tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post115069232939917070..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: My playbillBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1150773496262269462006-06-19T20:18:00.000-07:002006-06-19T20:18:00.000-07:00I'm a NY playwright and a huge baseball fan. I am...I'm a NY playwright and a huge baseball fan. I am also in rehearsals for a festival called the 7th Inning Stretch -- seven ten-minute baseball plays. This year the other playwrights include Craig Wright, Eduardo Machado, and Karen Hartman. (http://www.milesquaretheatre.org/) What can I say? There are a few of us out here who are impressed with ALL your credits. (But I actually adore your fake one.)Jeyn Levisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10013021779902738275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1150768261326588442006-06-19T18:51:00.000-07:002006-06-19T18:51:00.000-07:00and all his shoes have tapsand all his shoes have tapsMaryAn Batchellorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465966881051431143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1150759273900506822006-06-19T16:21:00.000-07:002006-06-19T16:21:00.000-07:00Please, it's so simple. Drop all the credits, real...Please, it's so simple. Drop all the credits, real or make-believe, and just say "Despite being married and a father, Ken is certain he's really gay, and means to get around to trying it any day now."<BR/>Also, be aware that the words "Major League baseball announcer" will be more incomprehesible than Sanskrit to most theater folk, and I speak as a lifelong theater folk. You might just as well hit random keys as include any baseball-related credits. Saying you were a "play-by-play voice" will make you sound like you were a theater critic on radio for birds in Maryland, sailors in Washington, and monks in California. Ever seen a baseball-related credit on ANY Playbill bio, other than for a production of "Damn Yankees"?<BR/>Break a leg.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1150740684173319492006-06-19T11:11:00.000-07:002006-06-19T11:11:00.000-07:00I would change the credit for AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' to...I would change the credit for AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' to "Addition Apostrophes" but otherwise I think you can pull it off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1150736110040990762006-06-19T09:55:00.000-07:002006-06-19T09:55:00.000-07:00Ken:I notice AfterMash is strangely absent.And I w...Ken:<BR/><BR/>I notice AfterMash is strangely absent.<BR/><BR/>And I would KILL for more stories regarding Mary Tyler Moore.Tenspeed & Brownshoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05070438538916989398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1150733277004706302006-06-19T09:07:00.000-07:002006-06-19T09:07:00.000-07:00And don't forget to mention your appearances on al...And don't forget to mention your appearances on all the Law & Order series :).Rays profilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13375762252351537791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1150731850791791792006-06-19T08:44:00.000-07:002006-06-19T08:44:00.000-07:00Of course, my comment referred to the original "jo...Of course, my comment referred to the original "joke" bio. Ken, you posted the real one while I was typing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1150731783357511652006-06-19T08:43:00.000-07:002006-06-19T08:43:00.000-07:00The problem with this bio, of course, is that it s...The problem with this bio, of course, is that it sets the critics' expectations pretty high. So if they have any issue with the musical at all, it'll be worse since it's coming from someone with such an illustrious bio.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1150731591929128812006-06-19T08:39:00.000-07:002006-06-19T08:39:00.000-07:00Yes, this Playbill bio is a goof. For better or w...Yes, this Playbill bio is a goof. For better or worse, this is what the program will really read (although I don't think it's as funny):<BR/><BR/>Ken Levine is an Emmy winning writer/director/producer/major league baseball announcer. In a career that has spanned over 30 years Ken has been the head writer of MASH, producer of CHEERS, creative consultant of FRASIER, writer for THE SIMPSONS, and has co-created three of his own series. <BR/><BR/>Plays include UPFRONTS AND PERSONAL and CITY OF ANGLES. With David Isaacs he co-wrote the movie VOLUNTEERS starring Tom Hanks, plays. His first book, IT'S GONE, NO WAIT A MINUTE! was published by Villard in 1993.<BR/><BR/>Ken was also the play-by-play voice of the Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, and San Diego Padres. And he's directed FRASIER and EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND. <BR/><BR/>He has won one Emmy, two Writers Guild Awards, and has had Peabody and Humanitas recognition.By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1150730991086769532006-06-19T08:29:00.000-07:002006-06-19T08:29:00.000-07:00You could always mention all the writers who left ...You could always mention all the writers who left Broadway to come and work with you...Ger Apeldoornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633862833036214748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1150726683962905552006-06-19T07:18:00.000-07:002006-06-19T07:18:00.000-07:00Don't know how the Playbill readers or critics wil...Don't know how the Playbill readers or critics will react to your bio, but it made me laugh. *g*Mary Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186261066656584772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1150724839098354562006-06-19T06:47:00.000-07:002006-06-19T06:47:00.000-07:00You might want to add a comment disavowing your ow...You might want to add a comment disavowing your own play following producer-forced changes in development. Keep it vague so the critics can agree with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1150720487141230432006-06-19T05:34:00.000-07:002006-06-19T05:34:00.000-07:00I confess I'm always kind of irritated to read com...I confess I'm always kind of irritated to read comedy schtick offered in lieu of actual biographical detail -- worry less about your written bio's effect on the critics and think more of its meaning to your audience, for whom your actual achievements carry enormous personal value. <BR/><BR/>You'd honestly ditch that killer resume for a Sondheim gag that anyone could make? I think you're just having some fun with us.Stephen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280419153030490653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1150713781130747432006-06-19T03:43:00.000-07:002006-06-19T03:43:00.000-07:00Ken, if I may be almost serious for a moment..you ...Ken, if I may be almost serious for a moment..you have a worthy record of accomplishment. Don't get yourself into the mindset of Bernard Slade, who is so caught up in being the author of plays like SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR and ROMANTIC COMEDY, his Playbill bio denies the fact he also gave the world THE FLYING NUN and THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY. It's arrogance and snobbery--be proud of who you are. In fact, let Broadway know you were Beaver Cleaver on Ten-Q!<BR/>Remember...Stephen Sondheim wrote episodes of TOPPER.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1150702651609999772006-06-19T00:37:00.000-07:002006-06-19T00:37:00.000-07:00Throw in a cameo by Tovah Feldshuh in your persona...Throw in a cameo by Tovah Feldshuh in your personal history and you've got yourself a winner!Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534110211301459474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1150693678225812682006-06-18T22:07:00.000-07:002006-06-18T22:07:00.000-07:00Yep … sounds about right.Maybe Two and a Half Men ...Yep … sounds about right.<BR/><BR/>Maybe <EM>Two and a Half Men</EM> really should be a musical. I'd see it.glassblowerscathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337095100767386889noreply@blogger.com