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More Lies About Jerzy
''More Lies About Jerzy'' is a play written by Davey Holmes, inspired by the last days of the Polish-American novelist, Jerzy Kosiński. It was first produced Off-Broadway in 2001, at the Vineyard Theatre in New York City. It premiered in London at the New End Theatre and in Los Angeles at the Hayworth Theatre. The play is published by Broadway Play Publishing Inc. Synopsis A world-famous Jewish writer, Jerzy Lesnewski, is suspected as having lied about his childhood during the Holocaust. New York reviews In its first run, the play received both positive and mixed reviews. In ''The New York Times'', Bruce Weber wrote: "It is a work of admirable ambition and, indeed, perhaps its chief flaw is that it feels bulky and overloaded." In the ''New York Post'', Clive Barnes called it “electrifying" and "completely engrossing,” and Donald Lyons, also in the ''Post'', wrote that it was “exciting, compelling theater, about something that matters,” and "a meditation, serious but e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davey Holmes
Davey Holmes (born October 4, 1969 in Massachusetts) is an American screenwriter, producer and playwright. He is the creator and executive producer of the television show ''Get Shorty'' on Epix. Career Holmes began his writing career in New York City with a production of his original play ''More Lies About Jerzy'' (2001) at the Vineyard Theatre starring Jared Harris, and later productions of the play in London at the New End Theatre and in Los Angeles at the Hayworth Theatre. See reviews for all productions. ''More Lies About Jerzy'' is published by Broadway Play Publishing Inc. Holmes also works extensively in television. H was Executive Producer of '' Shameless'' (Showtime). Other shows he has written for include ''In Treatment'' ( HBO) for which he won a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay - New Series, Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay - New Series ''Damages'' ( FX) for which he received a nomination for Writers Guild of America Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Out (company)
Time Out Group is a global media and entertainment company. Its digital and physical presence comprises websites, mobile editions, magazines, live events and markets. Time Out covers events, entertainment and culture in cities around the world. Time Out was established in 1968, by founder Tony Elliott and has developed into a global platform across 315 cities and in 58 countries. Time Out Market was launched in 2014 in Lisbon. History The original '' Time Out'' magazine was first published in 1968 by Tony Elliott with Bob Harris as co-editor, and has since developed into a global platform across 315 cities and 58 countries. The magazine was a one-sheet pamphlet with listings for London. It started as a counter-culture publication that had an alternative viewpoint on issues such as gay rights, racial equality, and police harassment. Early issues had a print run of around 5,000 and evolved to a weekly circulation of 110,000. One of the editors in the 1970s was Roger Hutchinson. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Stehlin
John Anthony Stehlin III (pronounced "Stay-lin"; born July 21, 1966), known as Jack Stehlin, is an American television and theater actor who has played the role of DEA Captain Roy Till on the Showtime television series '' Weeds''. Early life and education Jack Stehlin was born July 21, 1966 in Allentown, Pennsylvania to John Stehlin, a Minor League Baseball player, and Kitty (née O’Donnell), a circus juggler and acrobat. Stehlin's Australian prize fighter great-grandfather turned his ten children into a traveling circus act that joined P. T. Barnum and later the Ringling Brothers in the early 20th century. Stehlin's family includes two family members in the Circus Hall of Fame and the Guinness Book of World Records. He is a great-nephew of Australian Con Colleano, the first wire walker to do a forward somersault on the wire and great nephew of actor Bonar Colleano. Stehlin's mother, Kitty, was part of the second generation of Colleanos to join "The Juggling Colleanos," whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Trainer
David Trainer is an American television director. He is perhaps best known for directing every episode of the Fox sitcom ''That '70s Show'' (except the pilot, which was directed by Terry Hughes) and directed all the episodes of the Netflix sitcom ''The Ranch''. He also directed the first two seasons of the television show ''Boy Meets World'' (also a supervising producer), the 4th and final season of ''the John Larroquette Show'' and over 60 episodes of ''Designing Women''. Among many others, his directing credits also include several episodes of '' FM'', ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'', ''Grace Under Fire'', ''Cybill'', ''Anything But Love'', ''My Boys'', ''Hot in Cleveland'' and ''Mike & Molly''. He also wrote episodes for the soap opera ''Ryan's Hope'' in 1977 and the sitcom ''Misery Loves Company'' which he co-created with Michael Jacobs and Bob Young in 1995. Awards Trainer was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on ''Designing Women ''Designing W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Layton
George Layton (born 2 March 1943) is an English actor, director, screenwriter and author best known for three television roles – junior doctor Paul Collier in the comedy series ''Doctor in the House (TV series), Doctor in the House'' and its sequels ''Doctor at Large (TV series), Doctor at Large'', ''Doctor in Charge'' ''and Doctor at the Top'', that of Bombardier 'Solly' Solomons in the first two series of ''It Ain't Half Hot Mum'', and as Des the mechanic in early episodes of ''Minder (TV series), Minder''. He also appeared in two episodes of ''The Sweeney'' and played Norman Simmonds in ''EastEnders'' as well as a few early appearances as himself on the light entertainment BBC 1 consumer show That's Life!, That's Life. Life and career Layton was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. He was born to a family of Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak and Jews, Jewish ancestry and educated at Belle Vue Boys' School, Belle Vue Boys' Grammar School in Bradford during which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Shakar
Martin Shakar (born January 1, 1940) is an American theatre, film and television actor. He was born in Detroit, Michigan to an Armenian/Assyrian family from Adıyaman, Turkey and lives in Brooklyn, New York. A life member of The Actors Studio, Shakar has played in a number of Broadway Martin Shakar Theatre Credits, Retrieved 2011-04-08 and off-Broadway productions. He has appeared four times each in the television shows '' The Equalizer (1985 TV series), The Equalizer'' and '''', but each instance was a different character. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portia Reiners
Portia Sullivan Reiners (born March 8, 1990) is an American actress. She has worked in theater, television, and film. Her television career includes the role of Britney Jennings on ''One Life to Live''. Career Reiners began her acting career in theater at age seven, appearing as Oliver in the musical ''Oliver'', and then was signed to the Abrams Artists Agency at age ten. She began her television career in 2000 with the role of Lily Benton Montgomery in ''All My Children'', then had the role of Ada Dunne in ''As the World Turns'' in 2006. She then had the role of Britney Jennings on ''One Life to Live'' from 2006 through 2007. She also continued in theater, with roles including Annie in the musical ''Annie'', Catherine in ''The Children's Hour'', Baby June in the musical ''Gypsy'', and the starring role of Jenny Litnov in ''The Notebook'' at the McGinn-Cazale Theatre in New York City. In 2001, she played the role of Kasia Gruszka in the play ''More Lies about Jerzy'' at the Vineya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lizbeth MacKay
Lizbeth Mackay (born March 7, 1949) is an American actress. She works primarily in the theatre and television. Life and career Mackay was born in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of Robert J. Mackay, a salesman, and Alice (née Steurnagel), a dancer. She has two children, Caitlin and John. Nicknamed Liz, Mackay is a graduate of Adelphi University and the Yale Graduate School of Drama. Stage Mackay made her stage debut at the American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, Connecticut, in 1970. She appeared in many productions at The Cleveland Play House from 1975 to 1978, including ''Man and Superman'', '' Dark at the Top of the Stairs'', ''Relatively Speaking'', ''Of Mice and Men'', ''Great Expectations'', and '' Little Foxes''. She played Alice in '' You Can't Take It with You'' at Center Stage, Baltimore, Maryland, in 1979, ''Crimes of the Heart'' at the Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles (1983), and '' The Dining Room'', Plaza Theatre, Dallas, Texas (1983). Mackay starred in '' Night, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel London
Daniel London (born 1973) is an American actor, best known for his roles in ''Patch Adams'', ''Rent'' and ''Old Joy''. Life and career Born and raised in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, London began writing and acting in plays in high school. While a student at Mt. Lebanon High School, from which he graduated in 1991, he had his play ''The Martha War'' performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. London attended Oberlin College, in Oberlin, Ohio, where he continued to act while majoring in English. He moved to New York City after his graduation in 1995 to begin his acting career. London landed one of his first major roles, alongside actor Robin Williams, in the 1998 movie, ''Patch Adams''. He also appeared on stage in two Beth Henley plays. London played Wally, the caretaker of the Pre-Cogs, in ''Minority Report'' in 2002. He also starred with Will Oldham in the 2006 movie, ''Old Joy''. He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his singer/songwriter wife, Megan Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gretchen Egolf
Gretchen Egolf (born September 9, 1973) is an American theater, film and television actress. Early life and education Egolf was born and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of artist Paula Egolf and stepfather Gary Egolf. Her brother was the writer Tristan Egolf. Her younger half-brother is British-American musician Siegfried Faith. Egolf earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Juilliard School and also took acting classes at The Actors Center. Career Television and film Gretchen Egolf is most known for her various television roles, including ''Journeyman'' (NBC, 2007), '' Roswell'' (WB, 2000), and '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (NBC, 2009–2012), among others, and the TV movies ''The Two Mr. Kissels'' (Lifetime 2008) and ''Gleason'' (CBS, 2002). Her film roles include '' The Talented Mr. Ripley'', '' The Namesake'', and ''Quiz Show''. Theatre After winning the Michel St. Denis Award for an Exceptional Graduating Drama Student from the Juilli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jared Harris
Jared Francis Harris (born 24 August 1961) is a British actor. His roles include Lane Pryce in the AMC television drama series ''Mad Men'', for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series; David Robert Jones in the science fiction series ''Fringe''; King George VI in the historical drama series ''The Crown''; Anderson Dawes on the science fiction series ''The Expanse''; Captain Francis Crozier in the AMC series ''The Terror''; and Valery Legasov in the HBO miniseries ''Chernobyl'', for which he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor and was nominated for the 2019 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie''.'' He has also had significant supporting roles in films such as ''Mr. Deeds'' (2002), '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' (2008), '' Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows'' (2011), ''Lincoln'' (2012), and ''Allied'' (2016). In 2021, he took the role of Hari Seldon, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darko Tresnjak
Darko Tresnjak ( sr-cyr, Дарко Трешњак, Darko Trešnjak) is a director of plays, musicals, and opera, and winner of several awards, including the Tony Award. He was the artistic director of the Hartford Stage in Connecticut, United States. Early life and education Tresnjak is of Serbian heritage. Tresnjak and his mother moved from Zemun, Yugoslavia (modern-day Serbia) to Maryland in 1976. He graduated from Swarthmore College, became a US citizen, and received a master of fine arts degree from Columbia University.Shirley, Don"He prefers it rare"''Los Angeles Times'', July 29, 2004 Career Around 2000 he wrote ''Princess Turandot'', inspired by Carlo Gozzi's play written in 1762 (upon which Puccini's opera ''Turandot'' was based). Tresnjak's play was performed by the Blue Light Theater Company in New York City in December 2000. He served as resident artistic director at Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California, in 2009, and directed for eight summers at the Williams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
