AOL's Digital City New York and BuyBroadway Present Arthur Miller, Great American Playwright, In His First Ever Live Online Chat.DULLES, Va. and NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 1999-- Miller To Chat on AOL LIVE About New Production of "Death of A Salesman Death of a Salesman is a 1949 play by Arthur Miller and is considered a classic of American theater. Viewed by many as a caustic attack on the American Dream of achieving wealth and success without regard for principle, Death of a Salesman " Now on Broadway Actor Brian Dennehy -- Willy Loman -- To Join The Chat After Performance In his first Online Chat, Arthur Miller, one of America's greatest playwrights, will join AOL's Digital City New York and BuyBroadway in an AOL Live chat with his fans. On Sunday, February 21, 1999 at 6:00pm ET, at Keyword: New York, Miller will discuss the astonishing new production of "Death of a Salesman" currently playing on Broadway. Arthur will be joined by actor Brian Dennehy who plays lead character WILLY LOMAN in the new production. The original Broadway production of Miller's landmark play, "Death of a Salesman", premiered 50 years ago on February 10th, 1949 at the Morosco Theatre in New York, The astonishing new production of Miller's "Death of a Salesman" opened at Broadway's Eugene O'Neill Theatre The Eugene O'Neill Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 230 West 49th Street in midtown-Manhattan. Designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp, it was built for the Shuberts as part of a theatre-hotel complex named for 19th century tragedian Edwin Forrest. on February 10, 1999 and is directed by Robert Falls, artistic director of Chicago's Goodman Theatre, and stars Brian Dennehy, Elizabeth Franz, and Kevin Anderson. "Death of a Salesman" marked Arthur Miller's third Broadway appearance at only 33 years of age. For the play, Miller won the New York Drama Critics' Circle The New York Drama Critics' Circle currently comprises 21 drama critics from daily newspapers, magazines and wire services based in the New York City metropolitan area. Award, the Tony Award, and the Pulitzer Prize. "Death of a Salesman" would go on to influence generations of p1aywrights and change the face of American theatre with its brutal, probing portrait of Everyman's psyche. In the half century since its premiere, the play has been performed around the world in virtually every major language and has become a central part of the canon of world drama. ARTHUR MILLER (Playwright) was born in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. in 1915 and studied at the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. , where two of his plays were produced in 1934. When he graduated in 1938 he began working with the Federal Theatre Project and wrote radio plays for CBS and the Cavalcade of America Cavalcade of America, a radio program broadcast from 1935 to 1953, pioneered the use of anthology drama for company audio advertising. The show originally aired on the Columbia Broadcast System (CBS) and was sponsored by the DuPont Company. . His first Broadway production was The Man Who Had All the Luck in 1944. His plays include All My Sons (1949), The Crucible (1953), A View from the Bridge A View from the Bridge is a play by Arthur Miller originally produced as a one-act verse drama on Broadway in 1955. It was based upon an unproduced screenplay that Miller developed with Elia Kazan in the early 1950s, entitled The Hook, dealing with corruption on the Brooklyn and A Memory of Mondays (1955), After the Fall (1964), The Price (1968), The Creation of the World and Other Business (1972), The American Clock (1980), The Ride Down Mt. Morgan (1991), The Last Yankee (1993), and Broken Glass (1994), among many others. The Signature Theatre Company dedicated its 1997-98 season to Mr. Miller, which included the premiere of his latest play Mr. Peters' Connections Mr. Peters' Connections is a play by Arthur Miller. The title character is a former Pan Am pilot who worked for the airline in its glory days. He recalls flying into a thousand sunsets and bedding eighteen Rockettes in a month, eventually marrying one of them. . The Roundabout Theatre's recent production of A View from the Bridge won the Tony and Drama Desk Awards for best revival of a play. Mr. Miller's screenplays include The Misfits and Everybody Wins, "Playing for Time" (for television), and the recent adaptation of The Crucible (Academy Award nomination for best screenplay). Awards: Pulitzer Prize, three Tony Awards, two Drama Critics Circle Awards, an Obie, a BBC Best Play Award, an Olivier Award for best play, the George Foster Peabody
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917–November 22, 1963), was the thirty-fifth President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in Lifetime Achievement Award, the Alger Meadows Award, and the Pell Award for Excellence. Mr. Miller holds honorary doctorate degrees from Harvard University and Oxford University. BRIAN DENNEHY (Willy Loman) Returns to Broadway where he last appeared in Brian Friel's Translations; Peter Brook's 1988 production of The Cherry Orchard at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Majestic Theater; and Says I, Says He at the Mark Taper Forum The Mark Taper Forum is a small thrust stage with 745 seats at the Los Angeles Music Center built by Welton Beckett and Associates. It has presented innovative plays since 1967. The world premiere of Angels In America was produced here. and the Phoenix Theatre in New York. Mr. Dennehy recently starred in the television movies "Shadow of a Doubt" and "Jack Reed: A Search for Justice." For both he served as director, co-writer, and co-executive producer. Most recently, he appeared in "The Stars Fell on Henrietta" in which he co-starred with Robert Duvall. He is perhaps best known for his work in feature films, which include Presumed Innocent, Best Seller, Twice in a Lifetime, F/X, Cocoon, Silverado, Gorky Park, First Blood, Never Cry Wolf, and Peter Greenaway's Belly of an Architect. Additional television credits include Emmy nominations for "Burden of Proof," "To Catch a Killer," and "A Killing in a Small Town;" and a Cable Ace Award for best actor in "Foreign Affairs." Digital City, Inc., the nation's largest and the Internet Online's most popular local city resource and interactive community guide, reaches more than 4 million people every month according to Media Metrix. Digital City provides interactive products in more than 60 cities and delivers locally relevant news, community resources, entertainment and commerce in a dynamic and easy-to-use format. Digital City combines useful local information, expert reviews, and the personal contributions of the people who use the service to help residents get the most from their communities. Based in Vienna, VA, Digital City, an AOL Studios business, is owned primarily by America Online and Tribune Company. Formally established in 1996, based on development from 1992, BuyBroadway Online Inc. is a New York-based theatrical Internet marketing company. Managed by theatre professionals, BuyBroadway's primary websites (www.BuyBroadway.com, www.BroadwayNow.com or AOL keyword: Broadway) are highly trafficked theatrical portals. From desiging and hosting over 67 official Broadway sites, to buying Broadway tickets and souvenirs, to exploring interactive study guides, watching video clips, reading news, entering contests, viewing pictures, sending messages to Broadway casts and selecting and licensing musicals, BuyBroadway offers it all in a single, easy-to-use interface. An associate member of the League of American Theatres and Producers The League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc., created in 1930, is the official trade association for the commercial theatre industry. The League’s 600-plus members include theatre owners and operators, producers, presenters, and general managers in 240 + North American , BuyBroadway Online Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of the public company, EMNet Corporation (VSE: EMN). BuyBroadway and its client sites represent the largest collection of theatrical consumer sites on the Internet today. |
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