.Smile. A standalone sequel, Blue's Big City Adventure was released on November 18, 2022.
Michael Jonathan Zegen is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series Rescue Me (2004–2011), Boardwalk Empire (2011–2014), and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–2023).
Allison Trujillo Strong is an American pop singer, songwriter, and actress of stage, television and film. She first gained notice for her Broadway work in the musicals Bye Bye Birdie and Mamma Mia!, has done voice-over work on the Nickelodeon's animated children's television program Dora and Friends, and appeared in other television series such as The Blacklist, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. She gained wider exposure with her first feature film, playing Adam Sandler's daughter Sarah in The Week Of (2018).
Rachel Brosnahan is an American actress. She is best known for playing the title role of an aspiring stand-up comedian in the Amazon Prime Video period comedy series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–2023), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2018 and two consecutive Golden Globe Awards in 2018 and 2019. She has also appeared in the political thriller series House of Cards (2013–2015) and the drama series Manhattan (2014–2015).
"Gee, Officer Krupke" is a comedy number from the 1957 musical West Side Story. The song was composed by Stephen Sondheim (lyrics) and Leonard Bernstein (music), and was featured in the Broadway musical and subsequent 1961 and 2021 films.
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is an American period comedy-drama television series that was created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, and premiered on Amazon Prime Video on March 17, 2017. It takes place mainly in the late 1950s and early 1960s, with flashforwards to later decades in the final season, and stars Rachel Brosnahan as Miriam "Midge" Maisel: a New York housewife who discovers she has a talent for stand-up comedy and pursues a career in this field. It also stars Alex Borstein, Michael Zegen, Marin Hinkle, Tony Shalhoub, Kevin Pollak, Caroline Aaron, Jane Lynch and Luke Kirby. The pilot episode received critical acclaim and the series was picked up by Amazon Studios. The fifth and final season premiered on April 14, 2023, and concluded on May 26, 2023.
Brian Tarantina was an American stage, screen, and television character actor born in New York City. He was known for his roles on such shows as One Life to Live, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Gilmore Girls.
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