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Penn alum TV series creator scribes book, Paramount bites

If you were a fan of the CBS series “Without A Trace” and the baseball film 61, then you’re a fan of this Penn alum’s work. More about this alum and his new project with Paramount after the jump! This week, Paramount Pictures bought the screen rights to TV writer Hank Steinberg’s (C’91) two book […]

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Another “34th Street” writer follows his dreams

A tale of another ambitious recent Penn grad who went from involved undergrad to following his ambition to become recently published. More about this alum after the jump! Gabe Oppenheim (C’09) follows in the footsteps of many proactive Penn authors and recently published a novel called How Delightful Is The Day. Here’s the shpiel: “Jeremiah and Mo […]

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“If anyone would pay me to do what we did at 34th street, that would be my career.” So far so good.

You’re on the road and stop to grab a burger at McDonalds or Burger King.  You know what you’re getting no matter what city you’re in.  But have you ever stopped to think about how and when these fast food chains started? One Penn alum did and wrote a compelling book about it. More about […]

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Something ‘Wicked’ This Way Coming to Hollywood from Penn Film Producer

Marc Platt and Stephen Schwartz Producer Marc Platt (C’79, Glee Club) and composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz are currently meeting with some A list directors for the Broadway smash hit Wicked’s film adaptation. Directors in the running include JJ Abrams (“Lost” creator), Ryan Murphy (“Glee” creator) and Rob Marshall (Chicago).  (source) Speaking of “Wicked, remember THIS Penn […]

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Summer Beach Reading: This Penn Alum’s New Book Has You Looking Into the Future

What if you woke up one day to all your dreams coming true…but those dreams were more like nightmares? Allison Winn Scotch (C’95, Kappa Alpha Theta, Theater productions, DP) explores this concept in her 3rd novel, The One That I Want that she’s currently touring the country with. More about her book, how she got […]

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Penn Alum Paul Provenza Brings Us Inside the Minds of These Celebrity Comics

A few years ago, Paul Provenza (C’79, Mask and Wig) showed us an inside peek of the comic world when he had his celebrity comedians deliver their own versions of the world’s dirtiest joke in his film, The Aristocrats. Starting this week, Paul serves up a lot more “celebrity insider” comedy that you’ll want to […]

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