Photo Recap: Michael Ausiello’s Beverly Hills

Back in the '80s, when Michael Ausiello was a closeted gay teen living in small-town New Jersey, he penned 517 episodes of a daytime soap opera titled "Beverly Hills." Miraculously, he saved every handwritten script. Now, four decades later, some of the biggest names in comedy came together to perform a 60-minute reading of a self-contained story arc that found six of "Beverly Hills'" most popular characters traveling overseas for a life-or-death adventure. Although some of Teenage Michael’s atrocious spelling was cleaned up for this theatrical experience, the scenes were performed exactly as they were written nearly 40 years ago— for better or worse. Thanks to all the amazing cast who came together to make this event happen: Caitlin Reilly, Tony Hale, Dulé Hill, Gillian Jacobs, Jim Rash, Melissa Fumero, Mitch Silpa, Patrick Gallagher, Sarah Ramos, Tony Rodrigues, Tristan Michael Brown. Additional thanks to Patrick Cotnoir for co-producing the event and Tom DeTrinis for directing.

Photos by: Andrew Max Levy

PHOTO RECAP: The NABOO MOVIE

25 years ago, visionary filmmaker George Lucas showed us an astonishing world of podracing, Midichlorians, and battle droids, and we celebrated! On May 19th at Dynasty Typewriter, the guys behind Star Wars Minute and The George Lucas Talk Show were proud to present a LIVE reading of the original Phantom Menace screenplay, with a wizard cast including some of the galaxy’s hottest stars (…and some surprises?!).

The event was hosted by Pete The Retailer, Alex Robinson, and Patrick Cotnoir, featuring special guests Tawny Newsome, Haley Joel Osment, Diana Lee Inosanto, Laraine Newman, Eric Bauza, Vic Michaelis, Tony Hale, Krystina Arielle, Bobby Moynihan, Corin Wells, Mark McConville, Hal Lublin, Matt Gourley, and James Bladon. Musical accompaniment was provided by Chrysanthe Tan.

Watch the entire live staged taping here →

Photos Credits: 
Album#1 Greg Feiner |  Album#2 Andrew Max Levy