Timothy Kuryak - Page 2

Timothy Kuryak After starting at the bottom, fetching coffee for some of theatre's most powerful producers of the great white way, and making his way up to Assistant Director of one of Broadway's longest-running musicals, Timothy headed west to try his luck in television. He then spent a few years in syndicated television, interviewing celebrities and producing segments featuring musicals coming through town, before directing the first season of "Big Brother" for CBS, and then focused his attention at two cable network start-ups. He then segued to international TV production for FOX, where he oversaw the international production of such formats as "Beauty & the Geek," "The Simple Life," and "Temptation Island" among others. In 2008, he was instrumental in the start-up and launch of Discovery Communications' PLANET GREEN network before segueing to OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network where he was VP, Programming. Most recently he served as VP of Production & Development (West Coast) for TLC, overseeing such shows as the "Say Yes to Dress" franchise, "Little People, Big World," "Who Do You Think You Are?" and "My 600lb Life" to name a few. Currently, he is the Executive Producer of "Who Do You Think You Are?" with Season 5 premiering this summer on TLC.

They say there is no culture in LA (well aside from what's in yogurt), but he is here to prove that axiom wrong. Anxious to begin covering the state of theatre here in the Southland (that's what the local news likes to call Southern California), neither earthquakes, fires, mudslides, nor high-speed freeway chases will keep him from his appointed rounds of giving you the scoop on the Left Coast theatre happenings!





A Revealing Interview with Max Von Essen
November 18, 2004

When you sit down with Max Von Essen, you don't feel as though you are meeting a stranger - in fact it's just the opposite, you feel as though you are already his friend.

DON'T CHANGE A THING, THIS "CAROLINE" IS PERFECT
November 16, 2004

A seminal event is happening right now in LA, and it's the West Coast premiere of the Kusher/Tesori musical, 'Caroline, or Change.'

Bourne's 'Nutcracker!' To Make US DEBUT in California
November 8, 2004

Perhaps it's the weather, or that we're so close to Disney, where Matthew Bourne is adapting 'The Little Mermaid' for the Broadway stage, but once again California is going to be home to the US Premiere of the latest Matthew Bourne production!

The Origins of 'Dorian - The Musical'
October 27, 2004

While 'Dorian - The Musical' made its LA debut in late-September, the show itself is nearly 10 years in the making...

"A Little Night Music" is the Perfect Summer Treat - LA Review
August 1, 2004

The too-short run is sadly coming to an end in the coming days.

'Hairspray' Teases LA - LA Review
August 1, 2004

The national tour of the hit 'Hairspray' descended upon LA...

LA REVIEW: When You Gotta Go - Urinetown is the Perfect Place to Pee - I Mean Be...
May 13, 2004

Urinetown - the Musical, opened Tuesday in its Los Angeles Premiere at the Wilshire Theatre. As one of the characters, Little Sally, in the musical reminds us, it is an 'awful title' with a 'plot so absurd…' But what she doesn't mention, and instead lets the entire cast show you, is that Urinetown - The Musical is one of the best shows to emerge from Broadway in the last decade.

American Premiere of Hampton's 'The Talking Cure' Needs Therapy
April 16, 2004

Christopher Hampton's latest play, 'The Talking Cure,' in its American Premiere last evening at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, under the direction of Gordon Davidson, has much more interesting and fascinating production notes in the program than any of the action on stage would suggest.

"Sunset Boulevard" on Hollywood Boulevard
April 5, 2004

After the rousing success of last years Actor's Fund special event, an all-star reading of 'All About Eve,' last night at Hollywood's famed Pantages Theatre, the stars again were back out in force, this time to read through the other classic film of the same year, 'Sunset Boulevard.'

iTunes Music Store Brings Music(als) to Your Ears
March 29, 2004

Apple's 'iTunes Music Store' makes downloading your favorite showtunes both easy and LEGAL!

TOPDOG/underdog no Top Dog, but no Underdog Either
February 19, 2004

The acclaimed, Pulitzer-prize winning play by Suzan-Lori Parks, opened Thursday night at The Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, in a production directed by George Wolfe, and starring Larry Gilliard Jr. and Harold Perrineau.

SONDHEIM SHOWS OPEN AND CLOSE NEW L.A. OPERA SEASON
January 16, 2004

With today's announcement by Placido Domingo, General Director of the LA Opera, the theatre season here in the Southland has just become even more exciting, with the arrival of 'A Little Night Music' and 'Sweeney Todd.'

2004: The Year Ahead in Los Angeles Theatre
January 10, 2004

See what you can expect to see on-stage in the coming year in Los Angeles and throughout Southern California!

Loh-Ho-Ho - Sugar Plum Fairy LA Review
December 13, 2003

Ah, Christmas time in Los Angeles, perhaps the perfect antidote to these circumstances in 'Sugar Plum Fairy,' a one-woman show...



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