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Tony Awards - 1983 - Best Book of a Musical

Richard Levinson , Merlin

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MURDER, SHE WROTE Film Adaptation In the Works


A film adaptation of Murder, She Wrote is currently in the works at Universal. Back in 2013, NBC announced a series reboot of Murder, She Wrote starring Octavia Spencer. At the time, Angela Lansbury praised Spencer as a 'absolutely wonderful' actress, but disapproved of the reboot overall.

MURDER, SHE WROTE Co-Creator William Link Dies at 87


BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that 'Columbo' and 'Murder She Wrote' co-creator William Link has died.

BWW Exclusive: The 101 Greatest Television Episodes of All Time - from I LOVE LUCY to BETTER CALL SAUL


BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the best TV episodes from the 1950's to 2020; see if your favorites made the list!

Stage Raw Announces Its 2019 Theater Award Nominees & Theater Festival Weekend


Digital arts journal Stage Raw announces the nominees for its fifth annual Stage Raw Theater Awards, to be held Monday night September 9, 2019, at Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 S. Spring Street. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets will go on sale Wednesday August 7, 2019. The Stage Raw Theater Awards honor the finest work performed on Los Angeles area stages of 99-seats or fewer, and are selected by a jury of Stage Raw critics. This year's awards celebrate work performed between June 1, 2018 and May 31, 2019.

Sacred Fools Presents The World Premiere Comedy TANGERINE SUNSET


Sacred Fools Theater Company is concluding its 22st season on a comically twisted note with the World Premiere of Tangerine Sunset, written by Peter Fluet and directed by JJ Mayes. Opening Friday, March 15 and running through April 13 on the Main Stage at the Broadwater Theater Complex, the hilariously bizarre comedy will run Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 7pm.

Review: FINKS Centers on a Terrifying Time and No-Win Situation for Artists in America


Rogue Machine, known for its mission to present original and provocative programming, is now presenting the West Coast premiere production of FINKS, a New York Times Critic's Pick which was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. The play brings together writer Joe Gilford and director Michael Pressman, friends since childhood and both children of Blacklisted artists. In it, Gilford documents the struggle his parents, entertainers Jack Gilford and Madeline Lee Gilford, endured when they were called to testify, with actual testimony or published statements by those who appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee used in the play.

Carlsbad Playreaders Present FUDDY MEERS, 3/19


Claire has a rare form of psychogenic amnesia that erases her memory whenever she goes to sleep. This morning, like all mornings, she wakes up a blank slate. Her chipper husband comes in with a cup of coffee, explains her condition, hands her a book filled with all sorts of essential information, and he disappears into the shower. A limping, lisping, half-blind, half-deaf man in a ski mask pops out from under her bed and claims to be her brother, there to save her.

Sacred Fools presents DENIM DOVES Beginning Today


The Sacred Fools Theater Company is excited to invite audiences to the West Coast Premiere of Denim Doves by Adrienne Dawes, lyrics by Cyndi Williams, original music and arrangements by Ellen Warkentine (including adaptations of music by Erik Seacrest) and directed by Rosie Glen-Lambert.

Sacred Fools presents DENIM DOVES Beginning 1/19


The Sacred Fools Theater Company is excited to invite audiences to the West Coast Premiere of Denim Doves by Adrienne Dawes, lyrics by Cyndi Williams, original music and arrangements by Ellen Warkentine (including adaptations of music by Erik Seacrest) and directed by Rosie Glen-Lambert.

New Cast Announced for UK Tour of REHEARSAL FOR MURDER


From the pen of the legendary award-winning writing team Richard Levinson and William Link, the creators of the unsurpassable mystery series Murder She Wrote and the award-winning TV detective series Columbo comes this classic 'whodunnit' murder mystery. Following the phenomenal decade-long success of The Agatha Christie Theatre Company, which sold over two million tickets and continually played to packed houses across the UK, Bill Kenwright Ltd began an exciting new chapter in January 2016 with the launch of The Classic Thriller Theatre Company and its first production REHEARSAL FOR MURDER, adapted for the stage by David Rogers, which today announces casting for the next leg of the hit UK tour.

Whodunnit REHEARSAL FOR MURDER Comes To Theatre Royal Glasgow


From the pen of the legendary award-winning writing team Richard Levinson and William Link, the creators of the unsurpassable mystery series Murder She Wrote and the award-winning TV detective series Columbo, comes this classic 'whodunnit' murder mystery. 

REHEARSAL FOR MURDER Coming to Coventry


Following his phenomenal decade-long success with The Agatha Christie Theatre Company, which sold over two million tickets and continually played to packed houses all around the UK, Bill Kenwright returns with an all-new instalment of classic mystery in Rehearsal For Murder from Mon 9 - Sat 14 May.

New Thriller, REHEARSAL FOR MURDER to Tour the UK, Jan. 12


Following his phenomenal decade-long success with The Agatha Christie Theatre Company, which sold over two million tickets and continually played to packed houses all around the UK, comes a new thrilling chapter as Bill Kenwright announces The Classic Thriller Theatre Company and its first production REHEARSAL FOR MURDER.

Robert Daws, Amy Robbins and More to Lead REHEARSAL OF MURDER UK Tour; Cast Announced!


Following his phenomenal decade-long success with The Agatha Christie Theatre Company, which sold over two million tickets and continually played to packed houses all around the UK, comes a new thrilling chapter as Bill Kenwright announces The Classic Thriller Theatre Company and its first production REHEARSAL FOR MURDER.

Reston Community Players Present REHEARSAL FOR MURDER


Fresh on the heels of winning Broadway World's 2014 Award for Best Community Theatre Musical, Reston Community Players opened the thrilling whodunnit Rehearsal for Murder, now playing through Jan. 31. Audiences are invited to test their wits as they enter a world of backstage drama where nothing is as it appears - or is it?

Reston Players Presents REHEARSAL FOR MURDER, 1/16-31


Reston Community Players opens the thrilling whodunit Rehearsal for Murder on Friday, January 16. Audiences are invited to test their wits as they enter a world of backstage drama where nothing is as it appears - or is it?

BWW Reviews: REHEARSAL FOR MURDER by Milford Second Street Players


Milford's Second Street Players offer a solid presentation of a cleverly plotted murder mystery

THE SOPRANOS Tops WGA's 'Best Written TV Series of All Time'; Full List Revealed!


Recognizing the essential role that writers have played in creating and elevating the medium of television since its inception, the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) tonight announced the list of the 101 Best Written TV Series

Richard Levinson FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Richard Levinson been nominated for?

Richard Levinson has been nominated for Best Book of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Merlin."

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