Over the years, John Frank Levey has amassed an impressive array of Emmy and Artios awards for his work on such groundbreaking shows as "ER" and "The West Wing." At this year's Artios ceremony, he was honored with the Hoyt Bowers Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the casting profession. Levey, whose credits also include "Smith," "The Evidence," and "Third Watch," recently cast the critically beloved cop drama "Southland," which NBC canceled before its second season even hit the air. Luckily, the series found a home on the cable channel TNT. "It's one of the casts I'm most proud of," says Levey. "I mean, I guess you're most in love with your most recent project, but I just think that cast is fantastic and I think that show has to have a continued and additional life, and I think it will do well on cable."Directing to CastingI had the...
- 11/12/2009
- backstage.com
Westport Country Playhouse incoming artistic director Mark Lamos and managing director Michael Ross announce a new look to the 2009 season. The Playhouse will open its 79th season in April with "Around the World in 80 Days" directed by Michael Evan Haney. "Around the World in 80 Days" was original scheduled for a September run, but will now open the 2009 season. "Around the World in 80 Days," an adventure tale adapted from the book by Jules Verne and written by Mark Brown, will play April 21 through May 9. Hailed by the New Yorker as "a riveting testament to the ingeniousness of the human imagination," and heralded by Associated Press as "a clever, action-packed production skillfully directed by Michael Evan Haney," "Around the World in 80 Days" is a wild, global adventure for the whole family about Phileas Fogg and his ever loyal man-servant Passepartout---complete with elephants, steamboats and trains. Following "Around the World in 80 Days," the...
- 1/15/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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