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June 27 - July 3, 2020—3 The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN June 27 - July 3, 2020 — 3 2 x 3.5" ad a) greene cnty farmers b) swango's 2 x 4" ad williams electric 2 x 1.5" ad ymca 2 x 1.5" ad doughty stevens 2 x 1.5" ad midway const. By George Dickie American television has a proud tra- dition of bringing award-winning stage productions to the small screen. Be it a one-off special on a network or long-running PBS series such as "Great Performances" or "Masterpiece Theatre," anyone who doesn't live near New York who has wanted to take in a Broadway show has been able to do so without leaving the comfort of their living room. The latest comes this month with the arrival of "Hamilton." Premiering Fri - day, July 3, on Disney+, the Tony-win- ning play from director Thomas Kail offers a rap-infused look at Alexander Hamilton's life and formative role in American history. Starring Lin-Manuel Miranda (who also wrote the musi- cal) in the title role, this production is made up largely of filmed performances featuring the original Broadway cast, shot at the Richard Rodgers Theater in June 2016. It joins a laundry list of stage produc- tions that have introduced TV viewers to what Broadway is all about, includ- ing the following. "Peter Pan" (March 7, 1955; NBC): The original 1954 Broadway play came to television a year later with the same cast, including Mary Martin as the boy who refused to grow up. Martin and co-star Cyril Ritchard (as Captain Hook) took home Tony Awards for their performances. A 2000 production with Cathy Rigby in the starring role also drew rave reviews. "Cinderella" (Feb. 22, 1965; CBS): An 18-year-old Lesley Ann Warren's career got a major lift with her starring role in Rodgers and Hammerstein's iconic musical about a mistreated peas - ant who finds her prince, though she admitted later to nerves playing op- posite decorated screen legends Celeste Holm and Walter Pidgeon. And that's future "General Hospital" mainstay Stuart Damon as the prince. "Death of a Salesman" (May 8, 1966; CBS): Arthur Miller's Tony-winning play about an aging travelling salesman on the verge of a nervous breakdown starred Lee J. Cobb in the iconic role of Willy Loman, in a cast that also included Stanley Adams, Edward An - drews and Albert Dekker. Sharp-eyed viewers will also notice George Segal and Bernie Kopell ("The Love Boat") in bit parts. "Kiss Me, Kate" (March 25, 1968, ABC): Cole Porter's musical about behind-the-scenes conflict during a stage production of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" featured then-spouses Robert Goulet and Carol Lawrence in the roles of contentious exes Fred and Lilli. "Oklahoma!" (Nov. 15, 2013, PBS): Fifteen years after it was filmed for the BBC, this 1998 National Theatre of London production came to "Great Performances" with a game Hugh Jackman in the starring role of Cowboy Curly, who tries to win the heart of headstrong Laurey (Josefina Gabrielle) in a singing and dancing extravaganza. Celebrity Scoop Celebrity Scoop Disney+ brings a Broadway smash to streaming with the Tony-winning 'Hamilton' Cover Story Cover Story By Jay Bobbin Can a good family man also be a risk-taking police detective? In the case of Ashley Walters' character on "Bulletproof," the an- swer is "yes." Now airing its second season Wednesdays on The CW, the "Bad Boys"-influenced British action series — which Walters and fellow star Noel Clarke, executive producers of the show as well, also helped create — follows Walters' Pike and Clarke's Bishop, inde - pendent-minded partners largely spending the current episodes pur- suing a crime family. "Noel and I had known about each other for many years but hadn't really spoken to each other," Walters reports, "so we've actually been getting to know each other through the show. I'd always been known as an actor with a very seri - ous focus, but I also have a funny side, and he and I connected on that level. We spend most of our time on the set just laughing." Checking in with Ashley Walters Still, Walters notes that "behind the scenes, we're very instrumental in the story lines and the schedule of the show. We've seen it through from its inception, and we're very pleased." Having completed what he terms a "Season 2.5" of "Bulletproof " set in South Africa, Walters is awaiting word on a full Season 3 while also appearing in the Netflix-revived drama series "Top Boy." In the meantime, his plans in - clude continuing the music career he has, sometimes under the alias Asher D: "I've been chipping away at that in-between the film work. It's always been difficult to keep consistent in the music world when the acting career is going so well, but I've made a push toward that in the last year. I'm working on some new stuff now." Birthdate: June 30, 1982 Birthplace and current resi- dence: London, England Marital status: Married; has seven children Other television work in- cludes: "Top Boy," "In the Dark," "Safe House," "The Aliens," "Cuffs," "Silent Wit- ness," "The Musketeers," "Truckers," "Doctor Who," "Inside Men," "Sinbad," "True Love," "Outcasts," "Five Days," "Hustle," "Last Rights," "Holby City," "The Hidden City," "Dark Realm," "The Whistle-Blower," "Nev- er Never," "The Bill," "Urban Gothic," "Storm Damage," "The Murder of Stephen Lawrence," "Grange Hill," "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" Movie work includes: "Billion- aire Ransom," "Montana," "The Charlatans" (also as writer and director), "St. George's Day," "Demons Never Die," "Feds," "Tues- day," "Sugarhouse," "Life and Lyrics," "Stormbreaker," "Get Rich or Die Tryin'," "Goal!," "House of 9," "Bul- let Boy," "Born Romantic" "Serving Your Complete Lighting Needs Since 1960" 3195 E. 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