Sammy Davis, Jr.
Samuel George "Sammy" Davis, Jr. was an American entertainer. Primarily a dancer and singer, he was also known for his impersonations of actors and other celebrities.
Davis started as a child vaudevillian who became known for his performances on Broadway and Las Vegas, Nevada. He went on to become a world famous recording artist, television and film star. Davis was also a member of Frank Sinatra's "Rat Pack".
At the age of three Davis began his career in vaudeville with his father and Will Mastin as the Will Mastin Trio, toured nationally, and after military service, returned to the trio. Davis became an overnight sensation following a nightclub performance at Ciro's after the 1951 Academy Awards. With the trio, he became a recording artist. In 1954, he lost his left eye in an automobile accident.
His film career began as a child in 1933. In 1960 he appeared in the first Rat Pack film, Ocean's 11. After a starring role on Broadway in 1956's Mr Wonderful, Davis returned to the stage in 1964's Golden Boy, and in 1966 had his own TV variety show, The Sammy Davis Jr. Show. Davis' career slowed in the late sixties, but he had a hit record with "The Candy Man", in 1972, and became a star in Las Vegas earning him the nickname Mister Show Business.
Sammy Davis, Jr. is currently involved with
Kiss Me, Kate - Lighting Designer
19:30, Wed 20th January 2021 - Sun 24th January 2021 at Globe Theatre, London
Kiss Me, Kate is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The story involves the production of a musical version of William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew and the conflict on and off-stage between Fred Graham, the show's director, producer, and star, and his leading lady, his ex-wife Lilli Vanessi. A secondary romance concerns Lois Lane, the actress playing Bianca, and her gambler boyfriend, Bill, who runs afoul with some gangsters. The original production starred Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison, Lisa Kirk and Harold Lang and won the Tony-Award.
Kiss Me, Kate was Porter's response to Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! and other integrated musicals; it was the first show he wrote in which the music and lyrics were firmly connected to the script, and it proved to be his biggest hit and the only one of his shows to run for more than 1,000 performances on Broadway. In 1949, it won the first Tony Award presented for Best Musical.
Sammy Davis, Jr. is preparing for
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The Miser - Harpagon
17:00, Sun 14th February 2021 - Wed 17th February 2021 at Liverpool Empire Theatre
The Miser is a five-act comedy in prose by the French playwright Molière. It was first performed on September 9, 1668, in the theatre of the Palais-Royal in Paris.
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The Tempest - Technical Director
20:45, Wed 14th April 2021 - Mon 19th April 2021 at Royal Exchange, Manchester
The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1610–11, and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. It is set on a remote island, where…
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The Fantasticks - Editor
19:45, Thu 18th November 2021 - Mon 22nd November 2021 at Royal Exchange, Manchester
The Fantasticks is a 1960 musical with music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones. It tells an allegorical story, loosely based on the play "The Romancers" by Edmond Rostand, concerning two neighbo…
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The Rocky Horror Show - Technical Director
19:30, Wed 12th January 2022 - Sun 16th January 2022 at Chichester Festival Theatre
The Rocky Horror Show is a musical with music, lyrics and a book by Richard O'Brien. A humorous tribute to the science fiction and horror B movies of the late 1940s through early 1970s, the musical tell…
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The Book of Mormon - Producer
19:30, Tue 18th January 2022 - Mon 24th January 2022 at Savoy Theatre
19:30, Tue 25th January 2022 - Mon 31st January 2022 at Savoy Theatre
11:15, Tue 1st February 2022 - Mon 7th February 2022 at Savoy Theatre
The Book of Mormon is a religious satire musical with book, lyrics, and music by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone. Best known for creating the animated comedy South Park, Parker and Stone co-cr…
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Antony and Cleopatra - Augustus
16:30, Thu 26th May 2022 - Sun 29th May 2022 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first printed in the First Folio of 1623. The plot is based on Thomas North's translation of Plutarch's Lives and follows the relat…
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Annie - Annie
20:45, Thu 16th June 2022 - Sun 19th June 2022 at Royal Opera House, London
20:15, Thu 23rd June 2022 - Sun 26th June 2022 at Royal Opera House, London
20:45, Thu 30th June 2022 - Sun 3rd July 2022 at Royal Opera House, London
Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broad…
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A Raisin in the Sun - Sound Designer
12:30, Thu 21st July 2022 - Sun 24th July 2022 at Royal Opera House, London
20:15, Thu 28th July 2022 - Sun 31st July 2022 at Royal Opera House, London
21:00, Thu 4th August 2022 - Sun 7th August 2022 at Royal Opera House, London
A Raisin in the Sun is a play by Lorraine Hansberry that debuted on Broadway in 1959. The title comes from the poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes. The story is based upon a black family's experiences in…
Sammy Davis, Jr. has been involved with
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The Tempest - King Alonso
19:45, Fri 25th December 2020 - Mon 28th December 2020 at Royal Exchange, Manchester
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We Will Rock You - Cello
19:30, Wed 9th December 2020 - Sat 12th December 2020 at London Palladium
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The Phantom of the Opera - Madame Giry
19:30, Wed 25th March 2020 - Sun 29th March 2020 at Random Venue 69
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Carousel - Composer
13:15, Sat 29th February 2020 at Barbican Centre
20:00, Mon 2nd March 2020 at Royal Court Theatre
20:00, Wed 4th March 2020 at Random Venue 13
14:30, Fri 6th March 2020 at Globe Theatre, London
20:00, Mon 9th March 2020 at Royal Exchange, Manchester
19:45, Wed 11th March 2020 at Gielgud Theatre
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Coriolanus - Caius Marcius Coriolanus
19:30, Fri 7th February 2020 - Mon 10th February 2020 at Gielgud Theatre
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Jersey Boys - Joe Pesci
20:00, Wed 11th December 2019 - Sun 15th December 2019 at Royal Exchange, Manchester
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The Pajama Game - Violin
18:15, Thu 31st October 2019 - Mon 4th November 2019 at Random Venue 58
11:00, Thu 7th November 2019 - Mon 11th November 2019 at Random Venue 58
19:30, Thu 14th November 2019 - Mon 18th November 2019 at Random Venue 58
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Shrek the Musical - Donkey
20:30, Thu 3rd October 2019 - Sun 6th October 2019 at Royal Court Theatre
21:00, Thu 10th October 2019 - Sun 13th October 2019 at Royal Court Theatre
20:15, Thu 17th October 2019 - Sun 20th October 2019 at Royal Court Theatre
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Company - Trumpet
20:45, Tue 10th September 2019 - Sun 15th September 2019 at Royal Opera House, London
21:00, Tue 17th September 2019 - Sun 22nd September 2019 at Royal Opera House, London
21:00, Tue 24th September 2019 - Sun 29th September 2019 at Royal Opera House, London
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The Book of Mormon - Mission President Thomas Monson
20:15, Tue 6th August 2019 - Fri 9th August 2019 at Random Venue 48
14:45, Tue 13th August 2019 - Fri 16th August 2019 at Random Venue 48
21:00, Tue 20th August 2019 - Fri 23rd August 2019 at Random Venue 48
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Doctor Faustus - Lighting Designer
20:30, Wed 24th July 2019 - Mon 29th July 2019 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
16:15, Wed 31st July 2019 - Mon 5th August 2019 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
17:15, Wed 7th August 2019 - Mon 12th August 2019 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
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Miss Saigon - Writer
19:30, Sun 17th March 2019 at Globe Theatre, London
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Much Ado About Nothing - Antonio
11:00, Mon 4th March 2019 - Sun 10th March 2019 at Random Venue 59
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Measure for Measure - Vincentio
20:00, Sat 2nd February 2019 at Random Venue 33
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Notre-Dame de Paris - Production Manager
20:00, Mon 5th November 2018 at Random Venue 74
19:45, Wed 7th November 2018 at Haymarket Theatre
20:00, Sat 10th November 2018 at Random Venue 91
19:45, Mon 12th November 2018 at Liverpool Empire Theatre
19:15, Tue 13th November 2018 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
20:00, Fri 16th November 2018 at Haymarket Theatre
19:45, Sat 17th November 2018 at Crucible Theatre
19:30, Mon 19th November 2018 at Liverpool Empire Theatre
20:00, Tue 20th November 2018 at Gielgud Theatre
19:45, Thu 22nd November 2018 at Royal Court Theatre
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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Oboe, Vice Principal Douglas Panch
20:30, Thu 25th October 2018 - Mon 29th October 2018 at Haymarket Theatre
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Chess - Costume Designer
20:45, Wed 30th May 2018 at Royal Opera House, London
21:00, Fri 1st June 2018 at Almeida Theatre
20:45, Sun 3rd June 2018 at Royal Exchange, Manchester
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Measure for Measure - Composer
20:30, Tue 24th April 2018 - Fri 27th April 2018 at Royal Court Theatre
21:00, Tue 1st May 2018 - Fri 4th May 2018 at Royal Court Theatre
21:00, Tue 8th May 2018 - Fri 11th May 2018 at Royal Court Theatre
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A Little Night Music - Bass
19:30, Tue 13th February 2018 at Royal Court Theatre
19:15, Wed 14th February 2018 at Royal Opera House, London
19:30, Sat 17th February 2018 at Adelphi Theatre
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Wicked - Clarinet
20:15, Wed 12th July 2017 - Mon 17th July 2017 at The Old Vic
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Annie Get Your Gun - Sound Designer
19:15, Tue 14th March 2017 - Sun 19th March 2017 at Royal Court Theatre
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The Odd Couple - Carpenter
19:15, Thu 19th January 2017 - Wed 25th January 2017 at Royal Court Theatre