Harander
Jeremy Piven
has recently worked
on flicks such as "Runaway Jury",
"Scary Movie 3",
"Chasing Liberty",
"Lucky 13", "Black
Hawk Down" ,"Two
for the Money", "The
Kingdom","Cars"-voice
of Harv,"Keeping Up with The Steins"
and "Smoking Aces." Jeremy
also plays Ari, Vinces' Agent, in recent HBO
Original Series, "Entourage."
Jeremy has recently won an Emmy for Entourage
- 2006 and 2007.
Virginia
Madsen,
circa 1982-83, starred in the season opener
of ABC's "The Practice."
Now staring in new movie, "Sideways"
and is nominated for a Golden Globe for supporting
actress. Virginia
is starring in "Smith," Thursdays
on CBS.
Regarding
STU
FIGA
- Here's the latest news - I sang at the United
States Holocaust Memorial Museum back in May
in conjunction with the exhibit "Fighting
the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book
Burnings". The concert, which
included selections from my CD "Dancing
on the Edge of the Volcano" was a
huge success and indeed a great honor.
Brad
Holcman
to Appear on NBC Reality Show "Average Joe"
also part of the production team for successful
TNT show "Saved."
Stuart
Krasnow
("America's Most Talented Kid") and Andrew
Glassman
are putting together "Average Joe" for NBC
Studios.Comic/"Celebrity Mole" champ Kathy
Griffin is set to host "Joe." As
for "Average Joe," skein will
test how important looks are in the dating
process, sort of like Nash's "Mr. Personality"--but
without the masks. Skein, shot in Palm Springs,
will start with an ex-beauty queen/NFL cheerleader
who's told she's being set up to meet a group
of handsome guys, a la "The Bachelor." When
she meets the men, however, it turns out they're
all. . . well, average Joes. Krasnow said
the men on "Joe" look nothing like the Ryans
and Evans that populate more established primetime
dating skeins. "Our cast is made up
of people you'll never forget, either visually
or personality-wise," he said. "These people
look like people you'd see at Starbucks or
coming out of the subway." Like "Love or Money,"
"Joe" will contain the now standard twists
and turns throughout its six-episode run.
"Every time the cast thinks they've figured
out this show, we significantly change it
up on them," Glassman said. (Courtesy - Josef
Adalian, NBC Studios)
Last
year, David
Rush
was named Playwriting Teacher of the Year
by ATHE, a national organization
of theater academics. In 2002, his musical
PRAIRIE LIGHTS (for which he wrote lyrics)
had a successful run at Stage Left and has
been Jeff recommended. As of today,
there are three productions planned around
the country for next holiday season. In 2001,
his play POLICE DEAF NEAR FAR won
Jeff and After Dark Awards for Best New Work
in Chicago. In 2000, his play PROPHET
OF BISHOP HILL was Jeff Nominated for
Best New Work in Chicago, and also won an
After Dark Award. He is under contract with
SIUC Press for a textbook, "A Student's Guide
to Play Analysis," which should be out by
2004. His new play, CUTTINGS, is under option
for production at Stage Left for 2003-2004
season!
Congrats
to Harander Duane
Schuler
for the success page for Lighting Designer
for the Metropolitan Opera in NY, and Lyric
Opera in Chicago. See Duane in the Alum
site with his tuba!
Samara
Harand Rakowski
has been hired by Silverman LaCorte Public
Relations firm as the Asst. Account Executive.
Owner Beth Silverman
is a Harand Alum, and her mom Anita
was a nurse in the early 70's.
Stu
Figa
will be appearing and performing songs from
his new album, "Standing at the Edge
of the Volcano," on Sunday, November
24th, 2002 at Temple Beth Emet at Dempster
and Ridge in Evanston, IL. Tickets are $15.
Check back for more news on Stu shortly!
Remember
to check out T.J.
Shanoff's
new sports radio in Chicago on the Score,
820 AM from 6-9 am. T.J. is also currently
involved in the current show at Chicago's
Second City in Piper's Alley.
IT'S
THE Young Austin Powers in the recently released
feature, "Austin Powers III, Goldmember"!!
Aaron
Himelstein,
a fifteen-year-old from Buffalo Grove, Illinois,
Harand Camper in 1998 (La Mancha) and 1999
(Casablanca) studied acting at the Piven Theater
Workshop in Evanston (alumni include John
and Joan Cusack, Rosannna Arquette and Aidan
Quinn). He previously appeared in two Chicago-based
TV series: Cupid, starring Jeremy Piven (also
a Harand Alumni,) and "What About
Joan," starring Joan Cusack.
On the stage, he appeared in Chicago's famed
Steppenwolf Theater Company's production of
"Morning Star." And last year
he starred in the critically acclaimed Broadway
production of "Dead Eye Boy,"
for which he received a Drama Desk Award nomination
for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play.
Aaron is presently playing friedman on "Joah
of Arcadia" and new FOX series
"House." Also has
new film to be sunmitted to the Sundance Film
Festival.
Harander
Laura
Lippman,
author of the Tess Monaghan mystery novels,
starting with Baltimore Blues, has been nominated
and won several majot awards. There are 3
more books currently under contract. For details
check out: www.lauralippman.com
Harand Camper, counselor, and fung
shui teacher Linda
(Levin) Parks
and her husband, Jim,
(who is the host of New Spaces on Home &
Garden Television-HGTV) have created a CD
of guided meditations called A Journey Into
Light. For more info, visit www.ajourneyintolight.com.
Eric Roberts and Lindsey
Fritlinger
are part of the production team for "Oprah."
