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George Hearn (born June 18, 1934) is an American actor and singer, primarily in Broadway musical theatre.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Hearn studied philosophy at Southwestern at Memphis, now Rhodes College before he embarked on a career in the theater, training for the stage with actress turned acting coach Irene Dailey. Most of Hearn's early performances were in traditional productions at the New York Shakespeare Festival and theaters at Lincoln Center.
Hearn's career began in 1963 when he played Sir Dinidan in a national tour of Camelot with Biff McGuire and Jeannie Carson, standing by for McGuire, who played King Arthur. He first garnered a notice as John Dickinson in the acclaimed 1969 musical 1776 and as Liv Ullmann's leading man in the musical version of I Remember Mama (1979).
On March 4, 1980 he replaced Len Cariou in the title role of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd opposite Dorothy Loudon. Later in 1980 Hearn and the show's original star, Angela Lansbury, headed the show's touring company, then reprised their roles for a Showtime production of the musical, which won him an Emmy Award for his portrayal.
Sweeney Todd is a fictional character who first appeared as the protagonist of the Victorian penny dreadful The String of Pearls (1846–47).
The tale became a staple of Victorian melodrama and London urban legend, and has been retold many times since, most notably in the Tony award-winning Broadway musical by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler.
Claims that Sweeney Todd was a historical person are strongly disputed by scholars, although possible legendary prototypes exist.
In the original version of the tale, Todd is a barber who dispatches his victims by pulling a lever as they sit in his barber chair. His victims fall backward down a revolving trapdoor into the basement of his shop, generally causing them to break their necks or skulls. In case they are alive, Todd goes to the basement and "polishes them off" (slitting their throats with his straight razor). In some adaptations, the murdering process is reversed, with Todd slitting his customers' throats before dispatching them into the basement through the revolving trapdoor. After Todd has robbed his dead victims of their goods, Mrs. Lovett, his partner in crime (in some later versions, his friend and/or lover), assists him in disposing of the bodies by baking their flesh into meat pies and selling them to the unsuspecting customers of her pie shop. Todd's barber shop is situated at 186 Fleet Street, London, next to St. Dunstan's church, and is connected to Mrs. Lovett's pie shop in nearby Bell Yard by means of an underground passage. In most versions of the story, he and Mrs. Lovett hire an unwitting orphan boy, Tobias Ragg, to serve the pies to customers.
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Fleet Street is a major street in the City of London. It runs west to east from Temple Bar at the boundary with the City of Westminster to Ludgate Circus at the site of the London Wall and the River Fleet from which the street was named.
Having been an important through route since Roman times, businesses were established during the Middle Ages. Senior clergy lived in Fleet Street during this period where there are several churches including Temple Church and St Bride's. Fleet Street became known for printing and publishing at the start of the 16th century and it became the dominant trade so that by the 20th century most British national newspapers operated from here. Much of the industry moved out in the 1980s after News International set up cheaper manufacturing premises in Wapping, but some former newspaper buildings are listed and have been preserved. The term Fleet Street continues to be used as a metonym for the British national press, and pubs on the street once frequented by journalists remain popular.
I Am What I Am - George Hearn - La Cage Aux Folles
"Epiphany" - Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982) - George Hearn
George Hearn wins 1984 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
"Pretty Women" - Sondheim! : The Birthday Concert (2010) - Michael Cerveris & George Hearn
"Pretty Women" - Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982) - George Hearn
La Cage - OBC - George Hearn - I Am What I Am
"My Friends" - Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982) - George Hearn
Good Thing Going - George Hearn
La Cage aux Folles: "We Are What We Are" & "I Am What I Am"
Johanna - George Hearn / Davis Gaines - Sweeney Todd
George Hearn sings "I Am What I Am" from Jerry Herman's 1983 musical "La Cage Aux Folles." This clip is an excerpt from the highly recommended DVD of the 1993 concert "Jerry Herman's Broadway at Holiday Bowl." Additional clips are available at http://www.thebestarts.com/JerryHerman/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
"Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Hugh Wheeler Based on the 1973 play by Christopher Bond Song: "Epiphany" Featuring: - George Hearn as Sweeney Todd - Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Lovett Directed for the stage by Hal Prince Directed for television by Terry Hughes Premiered on Broadway on March 1st, 1979 Filmed in Los Angeles, California in 1981 Originally aired on September 12, 1982 on PBS I do not own any rights to this property.
George Hearn wins the 1984 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance as Albin/Zaza in La Cage aux Folles.
Sondheim! : The Birthday Concert Filmed March 2010 with the New York Philharmonic Avery Fisher Hall, New York City Song: "Pretty Women" from "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (1979) Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Featuring Michael Cerveris & George Hearn Directed for stage & screen by Lonny Price Conducted by Paul Gemignani I do not own any rights to this property.
"Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Hugh Wheeler Based on the 1973 play by Christopher Bond Song: "Pretty Women" Featuring: - George Hearn as Sweeney Todd - Edmund Lyndeck as Judge Turpin Directed for the stage by Hal Prince Directed for television by Terry Hughes Premiered on Broadway on March 1st, 1979 Filmed in Los Angeles, California in 1981 Originally aired on September 12, 1982 on PBS I do not own any rights to this property.
George Hearn with Gene Barry - Palace Theatre
"Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Hugh Wheeler Based on the 1973 play by Christopher Bond Song: "My Friends" Featuring: - George Hearn as Sweeney Todd - Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Lovett Directed for the stage by Hal Prince Directed for television by Terry Hughes Premiered on Broadway on March 1st, 1979 Filmed in Los Angeles, California in 1981 Originally aired on September 12, 1982 on PBS I do not own any rights to this property.
George Hearn sings "Good Thing Going," originally from Sondheim's musical "Merrily We Roll Along." This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Putting It Together" of a live 1999 performance of this Sondheim revue. Other excerpts are available at http://www.theBestArts.com/PuttingItTogether/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Ausschnitte aus dem Musical "La Cage aux Folles" mit George Hearn.
Davis Gaines, George Hearn, Victoria Clark and Lisa Vroman sing "Johanna" from "Sweeney Todd." 0:00 Davis Gaines intro (sung to Lisa Vroman) 2:10 Amazing "Johanna Quartet" begins - often in counterpoint 2:19 Davis Gaines 3:03 Hearn/Gaines duet in counterpoint 4:10 Victoria Clark 4:40 Hearn/Vroman/Gaines trio in counterpoint 5:42 Victoria Clark 6:14 Beautiful conclusion by Hearn/Vroman/Gaines in counterpoint Excerpts are from the 2001 DVD "Sweeney Todd In Concert." The DVD is Region 1, so plays in DVD players sold in the US/Canada, special region-free DVD players, or almost all PC DVD players worldwide. Browse our website at http://www.thebestarts.com/ for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - in Concert with the New York Philharmonic. Stephen Sondheim's classic musical of revenge, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, takes the stage in Concert. Live from Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall and San Francisco with San Francisco Symphony and Chorus. All rights reserved to their respective owners: PEDL, Warner Chappell, SMEIndia_Pub, SPA_CS, APRA_CS, SGAE_CS, CASH, SUISA CS, ACUM_CS, MESAM / MSG CS, BMG_Rights_Management, MACP, ZAIKS_CS, WAMI_CS, Sony ATV Publishing, SACEM, ARESA, EMI Music Publishing, SABAM_CS, VCPMC_CS, TEOSTO_CS and TONO_CS.
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics & Book: Don Black & Christopher Hampton Cast: Glenn Close Alan Campbell Alice Ripley Alan Oppenheimer George Hearn This is a press release for review and contains following scenes: Let's Have Lunch With One Look The Greatest Star Of All The Perfect Year Act I Finale Sunset Boulevard The Gate As If We Never Said Goodbye Too Much In Love To Care Sunset Boulevard (Reprise) Curtain Call
The original Harold Prince production. Stephen Sondheim & Hugh Wheeler's masterpiece, 1979 at the Uris theater on Broadway
A look behind the scenes of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical version of the classic movie 'Sunset Boulevard' starring Glenn Close. Includes Footage from the Los Angeles Production featuring Glenn Close, Alan Campbell, Judy Kuhn, George Hearn at The Shubert Theatre. Among those interviewed are Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, Christopher Hampton, Trevor Nunn and Nancy Olson. Directed and Produced by Alan Benson
We had a visit from the Modal Electronics team - Paul Maddox, the chief architect of the 002 and core OS at Modal, and George Hearn, the designer of the analog architecture of the 008, to talk differences and similarities. Product specialist Luca Mucci handled the playing duties.
Musicals represented: Ballroom ("Fifty Percent" - Dorothy Loudon) The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas ("The Aggie Song") Eubie ("Hot Feet" - Gregory Hines) I Remember Mama ("A Little Bit More" - Liv Ullmann, George Hearn and Company) Sweeney Todd ("The Worst Pies in London" - Angela Lansbury) They're Playing Our Song ("They're Playing Our Song" - Robert Klein, Lucie Arnaz)
This throwback compilation feat some of the best in the business which includes Cedric The Entertainer, Bo Peep, Dog Face, Bruce Bruce, Sheryl Underwood, CoCo, Hope Flood, Kenny Howell, Sommore,Thea Vidale, Reynaldo Rey, Ms. Laura Hayes, Nanette Lee, Lavell Crawford, T.P. Hearn, Tommy Chunn, Shang, Rob Allen, Nick Lewis, Wanda Smith, DL Hugley, Michael Blackson, Isiah Anderson, Lester Berrie, Mike Epps, Don DC Curry, Luenell, George Wallace, Earthquake, Leslie Jones and Mo'nique
George Hearn wins the 1984 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance as Albin/Zaza in La Cage aux Folles.
George Hearn wins the 1995 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance as Max Von Mayerling in Sunset Boulevard.
George Hearn sings "I Am What I Am" from Jerry Herman's 1983 musical "La Cage Aux Folles." This clip is an excerpt from the highly recommended DVD of the 1993 concert "Jerry Herman's Broadway at Holiday Bowl." Additional clips are available at http://www.thebestarts.com/JerryHerman/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Sondheim! : The Birthday Concert Filmed March 2010 with the New York Philharmonic Avery Fisher Hall, New York City Song: "Pretty Women" from "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (1979) Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Featuring Michael Cerveris & George Hearn Directed for stage & screen by Lonny Price Conducted by Paul Gemignani I do not own any rights to this property.
Live interview with Eddie Hearn & Barry Hearn. http://onthegrindboxing.com/ & http://livefight.com and http://worldboxingnews.net
Body Fortress Athlete Mike O'Hearn Interview by Frank Sepe at the 2015 IFBB Pittsburgh Pro. http://npcnewsonline.com/
George Hearn sings "I Am What I Am" from Jerry Herman's 1983 musical "La Cage Aux Folles." This clip is an excerpt from the highly recommended DVD of the 1993 concert "Jerry Herman's Broadway at Holiday Bowl." Additional clips are available at http://www.thebestarts.com/JerryHerman/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
"Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Hugh Wheeler Based on the 1973 play by Christopher Bond Song: "Epiphany" Featuring: - George Hearn as Sweeney Todd - Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Lovett Directed for the stage by Hal Prince Directed for television by Terry Hughes Premiered on Broadway on March 1st, 1979 Filmed in Los Angeles, California in 1981 Originally aired on September 12, 1982 on PBS I do not own any rights to this property.
George Hearn wins the 1984 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance as Albin/Zaza in La Cage aux Folles.
Sondheim! : The Birthday Concert Filmed March 2010 with the New York Philharmonic Avery Fisher Hall, New York City Song: "Pretty Women" from "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (1979) Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Featuring Michael Cerveris & George Hearn Directed for stage & screen by Lonny Price Conducted by Paul Gemignani I do not own any rights to this property.
"Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Hugh Wheeler Based on the 1973 play by Christopher Bond Song: "Pretty Women" Featuring: - George Hearn as Sweeney Todd - Edmund Lyndeck as Judge Turpin Directed for the stage by Hal Prince Directed for television by Terry Hughes Premiered on Broadway on March 1st, 1979 Filmed in Los Angeles, California in 1981 Originally aired on September 12, 1982 on PBS I do not own any rights to this property.
George Hearn with Gene Barry - Palace Theatre
"Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Hugh Wheeler Based on the 1973 play by Christopher Bond Song: "My Friends" Featuring: - George Hearn as Sweeney Todd - Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Lovett Directed for the stage by Hal Prince Directed for television by Terry Hughes Premiered on Broadway on March 1st, 1979 Filmed in Los Angeles, California in 1981 Originally aired on September 12, 1982 on PBS I do not own any rights to this property.
George Hearn sings "Good Thing Going," originally from Sondheim's musical "Merrily We Roll Along." This excerpt is from the highly recommended Region 1 DVD "Putting It Together" of a live 1999 performance of this Sondheim revue. Other excerpts are available at http://www.theBestArts.com/PuttingItTogether/ Browse our website at http://www.theBestArts.com for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Ausschnitte aus dem Musical "La Cage aux Folles" mit George Hearn.
Davis Gaines, George Hearn, Victoria Clark and Lisa Vroman sing "Johanna" from "Sweeney Todd." 0:00 Davis Gaines intro (sung to Lisa Vroman) 2:10 Amazing "Johanna Quartet" begins - often in counterpoint 2:19 Davis Gaines 3:03 Hearn/Gaines duet in counterpoint 4:10 Victoria Clark 4:40 Hearn/Vroman/Gaines trio in counterpoint 5:42 Victoria Clark 6:14 Beautiful conclusion by Hearn/Vroman/Gaines in counterpoint Excerpts are from the 2001 DVD "Sweeney Todd In Concert." The DVD is Region 1, so plays in DVD players sold in the US/Canada, special region-free DVD players, or almost all PC DVD players worldwide. Browse our website at http://www.thebestarts.com/ for more great dance, music and musical theatre performances.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - in Concert with the New York Philharmonic. Stephen Sondheim's classic musical of revenge, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, takes the stage in Concert. Live from Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall and San Francisco with San Francisco Symphony and Chorus. All rights reserved to their respective owners: PEDL, Warner Chappell, SMEIndia_Pub, SPA_CS, APRA_CS, SGAE_CS, CASH, SUISA CS, ACUM_CS, MESAM / MSG CS, BMG_Rights_Management, MACP, ZAIKS_CS, WAMI_CS, Sony ATV Publishing, SACEM, ARESA, EMI Music Publishing, SABAM_CS, VCPMC_CS, TEOSTO_CS and TONO_CS.
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics & Book: Don Black & Christopher Hampton Cast: Glenn Close Alan Campbell Alice Ripley Alan Oppenheimer George Hearn This is a press release for review and contains following scenes: Let's Have Lunch With One Look The Greatest Star Of All The Perfect Year Act I Finale Sunset Boulevard The Gate As If We Never Said Goodbye Too Much In Love To Care Sunset Boulevard (Reprise) Curtain Call
The original Harold Prince production. Stephen Sondheim & Hugh Wheeler's masterpiece, 1979 at the Uris theater on Broadway
A look behind the scenes of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical version of the classic movie 'Sunset Boulevard' starring Glenn Close. Includes Footage from the Los Angeles Production featuring Glenn Close, Alan Campbell, Judy Kuhn, George Hearn at The Shubert Theatre. Among those interviewed are Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, Christopher Hampton, Trevor Nunn and Nancy Olson. Directed and Produced by Alan Benson
We had a visit from the Modal Electronics team - Paul Maddox, the chief architect of the 002 and core OS at Modal, and George Hearn, the designer of the analog architecture of the 008, to talk differences and similarities. Product specialist Luca Mucci handled the playing duties.
Musicals represented: Ballroom ("Fifty Percent" - Dorothy Loudon) The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas ("The Aggie Song") Eubie ("Hot Feet" - Gregory Hines) I Remember Mama ("A Little Bit More" - Liv Ullmann, George Hearn and Company) Sweeney Todd ("The Worst Pies in London" - Angela Lansbury) They're Playing Our Song ("They're Playing Our Song" - Robert Klein, Lucie Arnaz)
This throwback compilation feat some of the best in the business which includes Cedric The Entertainer, Bo Peep, Dog Face, Bruce Bruce, Sheryl Underwood, CoCo, Hope Flood, Kenny Howell, Sommore,Thea Vidale, Reynaldo Rey, Ms. Laura Hayes, Nanette Lee, Lavell Crawford, T.P. Hearn, Tommy Chunn, Shang, Rob Allen, Nick Lewis, Wanda Smith, DL Hugley, Michael Blackson, Isiah Anderson, Lester Berrie, Mike Epps, Don DC Curry, Luenell, George Wallace, Earthquake, Leslie Jones and Mo'nique
A tale of 2 acts
One in 1948
One in 62
There’s no justice in trade and industry
Full of promise in integration
Dissolves
Precipitates resentment
When the books that carry
Were built by decorated arms
In rain sodden yards
Then the gulf appears wider
Two islands colliding
When the books that carry
Were built by decorated arms
In rain sodden yards
The past gets coloured in
I find it frightening
When the books that carry
Were built by decorated arms
In rain sodden yards