Beverly Hills Playhouse Goes 'Greek' August 10

Camelot Artists (Gary Grossman, Producing Director) presents Some Greeks Are Not in the Restaurant Business, written and performed by Greg Lewis.  Robert Walden directs the limited engagement.  Performances begin August 10 opening on Saturday, August 11 at the Beverly Hills Playhouse.

Some Greeks is a "no holds barred" insight into growing up in the streets of Chicago. Lewis talks about going on the road at the age of 15 as a harmonica player with the world famous Jerry Murad's Harmonicacats. Then he and his life long friend, Gus Christy, formed the comedy team of Lewis & Christy - The Mad Greeks.  They played all the top hotels, nightclubs and television shows. Lewis & Christy made appearances on such TV shows as: Ed Sullivan, Hollywood Palace, Merv Griffin and Mike Douglas.

Greg Lewis recently costarred at The Matrix Theatre in Elliot Shoenman's heart warming play, Moment In The Sun, directed by Mark Taylor. He's known by many as Baron von Troken in Garry Marshall's "Princess Diaries 1 & 2." He was also in "Love and a Bullet" and the Disney feature "Max Keeble's Big Move." Greg also played Tino the Greek Chef opposite Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer,  in the Garry Marshall feature, "Frankie & Johnny." He also appeared in "Dear God," starring Greg Kinnear, and other feature and independent films.  He has numerous guest-star television appearances.

In 1999 Lewis wrote and performed in his critically acclaimed one-man show, Gregory, Gregory the forerunner to his current presentation, also directed by Robert Walden which played an extended engagement at Beverly Hills Playhouse.  Other theatre credits include: Shooting Craps opposite Harold Gould at The El Portal Theatre; William Sarroyan's Time Of Your Life opposite John Glover and directed by Gene Reynolds at The Skylight Theatre. Greg began writing twelve years ago, when he wrote the hit play, Locker Room which ran at The Skylight Theatre for five months and won the Drama-Logue award for Best Production in 1991. He also wrote The Warm-Up, starring Sammy Shore, which won the Drama-Logue Critics Award for Best Writing in 1992.
 
For the stage, Robert Walden has directed the award-winning play Dylan (3 LADCC's and 7 Dramalogues), After Crystal Night, Danny & The Deep Blue Sea, The Quarrel, A Cheap Date With Harvey Miller and Gregory, Gregory. For television, he has directed "Silk Stalkings" and multiple episodes of "Brothers."  Walden has also written for television: "Twilight Zone," "Beauty and the Beast," "Who's The Boss" and "Brothers."  Walden is from New York City's Lower East Side, he graduated CCNY as a comparative literature major and that same week became the youngest member of Lee Strasberg's famed Actor's Studio. As an actor, he has numerous stage, film and television credits.  Walden played Joe Rossi on "Lou Grant" for five seasons (3 EMMY nominations).  

Some Greeks Are Not in the Restaurant Business runs through September 9th.  Tickets cost $20 and can be purchased online at www.camelotartists.com or by calling 310-358-9936.  The Beverly Hills Playhouse is located at 254 S. Robertson Blvd. in Beverly Hills.

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