Free Donuts at Krispy Kreme I'm usually a few hours behind on free stuff days. Not this time. June 5th is National Doughnut Day. To celebrate National Doughnut Day, Krispy Kreme will be giving away free donuts. One per person. But that's why I carry around a stage makeup case with me. I'm shooting for at least a dozen free donuts. No word yet on how Dunkin' Donuts will celebrate the day. National Moonshine Day Celebrating National Doughnut Day with free [...]
The Quest For Don Quixote at TheatreSquared I'm thrilled to say that my play The Quest for Don Quixote will be headlining the Arkansas New Play Festival this June at Theatre Squared in Fayetteville, Arkansas. That is completely Judy Dench! The Swank Press Release Playwright Ben Eisenberg sits in a Starbucks, just one day before Don Quixote begins rehearsal. There’s just one problem — he hasn’t written it. His agent is apoplectic, the advance is long since spent, and adapting [...]
Actors Co-Op's Production of 80 Days is a Critics Pick Can I get a woot woot for Actors Co-Op? The theatre has put together a fantastic production of my play Around the World in 80 Days. How fantastic is it? Critics Pick! ~ "At once elegant and loopy, it’s a delightful confection!" ~ The Los Angeles Times 5 Stars! ~ “Perfectly hilarious and thoroughly entertaining . . . True genius! Laughter is nearly non-stop!" ~ The Examiner 5 Stars! ~ “Theatrical magic!” ~ Haines His Way [...]
Actors Co-Op Goes Around the World in 80 Days Tonight Actors Co-Op in Hollywood, CA opens my play Around the World in 80 Days tonight. It's their final show of the season (And I hope my show doesn't make it the final show ever for them) and runs until June 14. I'm unable to make it to the opening. I have to be downtown at East West Players with my daughter, who is playing 10-year old Tommy in The Who's [...]
Spicy Whiskey BBQ Sliders Recipes Here's a fantastic recipe for sliders. Jenny Lyn Bader, this is for you. 2 pounds Ground Meat (beef, Bison, Turkey) Salt And Pepper 4 Tablespoons Butter 1 whole Large Onion, Diced 1/2 cup Whiskey 1 cup Barbecue Sauce 1/4 cup Jarred Jalapeno Slices (more To Taste) 12 whole Slider Buns Or Dinner Rolls, Split Form the meat into 12 (or so) miniature patties and salt and pepper them on both sides. Melt the butter in [...]
Des Moines Playhouse Goes Around the World in 80 Days Photo courtesy Steve Gibbons Des Moines Playhouse is producing my play Around the World in 80 Days. This may be an Iowa premiere but I'm not sure. And it may be the oldest theatre to produce the play. The Des Moines Playhouse was founded in 1919. You know what also happened in 1919? The Treaty of Versailles; the Weimar Republic came into existence in Germany; Mussolini formed the Fascist Party; Senate passed the Women's Suffrage [...]
Around the World in 80 Days at Actors Co-op Actors Co-op in Hollywood, CA is producing my play Around the World in 80 Days. The show runs from May 6 - June 14. It's the fifth and final show in its 2014-2015 season. I don't know much about Actors Co-op but m friend Peter Allen Vogt did Who Killed Edwin Drood? there last year. The show is being directed by Rhonda Kohl. I had coffee with her the other day and she couldn't have [...]
The Who's Tommy Opens at East West Players May 13 This the press release for the East West Players production of the Who's TOMMY. Now I usually don't post an entire press release but this one is a bit special to me. My daughter is playing 10-year old Tommy. Can I get a "what what" from everyone? I'm incredibly proud of my daughter for having the guts to audition for it. That she got it is a great bonus. When [...]
Harry Potter Uptown Funk Parody My daughter loves Harry Potter. She also loves Bruno Mars. She's going to plotz when she sees this Harry Potter Uptown Funk parody. The song is put out by KFaceTV. The songs has spawned an Uptown Funk parody world. This is probably the best one I've seen. The best cover I've seen of Uptown Funk is by Alex Boye'. And while you're checking out Alex, catch his cover of Shake it Off. It's fantastic. [embedplusvideo height="360" [...]
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre Whirlwind Tour Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre opened its season with a production of my play Around the World in 80 Days. From the reviews I've seen it seems they've put together a crackerjack production. "A madcap delight from beginning to end!" The show stars: Mark Torres as Fogg. Justin (Vowel cartel) Pietropaolo as Passepartout. John Long as Detective Fixx. Joe (Yes I am related to Justin) Pietropaolo as the cast of thousands. Amie Lytle as Aouda. [...]
