267 stories by "Ken Levine"
On the surface that's what you'd think. Be a voice over artist. Go into a recording studio. Read one tag line, collect a big paycheck, and you're back in your car in five m…
Happy to announce that my new play, GOING GOING GONE, will be performed for six weekends beginning October 1st at the Hudson Theatre in Hollywood. The Hudson is unique in that there's a c…
Seeing Barbra Streisand in concert is a big deal. A BIG deal. She rarely performs concerts. And when she does the tickets are usually $2000 a head. So I could either see Barbra Streisand…
In her Playbill bio, Ms. Mode notes that since 2001 FULLY COMMITTED has been one of the ten most produced plays in the United States. Very impressive. And not to take anything away from it…
There have been a couple of Camelots for TV comedy writers -- idyllic places to work. MTM in the '70s and Paramount in the '80s and '90s. I'm privileged to say I worked at both. MTM w…
Since he doesn't have a Facebook wall to write on I'll post my birthday wishes here. Neil Simon is 89 today. Truly one of my inspirations and heroes. It was a great h…
Alan Alda, quite simply, is one of the best actors I've ever had the pleasure to work with. Known primarily for his role as Hawkeye on MASH and a name used every week in the New York Times…
Back from Philadelphia where my play, A OR B? is currently running at the neighboring Hatboro Village Theatre. A OR B? was originally presented at the Falcon Theatre in Los Angeles, bu…
Here's one of those feel-good Hollywood stories you rarely hear. Scott David was fired as casting director of CRIMINAL MINDS. Now, I don't know Scott David. I have no idea whether he's …
It's not for the same reasons Neil Simon did. Before becoming a playwright, Neil Simon was a very successful television writer. Even wrote on prestige shows like SGT. BILKO and CAESAR'S HO…
My play A OR B? gets its east coast premiere this Friday in Hatboro, Pa. (just outside Philadelphia). I couldn't be more excited. And the following weekend I'll be there fo…
This is a post to thank actors. (I hope I don't get drummed out of the Writers Guild for this.) They do a lot of work, give their time and talent for free. (A few later make $30,000,000 a …
Carrie Havel was the Associate Director on GREASE LIVE. This is what she posted on Facebook. What you'll then see is the scene on the left and Carrie in the control room calling …
May 2016 be for you what 2015 was for the Kansas City Royals, J.K. Simmons, BIRDMAN, Jennifer Lawrence, Adele, Aretha, Amy Schumer, VEEP, James Bond, Matt Harvey, Jeffrey Tambor, Sam Smith,…
No one takes advantage of people like New York. I was there one 4th of July and went into the city to see the fireworks show. I noticed that parking lots that normally charge $20 charged $…
Time for my annual snarky Emmycast review. Last night's show was not as bad as the year the five reality hosts presided over the Emmys (asking Heidi Klum to do comedy is like asking your do…
Well, the knock on the Emmys has always been it's the same shows vying every year. Not so anymore. Today's announcement of this year's nominations make it very clear " we've entered a ne…
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So sorry to hear of the passing of Roger Rees. He was 71. For several years he played Robin Colcord on CHEERS. Roger was the consummate actor and consummate gentleman. I always thoug…
The Whitefire Theatre in fabulous Sherman Oaks (the heart of the San Fernando Valley theater and auto repair district) is staging a night of three TV pilots that never made it to air. One i…
One of my pet peeves going to concerts is when the singer interrupts a song to throw in some patter or introductions. Songs tell a story and the illusion is destroyed once the singer steps …
In keeping with yesterday's theme -- success can come despite flawed scripts. And because the Tonys are this Sunday (as if anybody cares)...If there ever was a bulletproof Broadw…
A TV writer friend of mine used to be an actor. I once asked why he switched. He said, "Writing I can do myself anytime. But as an actor, to practice my craft I have to be hired." I had…
One of my plays was produced in Los Angeles last year. Who knows? Maybe someday I'll get to Broadway.  When (if) I do, I'll be asked to write my bio for the PLAYBILL.  …
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guys don't love Valentine's Day. It's a holiday designed to trap them.
If you're dating more than one woman, you're dead. If you get the wrong
gift, you're dead. If the gift is too c…
