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34-555: LaChiusa grew up in Chautauqua, New York , the eldest of three boys in an Italian Catholic family. His parents had a "[v]ery mentally abusive" relationship; Michael was not close to his father, but was encouraged by his mother to pursue his interest in music. He taught himself to play piano at the age of seven and had little formal music training. LaChiusa was influenced early on by the music of "modern American composers" such as John Corigliano , John Adams , and Philip Glass , as well as

68-469: A Tony Award nomination for Best Book of a Musical . During the 1999–2000 season, two of LaChiusa's large-scale musicals premiered on Broadway: Marie Christine and The Wild Party . Marie Christine , a retelling of the Medea myth set in 19th-century Louisiana , starred Audra McDonald and attracted controversy due to its grim subject matter and demanding score — The New York Times reported that "even

102-703: A 2008 Emmy Award for his work on the TV series "WonderPets." LaChiusa is an adjunct professor at the Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University . LaChiusa also performs at various cabaret and concert venues, including: In 2004, LaChiusa told The Washington Post that he was a "gay man, happily single". Chautauqua, New York Chautauqua ( / ʃ ə ˈ t ɔː k w ə / shə- TAW -kwə )

136-443: A single award, the producers closed the show. For both Marie Christine and The Wild Party , LaChiusa received Tony nominations for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score . In 2003, Little Fish , an uncharacteristically cheerful one-act musical for LaChiusa, based on two short stories by Deborah Eisenberg , premiered Off-Broadway. The show's failure sent LaChiusa into a funk; he recalled, "I went, 'My God, they don't want

170-494: A war-obsessed world". It had a 29-hour private industry reading on April 5, 2014. It was a collaboration with Ellen Fitzhugh , with Graciela Daniele directing and musical direction by Mary Mitchell Campbell. The cast included Tonya Pinkins , Marc Kudisch , Malcolm Gets , Telly Leung , Bryce Ryness, Darius de Haas , Stanley Bahorek , Sydney James Harcourt, Ashley Robinson, Casey Robinson, and Hayley Feinstein. LaChiusa's musical First Daughter Suite premiered Off-Broadway at

204-417: A year-round publication, adding monthly issues in the summer months while maintaining its bi-weekly schedule during the opera season. In 1974, Robert Jacobson became the magazine's third chief editor. Jacobson was succeeded by Patrick O'Connor (1988), who was succeeded in 1989 by Patrick J. Smith. In 1998, Smith was succeeded by Rudolph S. Rauch. Under the leadership of Rauch and executive editor Brian Kellow ,

238-540: Is a town and lake resort community in Chautauqua County , New York . The population was 4,009 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Chautauqua Lake . It is the home of the Chautauqua Institution and the birthplace of the Chautauqua movement. Chautauqua was formed on April 11, 1805, from the town of Batavia , while still part of Genesee County . The first settler arrived the year before, near

272-418: Is dancing. Instead of crafted songwriting, there is tune-positioning. Faux-musicals are mechanical; they have to be. For expectations to be met, there can be no room for risk, derring-do or innovation." The article caused a great deal of controversy and provoked shocked responses from several of LaChiusa's colleagues, who saw it as an attack. In October 2005, LaChiusa's musical See What I Wanna See , based on

306-605: Is land and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km ), or 0.14%, is water. ( Clockwise ) As of the census of 2000, there were 4,666 people, 1,881 households, and 1,269 families residing in the town. The population density was 69.4 inhabitants per square mile (26.8/km ). There were 4,174 housing units at an average density of 62.1 per square mile (24.0/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 96.3% White , 1.6% African American , 0.2% Native American , 0.4% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 0.2% from other races , and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of

340-554: The Signature Theatre , Arlington, Virginia , premiered Giant , a musical adaptation of Edna Ferber 's 1952 novel of the same name with music and lyrics by LaChiusa and book by Sybille Pearson , who wrote the book for the 1983 musical Baby . Queen of the Mist is a musical adaption of the story of Annie Edson Taylor , the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Commissioned by Off-Broadway theatre company

374-520: The Transport Group Queen of the Mist received a developmental lab in fall 2010, and opened in November 2011 at The Gym at Judson. With direction by Jack Cummings III and choreography by Scott Rink, the musical stars Mary Testa and Julia Murney . LaChiusa's work, Nine Fathers of Ariel , is "a dance musical which centers on a mother's effort to provide her son with good fathering in the face of

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408-523: The musical theatre composers George Gershwin , Richard Rodgers , and Stephen Sondheim . LaChiusa graduated high school early and enrolled in a television journalism program, but he dropped out after a semester. In 1980, LaChiusa moved to New York City, where he took jobs as a music director and accompanist while trying to find songwriting work. In the mid-1980s, he joined the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop , where he

442-553: The Fall, Winter, and Spring, but was on hiatus during the summers. As time went on, the magazine began to take on a more international scope of coverage; but it still maintained a strong interest in the New York opera scene and the Met in particular. Frank Merkling succeeded Peltz as the second chief editor of Opera News , with his first issue appearing on 14 October 1957. In 1972, the magazine became

476-1051: The Public Theater on October 6, 2015 (previews), and was directed by Kirsten Sanderson. He stated about the work: "While he didn't want to fully imitate First Lady Suite , LaChiusa felt that the new piece could be an extension of the earlier piece. It would not, however, be a sequel." The musical looks at the women in the lives of Presidents Richard Nixon , Jimmy Carter , Ronald Reagan , George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush . The women are: Patricia Nixon, played by Barbara Walsh and daughters Tricia played by Betsy Morgan and Julie played by Cassie Levy; Rosalynn Carter, played by Rachel Bay Jones and Amy Carter played by Carly Tamer; Betty Ford played by Alison Fraser and Susan Ford played by Betsy Morgan; Patti Davis played by Cassie Levy and mother Nancy Reagan, played by Alison Fraser; and Barbara Bush played by Mary Testa and daughter-in-law Laura played by Rachel Bay Jones. The world premiere of LaChiusa's musical Rain (book by Sybille Pearson , based on

510-799: The United States. The final Editor-in-Chief was F. Paul Driscoll. Regular contributors to the magazine included its former features editor, Brian Kellow , William Ashbrook , Scott Barnes, Jochen Breiholz , Fred Cohn, Erika Davidson , Justin Davidson , Peter G. Davis , Matthew Gurewitsch, Joel Honig , Tim Page , Judith Malafronte , Mark Thomas Ketterson , Martin Bernheimer , Ira Siff, Joanne Sydney Lessner, Anne Midgette , Drew Minter, William R. Braun, Phillip Kennicott, Joshua Rosenblum , Leslie Rubinstein , Alan Wagner , Steven Jude Tietjen, Adam Wasserman, Oussama Zahr, and William Zakariasen . The magazine

544-407: The average family size was 2.87. In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.2 males. The median income for a household in the town

578-468: The current village of Mayville . When Chautauqua County was created on March 11, 1808, the town's territory was increased to include the eastern tier of townships, so that the town and the new county were coextensive. The town is the "mother of towns" in Chautauqua County since all other towns in the county towns were once part of it. The town is still one of the largest in the county. The meaning of

612-574: The formidable and classically trained McDonald could sing it only six times a week, rather than the standard eight." Marie Christine closed after 42 performances; LaChiusa later said that the show "in my mind should have been performed for three performances.... Only three. It's huge, and it's intensely difficult". The Wild Party was based on the 1928 poem of the same name by Joseph Moncure March and starred Toni Collette , Mandy Patinkin , and Eartha Kitt . The Wild Party struggled commercially; after it received seven Tony nominations but failed to win

646-473: The hard stuff and more challenging material here in this city from me. They don't want something nice and fun, either. What am I supposed to do?'" In August 2005, LaChiusa published an article in Opera News that disparaged several successful, upbeat Broadway musicals of the 2000s, among them The Producers and Hairspray , which LaChiusa dubbed a "faux-musical". He continued, "Instead of choreography, there

680-545: The lake from Mayville and Jamestown. The Lewis Miller Cottage of the Chautauqua Institution was listed in the National Register of Historic Places and as a National Historic Landmark in 1966. The Chautauqua Institution Historic District was listed in 1974. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 67.2 square miles (174.0 km ), of which 67.1 square miles (173.8 km )

714-675: The magazine switched to a monthly publication format in September 1998. F. Paul Driscoll, the final editor in chief, was appointed in July 2003. Beginning with the June 2012 issue, the Metropolitan Opera said that Opera News would cease reviewing Met performances, following dissatisfaction among the Met leadership with the magazine's recent critiques of Robert Lepage 's production of the Ring Cycle and of

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748-401: The name Chautauqua remains unknown and a source of speculation, with two longstanding folk translations being “bag tied in the middle” and “place where fish are taken out,” the latter having some support based on similar words in other Iroquoian languages . In the years of the Chautauqua Institution 's heyday, rail transport was the chief mechanism by which long distance travelers accessed

782-409: The population. There were 1,881 households, out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and

816-560: The short story "Rain" by Somerset Maugham ), runs March 24-May 1, 2016, at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre . It is directed by Barry Edelstein , and stars Eden Espinosa as Sadie Thompson. In August 2022, LaChiusa's musical Los Otros began performances at A.R.T in New York City. Originally titled "Tres Ninas" the 2022 production of the musical featured book and lyrics by Ellen Fitzhugh , and direction by Noah Himmelstein. The production starred Luba Mason and Caesar Samayoa . LaChiusa won

850-491: The stories "In a Grove," "The Dragon," and "Kesa and Morito" by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa , opened Off-Broadway at the Public Theater and closed on December 4, 2005. LaChiusa was nominated for Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Music and Outstanding Lyrics. In September 2008, he was quoted in Opera News Online as working on an adaptation of Bizet 's opera Carmen with Tony winner Audra McDonald in mind. In April 2009,

884-506: The town. To 1926, the Chautauqua Traction interurban operated several interurbans a day from Chautauqua to Mayville, and then to Westfield; to the opposite direction the interurban went to Lakewood and Jamestown. To the latter 1940s, Pennsylvania Railroad offered service at nearby Mayville, on a Pittsburgh-Buffalo route. From prior to the interurbans to the waning years of interurbans, steamboats provided access to different parts of

918-464: The two primary roads in the town. Route 394 comes from Jamestown on the western side of the lake and continues on to Westfield . Route 430 comes from Jamestown on the eastern side of the lake and goes southwest from Mayville to the state line west of Findley Lake , where it becomes Pennsylvania Route 430 . 42°12′35″N 79°28′00″W  /  42.20972°N 79.46667°W  / 42.20972; -79.46667 Opera News Opera News

952-419: The years, the magazine broadened its scope to include the larger American and international opera scenes. Published monthly, Opera News offered opera-related feature articles; artist interviews; production profiles; musicological pieces; music-business reportage; reviews of performances in the United States and Europe; reviews of recordings, videos, books and audio equipment; and listings of opera performances in

986-475: Was $ 36,379, and the median income for a family was $ 41,923. Males had a median income of $ 30,767 versus $ 23,561 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 19,003. About 7.5% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 17.3% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over. New York State Route 394 and New York State Route 430 , which intersect in Mayville, are

1020-591: Was also available online. On August 15, 2023, the Metropolitan Opera announced that the magazine would be discontinued in November and incorporated into the British magazine Opera . Opera News was founded in 1936 by the Metropolitan Opera Guild with Mrs. John DeWitt Peltz ( Mary Ellis Peltz ) serving as the publication's first editor. It was initially intended to be a "useful, instructive, and factual weekly newspaper of Opera in New York". Its first issue

1054-622: Was an American classical music magazine. It was published from 1936 to 2023 by the Metropolitan Opera Guild , a non-profit organization located at Lincoln Center which was founded to promote opera and also support the Metropolitan Opera of New York City. Opera News was initially focused primarily on the Met, particularly providing information for listeners of the Saturday afternoon live Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts . Over

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1088-469: Was nominated for ten Drama Desk Awards , including three (Outstanding Book of a Musical, Outstanding Music, and Outstanding Lyrics) for LaChiusa. In 1995, LaChiusa wrote additional book material for the Broadway musical Chronicle of a Death Foretold (an adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez 's 1981 novella of the same name .) For the book, written with Graciela Daniele and Jim Lewis , LaChiusa received

1122-511: Was published on 7 December 1936 and consisted of only one folded broadsheet. Its second year of publication saw its transformation into a 17-page magazine with advertising, with its first magazine issue appearing on 15 November 1937. Beginning with the December 1940 issue, the magazine began to concentrate much of its content on the weekly Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts . The magazine at this point offered bi-weekly issues of an expanded size during

1156-461: Was strongly influenced by a series of mentors and where he segued from writing "camp" songs to more serious work. In 1993, The Public Theater 's producer George C. Wolfe presented LaChiusa's First Lady Suite . A year later, Lincoln Center produced his musical Hello Again Off Broadway . A series of interconnected stories about love based on Arthur Schnitzler 's play La Ronde , Hello Again

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