tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post6778554967916272723..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Hey, wanna see my new play? By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-81276781359581411242014-09-28T07:42:06.737-07:002014-09-28T07:42:06.737-07:00I'll come from China to see your play, so I ho...I'll come from China to see your play, so I hope to also meet you after the show! Looking forward to it, Sally YehSallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264214907069495285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-20746085791182257532014-09-23T23:40:11.771-07:002014-09-23T23:40:11.771-07:00Sick with the flu, I send congratulations to you o...Sick with the flu, I send congratulations to you on your new show!Cheryldeehttps://www.tumblr.com/blog/cheryldeeplaywrightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50342600042578064652014-09-23T18:58:46.503-07:002014-09-23T18:58:46.503-07:00I love reading books about the old Broadway.....Ha...I love reading books about the old Broadway.....Hart, Kaufman, etc....and it always knocked me out when they would describe the process including "......and we threw out the entire second act." <br /><br />"You don't need pills.....you need THRILLS!"<br /><br />Enjoy the journey.DrBOPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07179469265158025584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75560166526652277332014-09-18T21:43:46.291-07:002014-09-18T21:43:46.291-07:00Ken, what did you think when you learned that your...Ken, what did you think when you learned that your play "A or B?," a romantic comedy in which the title letters stand for the couple's names, would be starting at about the same time as the TV sitcom "A to Z," also a romantic comedy in which the title letters stand for the couple's names? <br /><br />Will people be coming to your play expecting to see Ben Feldman and Cristin Milioti -- or will they be wondering why your name isn't in the credits of the sitcom?BigTednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-26949091967703579122014-09-18T19:57:49.023-07:002014-09-18T19:57:49.023-07:00Congratulations, Ken.
I'm looking forward to...Congratulations, Ken. <br /><br />I'm looking forward to your play, and hopefully to shaking your hand.RCPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251247613686669877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29380893994809262532014-09-18T16:38:28.641-07:002014-09-18T16:38:28.641-07:00Congratulations, Ken, and best of luck. I hope you...Congratulations, Ken, and best of luck. I hope you start sharing your play writing experiences and insights, as I know I would find them very helpful. You've influenced my writing with your constant reminder to focus on character development and let the humor flow from characters and their interactions. I wish I could see your play.Kathleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-83119294679385645992014-09-18T11:07:45.612-07:002014-09-18T11:07:45.612-07:00Hi Ken,
Break a leg at the premiere! I wish you a...Hi Ken,<br /><br />Break a leg at the premiere! I wish you all the best from Belgrade, Serbia, so sorry we'll never have the opportunity to see it. Hopefully you'll publish the screenplay or make it available online at some point.<br /><br />It seems to me you reached a wonderful point in your life when you do things for pleasure instead for money :)<br /><br />MarijaMarijanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5972790650798402662014-09-18T07:49:23.870-07:002014-09-18T07:49:23.870-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-70925238296725969202014-09-17T19:50:13.763-07:002014-09-17T19:50:13.763-07:00Don't worry, Ken...any playwright worth his sa...Don't worry, Ken...any playwright worth his salt has second act problems.Paul Ducanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58667309863754402572014-09-17T17:27:11.074-07:002014-09-17T17:27:11.074-07:00We live just south of the theater near Qualcomm St...We live just south of the theater near Qualcomm Stadium, so we just bought 2 front row tickets for opening night. Hope to see you there! You mentioned making changes as you go. How close to opening night do you have to lock it down, or will you be fussing with it throughout its entire run? Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298625602730853132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-26821714926211185762014-09-17T14:39:28.761-07:002014-09-17T14:39:28.761-07:00I avidly await seeing it.
I just read, yesterday,...I avidly await seeing it.<br /><br />I just read, yesterday, Charles Edward Pogue describing his experience writing a Sherlock Holmes TV-movie for British TV, one that starred the magnificent Ian Richardson. He said writing for American TV and movies hadn't prepared him for classic English theater actors respect for writing. Here were all these immense talents he'd idolized, and they were coming up to him on the set asking if he'd Ok their making a slight change in a line, a small word substitution. He was "only the writer," not the director, but no one in that cast (Lots of RSC actors) would change a syllable without his personal OK. Needless to say, he loved that!<br /><br />(Hmm. The Word Verification, "Prove you're not a robot" number for this posting happens to be a photo of a street number painted on a curb, and it's <i>MY</i> address!!!)D. McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12080224698887318182014-09-17T13:59:48.362-07:002014-09-17T13:59:48.362-07:00Friday question: in season 7 of M*A*S*H BJ Hunnic...Friday question: in season 7 of M*A*S*H BJ Hunnicutt grew a mustache. Was that something requested by the production team or by Mike Farrell? If the former, was it for looks, better humor/stories, etc.? If the latter, who has the final say-so: the actor or the production team?Nevin ":-)" Libernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19372411763324345012014-09-17T11:59:21.134-07:002014-09-17T11:59:21.134-07:00At our age we say break a hip.At our age we say break a hip.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29037773323192988612014-09-17T11:55:54.176-07:002014-09-17T11:55:54.176-07:00If I get to LA in that timeframe I'll try to s...If I get to LA in that timeframe I'll try to score a ticket from the scalpers out front. (How many tickets did you give David Isaacs and what did you expect him to do with all those anyway?) <br /><br />I'll be the guy in the audience who gives away the fact he doesn't see much live theatre by commenting loudly, "The 3D effects are amazing here!"<br /><br />Seriously, best of luck with the run!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10896165980216477144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-63776529622050681092014-09-17T11:19:15.300-07:002014-09-17T11:19:15.300-07:00What do you say to playwrights instead of "br...What do you say to playwrights instead of "break a leg"? <br /><br />"Break a wrist?"<br /><br />Looking forward to hearing how it goes, Ken!<br /><br />When I took a stage/screen directing class in college, that's the first time I got really acquainted with plays and how they differ from films or TV. It seems like a very freeing medium, almost like prose, but with a performance of the written word. <br /><br />Ken, what you said about dialogue being the key element of a play really inspires me. I've always loved writing dialogue since I was a freshman in high school and writing a play seems like a fun challenge. Maybe after I knock out the comedy noir. :)Dan Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06865180000909831517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59931723515443858612014-09-17T10:55:05.501-07:002014-09-17T10:55:05.501-07:00@Bill Jones, it's "wright" because t...@Bill Jones, it's "wright" because the term is from an old word meaning "craftsman." A cart-wright made carts, a wheel-wright made wheels, a play-wright made plays. Okay, okay, I'm a language nerd...estivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736355730705116526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-24883193922934147322014-09-17T10:49:11.411-07:002014-09-17T10:49:11.411-07:00I arrive in LA on the 17th of November. Nice timin...I arrive in LA on the 17th of November. Nice timing, Ken!!! :-P<br /><br />I hope you have a very successful run! Good luck and congrats!Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-26954019432020704492014-09-17T10:09:32.487-07:002014-09-17T10:09:32.487-07:00That's keen! Wonderful! Good for you!That's keen! Wonderful! Good for you!Barefoot Billy Alohahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586870309250699505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88832759220493147142014-09-17T09:03:43.539-07:002014-09-17T09:03:43.539-07:00Ken - at some point it would be really instruction...Ken - at some point it would be really instructional to see the different drafts. Maybe when the run has ended (and you've made millions) you can share them with us - along with some commentary on what worked, what didn't and how to tell the difference. Gene P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04209435755351751743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-74250806020791669452014-09-17T08:55:03.115-07:002014-09-17T08:55:03.115-07:00"I love the legitimate theayter."
(Dr. Z..."I love the legitimate theayter."<br />(Dr. Zaius nunmber)Scooter Schechtmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49751532411460323502014-09-17T07:47:49.936-07:002014-09-17T07:47:49.936-07:00Congratulations! See you there. Congratulations! See you there. Dodgerdognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91221400792991221662014-09-17T07:29:22.929-07:002014-09-17T07:29:22.929-07:00seeya there...live 10 minutes from theater... #bra...seeya there...live 10 minutes from theater... #brakalegChuck Warnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00118868209923095810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66422259135827847672014-09-17T07:22:48.602-07:002014-09-17T07:22:48.602-07:00Garry Marshall, who owns the Falcon Theatre, debut...Garry Marshall, who owns the Falcon Theatre, debuted his own original play "Billy and Ray," based on Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler and the making of "Double Indemnity," there earlier this year. It debuts next month off-Broadway. Maybe "A or B?" will follow suit.MikeK.Pa.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68316734188077221432014-09-17T06:46:50.578-07:002014-09-17T06:46:50.578-07:00Congrats again. I don't live near LA, but bes...Congrats again. I don't live near LA, but best wishes for good sales and good reviews. <br /><br />This opens up a whole new field of Friday questions about plays and playwrights... maybe you can answer at your leisure. Do playwrights write a play first, then shop it around to producers or companies, or do producers/playhouses ask a playwright to come up with something? Are there even such things as producers, or is it always a playhouse or company? Are you asked to change or punch up a script? Do most playwrights do it for the love of the craft, or because they want to get into movie/TV writing? Can one make a living from it without being a Neil Simon-level name? And most important, why is it called "playwright" and not "playwrite"?Bill Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14837142283923054842014-09-17T06:45:44.996-07:002014-09-17T06:45:44.996-07:00I'll have to wait until it hits Broadway next ...I'll have to wait until it hits Broadway next year.<br /><br />Break a leg Ken.emilynoreply@blogger.com