bridewell
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A house of correction for the confinement of disorderly persons; -- so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St. Bride's (or Bridget's) well, in London, which was subsequently a penal workhouse.
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Sherry was preceded in death by both her parents, infant daughters, Cindy and Larena; son Greg Stryker, brother Ray Bridewell.
He asked Gilbert for permission to use his idea; although Gilbert offered to write the book, Sondheim had Weidman in mind. citation Saturday Night was shelved until its 1997 production at London's Bridewell Theatre.
Police, still concerned, called for help from the Bridewell station and the demonstrators were dispersed with two people arrested for disorderly conduct and assaulting police officers.
Two revivals were staged that year, one in London, at the Bridewell Theatre, and one in Los Angeles, at the Matrix Theatre.