Alaric Jans Explained

Alaric Jans
Birth Date:1949 1, mf=yes
Other Names:Rokko
Spouse:June Shellene
Children:1
Occupation:Composer

Alaric "Rokko" Jans[1] [2] [3] (born January 27, 1949)[4] is an American film and theater composer.

Career

Jans co-wrote with James Quinn the music and lyrics of the 1979 musical adaptation of John R. Powers' Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?.[5] [6] [7] Jans, along with William H. Macy and David Kovacs, also participated in the revival of John Stasey's 1964 children's musical, The Adventures of Captain Marbles and His Acting Squad at David Mamet's St. Nicholas Theatre; he served as the composer and the co-lyricist of that musical.[8] [9] [10] [11] He has also composed music for films directed by Mamet, such as House of Games (1987), Things Change (1988), Homicide (1991) and The Winslow Boy (1999).[12] [13] [14] [15] In 2009, Jans composed the music for the Chicago Shakespeare Theater's production of Twelfth Night.[16] Jans also co-wrote with Robert Sickinger the 2014 musical adaptation of Charles Dickens's Nicholas Nickleby.[17] [18]

Jans shared a 2008 Tony Award as a member of Chicago Shakespeare Theater.[19]

Personal life

Jans was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Paul Jans. He grew up in Philadelphia and Lincoln Park. Jans attended Harvard University.[20]

Jans was married to singer-composer June Shellene.[21] [22] The couple resides in Chicago.[23] They have a son by the name of Joe.[20]

Notes and References

  1. News: Christiansen. Richard. June Shellene The Lost Art of Love (Waterhole Music.... 27 June 1997. Chicago Tribune. 29 October 2015.
  2. News: Pick. Grant. Bit by Bit. 5 December 2002. Chicago Reader. 29 October 2015.
  3. Book: Nadel, Ira. David Mamet: A Life in the Theatre. 2012. Palgrave Macmillan. 9780230378728.
  4. Web site: Alaric Jans. Playbill Vault.
  5. News: Rich. Frank. STAGE: AT THE ALVIN, 'PATENT LEATHER SHOES'. 28 May 1982. The New York Times. 29 October 2015.
  6. Robert Simonson. Simonson. Robert. John R. Powers, Author of Black Patent Leather Shoes, Dies at 67. 18 January 2013. Playbill. 29 October 2015.
  7. News: Zink. Jack. Royal Palm Restages An Old Favorite. 6 May 1991. Sun-Sentinel. 29 October 2015.
  8. News: Schmich. Mary. Play illustrates the brilliance of childhood. 28 November 2008. Chicago Tribune. 29 October 2015.
  9. News: Vitello . Barbara . Previews continue for Marriott's 'Aladdin' . 29 October 2008 . . 29 October 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011022/http://prev.dailyherald.com/story/print/?id=245740 . 5 March 2016 .
  10. News: Graeber. Laurel. Spare Times: For Children. 3 June 2010. The New York Times. 29 October 2015.
  11. News: Reid. Kerry. The Adventures of Captain Marbles and His Acting Squad. 14 December 2008. Chicago Reader. 29 October 2015.
  12. Web site: Alaric Jans filmography. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307055313/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/95868/Alaric-Jans/filmography. dead. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. 2016. 2016-03-07.
  13. Web site: Alaric Jans filmography. Turner Classic Movies.
  14. News: Canby. Vincent. MAMET MAKE A DEBUT WITH 'HOUSE OF GAMES'. 11 October 1987. The New York Times. 29 October 2015.
  15. Web site: Oppenheimer. Jean. Froehlich. Cliff. Hunt. Robert. Hinson. Hal. Gallo. Gallo. Boy Wonder. 2 June 1999. The Riverfront Times. 29 October 2015.
  16. Jones. Kenneth. Chicago Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Will Be Flooded, Starting March 29. 23 February 2009. Playbill. 29 October 2015.
  17. Web site: Mann. Mary. A Dying Wish, Performed. 23 April 2014. NY Press. 29 October 2015.
  18. Gans. Andrew. Cast of 35, Culled from Worlds of Broadway, Cabaret and Opera, Will Be Seen in Nicholas Nickleby, A New Musical in NYC. 13 March 2014. Playbill. 29 October 2015.
  19. Web site: June Jans Memorial Concert features Rokko and the Hat. 14 August 2015. Gaylord Herald Times. 29 October 2015.
  20. News: Boulware. Hugh. Sweet Sound Of Success. 28 January 1988. Chicago Tribune. 29 October 2015.
  21. Who's Who-Alaric Jans . 27 May 1982 . . 29 October 2015 .
  22. Book: Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?. Quinn. James. Powers. John R.. Jans. Alaric. 1988. Samuel French, Inc.. 9780573681035.
  23. News: Christiansen. Richard. A Friend Comes Home. 3 March 1997. Chicago Tribune. 29 October 2015. Chicagoans Alaric Jans and June Shellene.

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