U.S. Editors Arrive in Soviet
Date: 28 June 1962
14 ASNE members in Moscow on 23-day visit
Michael Ashley Ball (born 27 June 1962) is an English singer, presenter and actor. In 1985, he made his West End debut as Marius Pontmercy in the original production of Les Misérables. In 1989, he reached number two in the UK Singles Chart with "Love Changes Everything", from the musical Aspects of Love, where he played Alex Dillingham. He played the role in the West End and on Broadway. His album Coming Home To You reached number one in the UK making it his 4th number one album to date. On 24 April 2020, Ball and Captain Tom Moore entered the UK Singles Chart at number one with a cover of "You'll Never Walk Alone", with combined chart sales of 82,000 making it the fastest-selling single of 2020. In 1992, Ball represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest, finishing second with the song "One Step Out of Time".
In 1995, he reprised his West End role of Marius in Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert. His other West End credits include Raoul de Chagny in The Phantom of the Opera (1987), Giorgio Bachetti in Passion (1996), and Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (2002). In 2004, he played Jean Valjean in a concert performance of Les Misérables for the Queen at Windsor Castle. He has twice won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He won in 2008 for his role as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray, and then in 2013 for the title role in the revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. In 2018, he played Anatoly Sergievsky in the West End revival of Chess, and he returned to Les Misérables in 2019 and 2020 as Inspector Javert. He reprised his role of Edna Turnblad in the 2021 revival of Hairspray and in 2023 played the other leading male role of Sir George Dillingham in a revival of Aspects of Love. In 2024, Ball reprised the role of Javert in Les Misérables: The Arena Spectacular World Tour.
Ball was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2015 Birthday Honours for his services to musical theatre.
Lire la suite...Le 27 juin 1962 était un mercredi sous le signe astral du ♋. C'était le 177ème jour de l'année. Le président des États-Unis était John F. Kennedy.
Si vous êtes né ce jour-là, vous avez 63 ans. Ton dernier anniversaire était le vendredi 27 juin 2025, il y a 128 jours. Votre prochain anniversaire est le samedi 27 juin 2026, dans 236 jours. Vous avez vécu 23 139 jours, soit environ 555 350 heures, ou environ 33 321 057 minutes, ou environ 1 999 263 420 secondes.
Date: 28 June 1962
14 ASNE members in Moscow on 23-day visit
Date: 28 June 1962
Ink thrown at Leonardo da Vinci's drawing The Virgin and Child, Natl Gallery, London; work protected by plastic shield; culprit held
Date: 28 June 1962
Kennedy sympathetic to campaign, news conf; comments on Princess Radziwill role; transcript
Date: 28 June 1962
Govt bans Life (pub), reptdly for failure to pub '61 int with Gomulka; lifts ban on NY Times imposed in '59 over articles by A M Rosenthal
Date: 28 June 1962
By PETER BART
Peter BART
Westinghouse Broadcasting clarifies new 'product protection' policy; says it will notify advertisers if 15 mins between competitive commercials cannot be guaranteed; T Bates & Co and Benton & Bowles comment
Date: 27 June 1962
By NAN ICKERINGILL
Nan ICKERINGILL
Date: 27 June 1962
indus umpire D L Cole rules NMU violated no-raiding provisions of AFL-CIO const in seeking to become sole bargaining agent for Moore-McCormack seamen; AMMI granted NLRB permission to intervene in NMU appeal of McLeod ruling
Date: 28 June 1962
Date: 28 June 1962
Kennedy discusses defeat, news conf; criticizes Repub opposition; again stresses cost to taxpayer; transcript