Bruce Nozick News

Academy Award-nominated actor Burt Young (Rocky, Chinatown, The Pope of Greenwich Village)takes on the role of an aging mob boss in a new comedy written and directed by David Varriale. The world premiere of The Last Vig will open Jan. 14 at the Zephyr Theatre on Melrose for a six-week run.

Academy Award-nominated actor Burt Young (Rocky, Chinatown, The Pope of Greenwich Village) takes on the role of an aging mob boss in a new comedy written and directed by David Varriale. The world premiere of The Last Vig will open Jan. 14 at the Zephyr Theatre on Melrose for a six-week run.

In our modern online age where effective marketing can boost sales in designated markets, what is the difference between racial marketing and targeted marketing? Is an effective marketer really a racist in disguise or just a clever strategist who knows how to make the most money for his company's product? Such are the issues addressed in the Los Angeles premiere of HONKY written by Greg Kalleres and directed by Gregg Daniel for Rogue Machine in their new home at the Met Theatre. Taking a satiric look at the symbiotic relationship between bigotry and commercialism, HONKY is a socially-relevant comedy about different people, white and black, navigating the murky waters of race, rhetoric and athletic footwear.

Members of the 'Pro99' movement of Actors' Equity Association have issued an open letter to AEA's newly elected president, Kate Shindle, in response to her victory and to her inaugural address as president of the national union for actors and stage managers. The open letter is signed by over 400 Equity members (listed below), including such notable names as Ed Asner, Francis Fisher, Sally Kirkland and Alfred Molina. The 'Pro99' movement formed in late 2014 in opposition to AEA's rollout of a new plan that will effectively force 'intimate theaters' in Los Angeles to pay Equity actors minimum wage, go 'non-union' or even close - despite an overwhelming vote against the plan by 66% of the Los Angeles membership on an advisory referendum. 'Pro99' members around the nation, who take their name from the current AEA '99 Seat Plan' that allows members to volunteer in smaller venues, oppose AEA's new promulgated plan. They are requesting that Equity leadership put a moratorium on the plan until local members' voices can be heard, and that the union work with its members to develop an alternative plan that will more realistically address the needs of the Los Angeles theater community.

Announcing television favorite Bruce Nozick will play the role of IZZY (based on the real life of the playwright), who fought against the IRS & won, in 'LOOPHOLES: A PAIN IN THE I.R.S.' -- The world premiere musical parody, by Stan Rich. The show opens tonight, April 15th, at The Hudson MainStage Theatre (Fri & Sat 8P & Sun 3 & 7P).

Announcing television favorite Bruce Nozick will play the role of IZZY (based on the real life of the playwright), who fought against the IRS & won, in 'LOOPHOLES: A PAIN IN THE I.R.S.' -- The world premiere musical parody, by Stan Rich. The show opens April 15th, at The Hudson MainStage Theatre (Fri & Sat 8P & Sun 3 & 7P).

The Spellbound Development Company and Anna Armstrong MD, with permission from the Anne Frank Fonds in Basel, Switzerland, have extended the availability of the 60th anniversary podcast of Meyer Levin's long-lost original radio play, ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL, through September 23. Playwright and producer Jennifer Strome directs.

Rick and Katie Zieff, voice actors who co-star in the 60th anniversary production of ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL, the long-lost first dramatization of the Diary by Meyer Levin, talk about the message of Anne Frank's diary in this new video. Check it out below!

In the video below, Justine Huxley introduces the 60th anniversary performance of ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL, the long-lost FIRST dramatization of the Diary by Meyer Levin! Hear it in its ORIGINAL radio play format, for the first time since 1952, beginning this Saturday.

The Spellbound Development Company and Anna Armstrong MD, with permission from the Anne Frank Fonds in Basel, Switzerland, are set to present a podcast of Meyer Levin's long-lost original radio play, ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL, in honor of its 60th Anniversary. Not heard since the eve of Rosh Hashanah in 1952, when it aired nationally on CBS Radio, Levin's play was the first adaptation of Anne Frank's diary. Check out photos of the cast in the recording studio below!

The Spellbound Development Company and Anna Armstrong MD, with permission from the Anne Frank Fonds in Basel, Switzerland, are set to present a podcast of Meyer Levin's long-lost original radio play, ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL, in honor of its 60th Anniversary. Playwright and producer Jennifer Strome directs Levin's ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL, which will be recorded on September 6 at The Invisible Studios in Los Angeles.

Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel announce the 2012 Fall Preview. Highlights include the original movies 'Puppy Love,' 'I Married Who?,' 'Common Law,' 'The Good Witch's Charm' and 'Love at the Thanksgiving Parade.'

Award-winning playwright Richard Martin Hirsch's newest play, The Closeness of the Horizon, which received its world premiere at the Odyssey Theatre last weekend, was inspired by the relationship between the playwright and two members of Palisades High School's 1969 City Champion basketball team. See Bruce Nozick, David Starzyk and Daniel Kash in the production below!

True friendship is a journey - there is no roadmap. Award-winning playwright Richard Martin Hirsch takes us back to the Summer of '69, exploring the fragile nature of friendship in a world premiere dramedy inspired by true events. Darin Anthony directs The Closeness of the Horizon for a six-week run tonight, May 18 through June 24, presented by CoffeeHouse Productions at the Odyssey Theatre in West Los Angeles.

True friendship is a journey - there is no roadmap. Award-winning playwright Richard Martin Hirsch takes us back to the Summer of '69, exploring the fragile nature of friendship in a world premiere dramedy inspired by true events. Darin Anthony directs The Closeness of the Horizon for a six-week run May 18 through June 24, presented by CoffeeHouse Productions at the Odyssey Theatre in West Los Angeles.

This May, FOX delivers major television events, all-new episodes and big guest stars, including an unprecedented ANIMATION DOMINATION crossover event May 1; the one-hour season finale of FAMILY GUY May 22, taking place in a galaxy far, far away; the three-hour, two-night season finale of AMERICAN IDOL, featuring the final performance show May 24 and the final live results show that's sure to captivate America May 25; primetime broadcasts of NASCAR ON FOX races April 30 and May 7; and primetime MLB ON FOX baseball match-ups May 14 and May 21.