Richmond Shepard
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Richmond Shepard is an American
writer, director, producer and mime with a 50 year history in entertainment. He built, owned and operated his own theaters in Los Angeles
on Theatre Row where he produced over 30 shows. He moved to New York
and worked as a theatre and film critic for WNEW-AM, conceived and directed the off-Broadway show Noo Yawk Tawk
at The Village Gate
for three years. He has traveled across the world performing with mime troupes and performs improvisational comedy in various clubs around NYC as of March
2011.
singer Vonda Shepard
. He gained custody of the children when the couple separated in 1974. He also has 4 grandchildren: Gavin, Hannah, Dexter and Jack.
theatre located at the original venue of The Vineyard Theater, 309 East 26th Street, New York City
, in the Kips Bay
neighborhood of Manhattan
. Notable performances include the world premiere of Last Chance Romance
by American
playwright
Sam Bobrick
set to open in June
2011.
United States
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writer, director, producer and mime with a 50 year history in entertainment. He built, owned and operated his own theaters in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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on Theatre Row where he produced over 30 shows. He moved to New York
New York
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and worked as a theatre and film critic for WNEW-AM, conceived and directed the off-Broadway show Noo Yawk Tawk
Noo Yawk Tawk
' was an off-Broadway show conceived and directed by Richmond Shepard which played at The Village Gate Theater from 1988 to 1991. It features members of an improvisational comedy troupe founded by Mr. Shepard. All performances were entirely improvised. Characters may have been repeated but never...
at The Village Gate
The Village Gate
The Village Gate was a nightclub at the corner of Thompson and Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village, New York.Art D'Lugoff opened the club in 1958, on the ground floor and basement of 158 Bleecker Street. The large 1896 Chicago School structure by architect Ernest Flagg was known at the time as...
for three years. He has traveled across the world performing with mime troupes and performs improvisational comedy in various clubs around NYC as of March
March
March is in present time held to be the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is one of the seven months which are 31 days long....
2011.
Personal Life
Shepard was married to a woman named Hadria Shepard. They have four daughters: Armina, Rosetta (now Brianna), Luana and rockRock music
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singer Vonda Shepard
Vonda Shepard
Vonda Shepard is an American pop/rock singer. She appeared as a regular in the television show Ally McBeal from seasons 1-5 in which she played a resident performer at the bar where the show's characters drank after work. She plays piano, guitar, and bass.-Biography:Vonda Shepard was born in New...
. He gained custody of the children when the couple separated in 1974. He also has 4 grandchildren: Gavin, Hannah, Dexter and Jack.
The Richmond Shepard Theater
Shepard owns The Richmond Shepard Theater, an Off-BroadwayOff-Broadway
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theatre located at the original venue of The Vineyard Theater, 309 East 26th Street, New York City
New York City
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, in the Kips Bay
Kips Bay
Kips Bay is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan. Because there are no official boundaries for New York City neighborhoods, the limits of Kip's Bay are somewhat vague, but it is often considered to be the area between East 23rd Street and East 34th Street extending from...
neighborhood of Manhattan
Manhattan
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. Notable performances include the world premiere of Last Chance Romance
Last Chance Romance
Last Chance Romance is a 2008 comedy in two acts written by American playwright Sam Bobrick and published by Samuel French, Inc.-Synopsis:...
by American
United States
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playwright
Playwright
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Sam Bobrick
Sam Bobrick
Sam Bobrick is an American author, playwright, and screenwriter. He is best known for creating the television programs Good Morning, Miss Bliss and Saved By The Bell and for his numerous plays, many of which were co-authored with Ron Clark.-Biography:After an almost four year stint in the U.S...
set to open in June
June
June is the sixth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of the four months with a length of 30 days. Ovid provides two etymologies for June's name in his poem concerning the months entitled the Fasti...
2011.