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ERIK WEINER (1977 - ) |
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Nationality: USA Email: n/a Website: Click here to visit |
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Erik Weiner was born and raised in San Francisco. Erik graduated from the Experimental Theatre Wing at Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where he received the Outstanding Achievement Award and the first ever Tisch Award. He, along with five great friends, created and starred in The Bomb-itty of Errors a slammin' add-rap-tation of Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors, blending hip-hop and Shakespeare. The show has been performed in New York (Off-Broadway), London (West End), Chicago, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Dublin, Florida, Philadelphia, St. Louis, and continues to play around the world. The Bomb-itty of Errors was nominated for a Drama Desk Award and Outer Critic Circle Award and won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Show at the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival as well as the prestigious Jefferson Award in Chicago. Erik, again with the Bomb-itty crew, created and starred in the MTV series, "Scratch & Burn", a hip-hop sketch comedy show. Erik made his feature film debut in the 20th Century Fox romantic comedy, "Brown Sugar". The film stars Taye Diggs, Mos Def & Queen Latifah. Erik most recently was a series regular on HBO's "Unscripted" directed by George Clooney and executive produced by George Clooney and Steve Soderbergh. His new musical comedy, NERDS, written with collaborator Jordan Allen-Dutton and music composed by Hal Goldberg, world premiered at the Philadelphia Theatre Company in January 2007 and won Outstanding New Play and Outstanding Original Music at the 2007 Barrymore Awards. Erik was nominated for an Emmy for writing on "Robot Chicken", Seth Green and Matt Seinreich's show on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. Erik's sketch comedy troup, The Geniuses, (thegeniuses.tv) produce and create new media comedy and their videos have over 2.5 million views. He lives in Los Angeles.
Plays by Erik Weiner
Bomb-Itty Of Errors, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 12 Dec 1999 | |||||
Company: | Daryl Roth; Bomb-itty LLC | |||||
| 1st Published: | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0-573-69844-6 | ||||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #36519 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Comedy; Shakespeare Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | up to 20 m/f possible | |||||
Notes: | Jordan Allen-Dutton, Jason Catalano, Gregory J. Qaiyum, Erik Weiner and music by Jeffrey Qaiyum. hip-hop theatre retelling of Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors | |||||
| Mix Shakespeare, a DJ and four guys rappin' / Throw on a beat and watch what can happen / A knee slappin', hands-clappin', hip-hoppin' comedy | |||||
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Nerds | ||
| 1st Produced: | NYU | 2003 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #60132 | |||
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Genre: | Musical Comedy; Satire Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | Book and Lyrics by Jordan Allen-Dutton and Erik Weiner. Music by Hal Goldberg. Winner of Barrymore Award for Outstanding New Play and Outstanding Original Music. | |||||
Synopsis: | Long before Bill Gates was a billionaire and Steve Jobs invented the iPod they were. . .NERDS - A musical software satire that follows Gates and Jobs' rise from garage inventors to titans of the computer industry. | |||||
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We the People: America Rocks | ||
| 1st Produced: | Lucille Lortel Theatre | 14 Jul 2010 | ||||
Company: | Theatreworks USA | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent, where listed, at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #116384 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | book by Joe Iconis; music and lyrics by Brad Alexander and Kevin Del Aguila; Sam Forman and Eli Bolin; Joe Iconis; Tommy Newman; Ryan Scott Oliver; Adam Overett; Erik Weiner, Mark Weiner and Jordan Allen-Dutton | |||||
Synopsis: | Rock out with America's original "boy band"-The Founding Fathers! Join George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin as they trade in their powdered wigs for power chords to help an ambitious teen. On a quest to win her school election, Dawn cares more about padding her college applications than making her school a better place. With the help of these Fab Four, she discovers that "We the People" have the power to raise a patriotic ruckus and make a difference! This new musical is recommended for kids age 8 and up, and their families. | |||||
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