NBC’s “The Apprentice”

The start of it all... I had just been dropped from Atlantic Records and forced from my star accommodations on the upper east side to Hoboken, NJ. I had picked up some catering shifts when I got a call from an old producer friend about the show. Below is the Wikipedia summary of my first national appearance on NBC’s The ... Read More

Reviews – Million Dollar Quartet 2007 – Village Theatre

Theater Review "Million" Honors an Amazing Moment in Rock By Tom Keogh Oh, to have been a fly on the wall at Sun Studio on Dec 4, 1956. Music fans who revere the legacy of Sun (which released hit tunes on the Sun Records label) and its visionary owner, producer Sam Phillips, know that rock 'n' roll was partially invented ... Read More

My (Almost) Broadway Debut – One Red Flower

Written and directed my two time Emmy Award Winner Paris Barclay, One Red Flower was based on the book Dear America, Letters Home From Vietnam. Full productions were done at North Shore Music Theatre (MA), Signature Theatre (VA), The Village Theatre (WA), and Carnegie Mellon University (PA). Readings at The Brentwood Theatre and The Rubicon Theatre (CA). The world premiere production (North Shore ... Read More

XM Radio Debut

After taping an episode of The Apprentice, you’re immediately told to sign a six month confidentiality agreement and wait until the episode actually airs. I knew that the nation was going to see a little bit of what I do, so with the help of my mentor, I considered trying to pull together an album to sell on my website ... Read More

🎬 Frailty and the Birth of Levi: My First Major Studio Picture

Read to the end to watch my scene with Matthew McConaughey. When Premiere Magazine decided to feature Frailty, the film was still in post-production—if I recall correctly. And seeing me listed as “Matthew” in the article is a good clue that I’m right. I was first credited as Levi Kreis in this movie, but that wasn’t always my professional name. ... Read More

Broadway Reviews And My Thoughts On The Role of Jerry Lee

Collecting these reviews was the first time I have ever read them. I know it’s generally irresistible – the actors need to tally up praises and put-downs. If they criticize you, the temptation to remedy a stranger’s complaint makes your performance impure. If they praise you, the temptation to play into the positive makes your performance impure. In a craft … Read More