Music Is is a musical with a book by George Abbott , music by Richard Adler , and lyrics by Will Holt . It is the second musical adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Twelfth Night , following Your Own Thing in 1968.
12-446: The plot focuses on mistaken identity. Masquerading as a young page named Cesario, Viola enters the service of Duke Orsino, who is in love with Olivia. When she rejects his romantic advances, Orsino decides to use Cesario as an intermediary. Olivia, believing Cesario to be a man, falls in love with the attractive messenger. Viola, in turn, falls in love with the Duke, who also believes Cesario is
24-403: A theatre , a box , loge , or opera box is a small, separated seating area in the auditorium or audience for a limited number of people for private viewing of a performance or event. Boxes are typically placed immediately to the front, side and above the level of the stage. They are separate rooms with an open viewing area which typically seat five people or fewer. Usually all the seats in
36-498: A US$ 2 million gift from The Kreielsheimer Foundation, a US$ 1 million gift from then board chair Marsha S. Glazer, and the leadership of Capital Campaign chairs Ann Ramsay-Jenkins and Stanley Savage. There are 282 seats total: 192 on the orchestra level (including loge ), plus 90 balcony and box seats. It is approximately 25 feet (7.6 m) from the stage to the rear wall. There are 5 wheelchair locations. The orchestra seating consists of 139 seats in 9 rows, with 8–20 seats per row;
48-605: A box are taken by members of a single group of people. A state box or royal box is sometimes provided for dignitaries. In theatres without box seating the loge can refer to a separate section at the front of the balcony. Sports venues such as stadiums and racetracks also have royal boxes or enclosures, for example at the All England Club and Ascot Racecourse , where access is limited to royal families or other distinguished personalities. In other countries, sports venues have luxury boxes also known as skyboxes, where access
60-795: A man and regards him as his confidant. The musical had its world premiere at the Seattle Repertory Theatre in 1976. The Broadway production, directed by Abbott and choreographed by Patricia Birch , opened at the St. James Theatre on December 20, 1976, following 14 previews and closed on December 26 after eight performances. The music was orchestrated by Hershy Kay , and Paul Gemignani served as musical director. The cast included Catherine Cox as Viola, Christopher Hewett as Malvolio, Joel Higgins as Sebastian, David Holliday as Duke Orsino, Sherry Mathis as Olivia, Joe Ponazecki as Sir Andrew Aguecheek, David Sabin as Sir Toby Belch, Daniel Ben-Zali in
72-566: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Seattle Repertory Theatre Seattle Rep (Seattle Repertory Theatre) is a major regional theater located in Seattle , Washington, at the Seattle Center . Founded in 1963, it is led by Artistic Director Dámaso Rodríguez and Managing Director Jeffrey Herrmann. Seattle Rep's first home was the Seattle Playhouse, built as part of
84-460: Is open to anyone who can afford tickets, sometimes bought by companies. Opera boxes were a status of wealth and high social standing in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Opera became a place not only for enjoying art and music but also for displaying wealth and social status.The epitome of extravagance could be viewed in the art, fashions and behaviors at the Opera. This theatre -related article
96-503: The cast were Kevin Tighe and Kate Mulgrew . The Bagley Wright Theater is a city-owned facility. The theater has a proscenium stage and a seating capacity of 678 seats. The stage is approximately 65 feet (20 m) to the last row of the house. The Leo Kreielsheimer Theater ("Leo K.") opened in December 1996 as Seattle Rep's "second stage." The Leo K. was made possible in great part to
108-554: The dual roles of William Shakespeare and Feste, and Dana Kyle as Court Lady. Birch was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Choreography and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography . Cox was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical , and Hewitt and Ben-Zali were nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical . This musical theatre related article
120-665: The fair grounds for the 1962 Century 21 Exposition , Seattle's 1962 World's Fair . The building, extant as of 2009, was renovated in 1987 as a home for the Intiman Theatre . Actor Hal Holbrook had appeared at the Playhouse during the fair, and is believed to be the person who suggested it as a home for a repertory theater company. Seattle businessman and arts patron Bagley Wright and others raised money and recruited artistic leadership to found what became Seattle Repertory Theater ("Seattle Rep" or formerly "The Rep"). Stuart Vaughan
132-469: The loge adds 51 seats, in 2 rows of 27 and 24 seats, respectively. The balcony provides an additional 88 seats, in 3 rows, with 29–30 seats per row; additionally, there are 4 box seats at balcony level. The PONCHO Forum has a capacity of 133 seats and is set up for general admission, with stadium seating . 47°37′26.6″N 122°21′13.11″W / 47.624056°N 122.3536417°W / 47.624056; -122.3536417 Box (theatre) In
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#1733085071637144-581: Was the founding artistic director It received the 1990 Regional Theatre Tony Award . The Bagley Wright Theater , named in honor of the president of Seattle Rep's first board of trustees, opened on October 13, 1983 with the world premiere of Michael Weller 's The Ballad of Soapy Smith , directed by Robert Egan, and featuring a cast of Seattle actors including Dennis Arndt (in the title role), John Aylward , Frank Corrado, Paul Hostetler, Richard Riehle , Michael Santo, Marjorie Nelson , Ted D'Arms, Kurt Beattie, Clayton Corzatte, and William Ontiveros. Also in
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