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LISSA LEVIN is a playwright, librettist/lyricist, and a twenty-five year veteran of television as a writer/producer. Levin won the prestigious Kleban Award for her libretto for TWIST OF FATE, her musical with Ron Abel, composer, which also won L.A. Weekly?s Musical Of The Year, two L.A. Drama Critics Circle Awards, and was nominated for an Ovation Award for Best Musical. Levin?s television credits as a writer and/or producer, include the Emmy Award-winning MAD ABOUT YOU and CHEERS; WKRP IN CINCINNATI, FAMILY TIES, the Showtime series BROTHERS (which garnered her a cable ACE Award nomination), COMPLETE SAVAGES (Mel Gibson, Co-Executive Producer),the UPN drama, LIVE SHOT, THUNDER ALLEY (with Ed Asner), MR. BELVEDERE, A DIFFERENT WORLD, and ALL IN THE FAMILY spin-off GLORIA (with Sally Struthers), amongst many others. Levin is currently writing the book for the Broadway-bound musical HAZEL, based on the iconic cartoon and tv character, with composer Ron Abel and lyricist Chuck Stephen. Her seriously smart comedy SEX AND EDUCATION, was featured at the Kennedy Center Page-to-Stage Festival, the D.C. Capital Theatre Festival, a 2011 run at the Victory Theatre in Los Angeles, and is now included in Burbank, California's The Colony Theatre 2013-14 season. Levin is proud co-author of ?Pisser,? (written with composer Adryan Russ), a musical rant about the lack of sufficient bathroom stalls in women?s restrooms in theaters. The show-stopping sensation was presented at LIFE?S A STITCH, a theatrical evening Levin helped develop and produce with Russ, benefiting the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation. The show was based on a Random House collection of contemporary humor by noted women in the arts from Wendy Wasserstein to Gloria Steinem, of which Levin was an essayist. A staunch activist in the fight against breast cancer, Levin also produced MAMMOJAM, a benefit for the Foundation at a Hollywood dance club, featuring Louis Van Amstel of ?Dancing With The Stars.? She is married to tv/film writer/producer/director Dan Guntzelman, and is the proud mother of Kanin Guntzelman, actor/director/producer; and Logan Guntzelman, writer/stand-up performer.

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Lena Hall, Sophia Anne Caruso & More to Star in Staged Reading of TWIST OF FATE


The York Theatre Company in association with Willette Klausner and Jim Kierstead, Executive Producer, will present a presentation of the musical comedy Twist of Fate with book and lyrics by Lissa Levin (Kleban Award Winner) and music by Ron Abel (Ben Jones Love Songs). 

BEN JONES: LOVE SONGS to be Presented at Feinstein's/54 Below


FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will present Ben Jones in Ben Jones: Love Songs on February 12, 2022. 

Ensemble Theatre Presents SEX AND EDUCATION


Sharpen your pencils! Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati takes lousy language to school with the regional premiere of Sex and Education by Lissa Levin. This limited 2-week event is a spirited (and not-so-family-friendly) comedy about a duel between an overworked educator and an underachieving high school athlete. Playing October 15-27, 2019. Directed by Dan Guntzelman.

Ensemble Theatre Announces 2019-2020 Season


Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati (ETC), the region's premiere theatre, is delighted to announce its 2019-2020 Season, which features a five-time Tony Award-winning musical, a raucous rom-com with a sweet sixth-sense, an urgent and gripping drama about breaking a sinister cycle, a snapshot of an unsung scientific heroine, and a close-up of a forty-year, age-defying friendship. Along with this compelling lineup, next season also features the return of ETC's very first original holiday musical, plus a seventh (and explicit) show offering for those who are looking for some not-so-family-friendly entertainment.

Bonnie Milligan, Nancy Opel, and More Feature at 54 Below Next Week


Next week, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com/Feinsteins or call (646) 476-3551.

David Engel Joins TWIST OF FATE A Musical In Concert At 54 Below


David Engel (La Cage Aux Folles, Seussical, Forever Plaid) joins the cast when FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Ron Abel and Lissa Levin's Twist of Fate, a musical comedy in concert, on Wednesday, March 20th, at 9:30 pm. With Abel's electrifying flamenco/pop score and Levin's Kleban Award-winning book, Twist of Fate is as compelling as the unique first amendment case on which it is based. What happens when a gypsy fortuneteller fights to legalize fortunetelling in 1970's Los Angeles?

Farah Alvin, Max Crumm, And More Will Star In TWIST OF FATE At Feinstein's/54 Below


Feinstein's/54 Below will present Ron Abel and Lissa Levin's Twist of Fate, a musical comedy in concert, on Wednesday, March 20th, at 9:30 pm. With its electrifying flamenco/pop score and Kleban Award-winning book, Twist of Fate is as compelling as the unique first amendment case on which it is based. What happens when a gypsy fortuneteller fights to legalize fortunetelling in 1970's Los Angeles?

Lee Horwin Returns To New York Cabaret This Spring At The Triad Theater


Lee Horwin return to the New York cabaret stage as the legendary Libby Holman in BLUES, BALLADS & SIN-SONGS: The Legend of Libby Holman written and directed by Tony nominee Walter Willison with Joel A. Martin on piano, for two performances only, on Monday April 30th and Monday May 7th at 7 PM at The Triad Theatre, 158 West 72nd Street (just east of Broadway).

Lee Horwin Returns To New York Cabaret In BLUES, BALLADS & SIN SONGS


Lee Horwin return to the New York cabaret stage as the legendary Libby Holman in BLUES, BALLADS & SIN-SONGS: The Legend of Libby Holman written and directed by Tony nominee Walter Willison with Joel A. Martin on piano, for two performances only, on Monday April 30th and Monday May 7th at 7 PM at The Triad Theatre, 158 West 72nd Street (just east of Broadway).

Liz Robertson Returns to Don't Tell Mama with LERNER WITHOUT LOEWE


Don't Tell Mama is thrilled to present the return engagement of West End & Broadway star and Olivier Award-nominee Liz Robertson in 'Lerner Without Loewe,' an affectionate musical tribute to her late husband, Alan Jay Lerner, the internationally acclaimed author of My Fair Lady, currently in previews at The Vivian Beaumont Theatre and opening on April 19. Having debuted the show in a one night engagement last April, she now returns for three (3) performances -  Friday, April 13 at 7pm, Saturday, April 14 at 8pm, and Sunday, April 15 at 6pm. The evening is directed by Barry Kleinbort with musical direction by Ron Abel.

Photo Flash: First Look at MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY at Ensemble Theatre Company


Ensemble Theatre Company (ETC) presents their new holiday show, Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, a creation by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon. Directed by Andrew Barnicle, this regional-theater hit is a sequel to Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice', and reunites its characters to place the bookish middle sister, Mary Bennet, in the limelight. The production opened last night, November 30, and will run until December 17, 2017. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Sequel Comes to Santa Barbara's Ensemble Theatre Company


Ensemble Theatre Company (ETC) announces their new holiday show, Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, a creation by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon. Directed by Andrew Barnicle, this regional-theater hit is a sequel to Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice', and reunites its characters to place the bookish middle sister, Mary Bennet, in the limelight. The production will debut today, November 30, and will run until December 17, 2017.

Photo Coverage: Vivian Reed Honored By The Mabel Mercer Foundation During Her Lena Horne Show at Feinstein's/54 Below


There have been many 100 year birthday celebrations of singers this year and one of the best was Vivian Reed Sings Lena Horne at Feinstein's/54 Below last night.

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Sequel Comes to Santa Barbara's Ensemble Theatre Company


Ensemble Theatre Company (ETC) announces their new holiday show, Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, a creation by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon. Directed by Andrew Barnicle, this regional-theater hit is a sequel to Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice', and reunites its characters to place the bookish middle sister, Mary Bennet, in the limelight. The production will debut on Thursday, November 30, and will run until December 17, 2017.

Backstage Romance, Political Intrigue and Fast-Paced Fun Hits North Coast Rep in AT THIS EVENING'S PERFORMANCE


North Coast Repertory Theatre closes Season 35 with the San Diego premiere of AT THIS EVENING'S PERFORMANCE, an uproarious comedy about a bohemian theatre troupe appearing in an Eastern European police state.

HARBORED Weaves Stories of Immigration in Site-Specific Show at Brookfield Place


Co-commissioned by Arts Brookfield and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) as part of the River To River Festival 2017, HARBORED is a new site-specific theatrical experience produced by En Garde Arts weaving together stories from the last two centuries of immigration in the U.S., performed a stone's throw from Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty in the Winter Garden at Brookfield Place.

Backstage Romance, Political Intrigue and Fast-Paced Fun Hits North Coast Rep in AT THIS EVENING'S PERFORMANCE


North Coast Repertory Theatre closes Season 35 with the San Diego premiere of AT THIS EVENING'S PERFORMANCE, an uproarious comedy about a bohemian theatre troupe appearing in an Eastern European police state.

BWW Review: HAY FEVER at IRISH CLASSICAL THEATRE


A frothy Noel Coward evening on a warm June night sounds like perfect programming. Buffalo's Irish Classical Theatre is presenting his light hearted romp HAY FEVER with mixed results, at best. Although considered one of Coward's lesser works, HAY FEVER has achieved a respectable position in the theatre canon, mostly in part to it's unique opportunities to portray lovably odd characters.

River To River Festival 2017 Kicks Off June 14-25 Across Lower Manhattan


Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) presents the 16th annual River To River Festival, Downtown New York City's completely free summer arts festival, June 14-25. The 2017 edition presents an array of performances and events exploring and celebrating diversity in all its forms-often blurring the lines between genres including dance, music, theater and the visual arts-over the course of 100+ performances and events spanning 17 projects at 31 unique sites across Lower Manhattan and Governors Island. The Festival also offers opportunities for audiences to interact with artists, socialize and experience multiple facets of artists' work and the creative process.

River To River Festival Kicks Off Next Month in NYC


Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) presents the 16th annual River To River Festival, Downtown New York City's completely free summer arts festival, June 14-25. The 2017 edition presents an array of performances and events exploring and celebrating diversity in all its forms-often blurring the lines between genres including dance, music, theater and the visual arts-over the course of 100+ performances and events spanning 17 projects at 31 unique sites across Lower Manhattan and Governors Island. The Festival also offers opportunities for audiences to interact with artists, socialize and experience multiple facets of artists' work and the creative process.

Lissa Levin FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Lissa Levin been nominated for?

Lissa Levin has been nominated for the Most Promising Musical Theatre Librettist award for the show.

What awards has Lissa Levin won?

Lissa Levin has won the award for Most Promising Musical Theatre Librettist for her work on "Critics and Other Freaks."

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