Saturday, June 29, 2013
The difficulty in securing an agent is not confined to those writers
just starting out. I tried to get a theatrical agent when I wrote my
play a few years ago and hit a brick wall, even wi…
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 09:00AMSunday, June 9, 2013
...here are highlights from my past Tony reviews. I won’t be reviewing them this year because they’re tape delayed and I don’t want to stay up until 4:00 writing a review of a show th…
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 09:00AMMonday, June 3, 2013
I know I've been down on actors taking advantage of their notoriety to get money from fans on Kickstarter, but suddenly a project has come along that's so important, so VITAL that even I hav…
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 09:00AMTuesday, May 21, 2013
Great PBS special last night on Mel Brooks – truly one of the funniest people in the galaxy. I recently got the box set DVD's of his work and it's been a true joy revisiting the laughs. …
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 09:00AMTuesday, May 7, 2013
Zach Braff is trying to raise money on Kickstarter to fund a movie he wants to make. Zach Braff is a good actor and a fine filmmaker. GARDEN STATE was a terrific movie. But I wouldn’t …
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 09:00AMSaturday, January 12, 2013
When the musical I co-wrote was produced I was asked to submit my bio for the program. The trouble is, if I list that I am primarily a TV writer it’s like putting a big target on my che…
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 09:00AMWednesday, January 2, 2013
If you loved the stage musical, if you’re a devoted fan, if you can tell the difference between all the songs then you will probably love the movie version of LES MISERABLES. If you’re…
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 09:00AMMonday, December 24, 2012
Sorry to hear of the passing of Jack Klugman. He was 90. You may remember him as either Oscar Madison or Quincy M.E. For years before that he was a character actor. My favorite role …
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 07:30PMSunday, November 18, 2012
Readers of this blog know that I file travelogues whenever I return home from trips. I even compiled the funniest of them in a book, WHERE THE HELL AM I? TRIPS I HAVE SURVIVED, w…
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 09:00AMSaturday, July 7, 2012
As many of my longtime blog readers know, I am obsessed with the Natalie Wood drowning case. I don't believe her death was "accidental." And now, apparently, neither does the LA…
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 02:30PMWednesday, July 4, 2012
So sorry to hear of the passing of Andy Griffith. I never worked with him, only met him once. It was at a memorial service for one of his writers. Just the fact that would attend say…
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 09:00AMSunday, July 1, 2012
Actors, here are some tips on how to convey your script concerns to writers in a way that might result in them addressing your problems without hating you, slashing your tires, or making …
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 09:00AMMonday, June 11, 2012
Time once again to review the lowest rated Awards show in America – the Tonys. I have more Twitter followers than Tony Awards Show viewers. And in L.A. it competed with the Gay Pride P…
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 09:00AMWednesday, April 25, 2012
Playwright and theater director, George S. Kaufman went back to see a musical he had directed some months before. Afterwards, he sent a note to the cast that read: Rehearsal tomorrow at 10…
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 08:56AMSunday, November 13, 2011
From Daniel Geraghty. Great stuff. But there go all our Peabody and Humanitas awards.
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 08:51AMThursday, September 15, 2011
I’m giving you fair warning: This one is a turkey. It premieres Monday night. You gotta see it to believe it. THE PLAYBOY CLUB.From the first second you know you’re in trou…
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 08:53AMSunday, September 11, 2011
I re-post this every year on this date.9/11 affected us all, profoundly and in many cases personally. Two of my dear friends were on flight 11. David and Lynn Angell. There hasn’t been a d…
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 08:55AMWednesday, September 7, 2011
Here's my most recent travelogue. For many more of these please check out my book, WHERE THE HELL AM I? TRIPS I HAVE SURVIVED. E-book version is only $2.99. That's less than a penny a lau…
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 08:57AMSaturday, September 3, 2011
Compliments of the always brilliant, Axis of Awesome.And I posted this early last year, but in case you missed it -- here's their greatest hit (which is every other hit in rock n' roll).
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 08:59AMTuesday, August 30, 2011
I am not what you’d call “handy”. When I was in the 5th grade I took part in a citywide model boat competition. For weeks I built my wooden sailboat – sawing and sanding and hammer…
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 08:56AMMonday, August 29, 2011
From time to time, folks in show business try to use contacts to get house seats for various plays and musicals. Some participants of a production – like playwright, director, actors –…
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 08:53AMSaturday, August 27, 2011
I wrote a piece on Thursday about what it's like to write a boxoffice flop. My point was to move on and work on something else. A few years ago I wrote a piece more specifi…
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 08:55AMFriday, August 26, 2011
It’s why we look forward to the weekend – Friday Questions! What’s yours?Becky Asks:What was Alan Alda like in person? Hawkeye Pierce was my first character crush as a 10-year-…
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 08:53AMSunday, August 21, 2011
As mentioned in this space before, writers need to remember that actors perform their material. And there are certain things actors hate. As a public service, when writing your script, he…
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 08:58AMWednesday, August 3, 2011
I'm always amazed when I mention someone in my blog and that person responds. Jessica Harper filed a comment regarding my recent post about meeting her in a bank. Here's what she…
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 07:40PMWednesday, July 27, 2011
Well, actually, someone did. Brian Hennessy. He submitted a Friday question that warrants an entire post. (Note: Whenever I can't think of an appropriate picture I always post Natalie Woo…
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 08:55AMFriday, July 22, 2011
More Friday questions for your mid-summer pleasure. What’s yours???Wendy M. Grossman gets us started with an Emmy question: I note that one of my favorite shows, The Good Wife, has multip…
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 08:55AMThursday, July 14, 2011
The Emmy nominations were announced today. I slept through them. I hope I don’t do that through the ceremony too. The first thing I did was scan down to make sure Margo Martindale was …
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 12:43PMI hate to be out of touch! I always feel so inadequate when there’s a national phenomenon and I’m out of the loop. As a blogger of popular culture (not that anybody is paying me… or…
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 08:58AMTuesday, July 12, 2011
Mary McNamara wrote a great article yesterday in the LA Times on SPOILER ALERTS. In this age of Twitter and instant communication it’s more difficult to keep endings secret. As a blogger …
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 08:54AMMonday, July 11, 2011
In a hotel room not long ago I found myself channel surfing. First I checked the pay channels. None of the recently released Hollywood features were any good. God, Adam Sandler and Jenn…
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 08:48AM 
