Call Answered: Daniel Levin Interview: Getting Fit at Spandex The Musical in NYC
May 09, 2013
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Call Me Adam's Adam Rothenberg gets fit with Playwright Daniel Levin as we sat down to talk about his new show Spandex: the Musical playing at 777 Theatre (777 8th Avenue) in NYC from May 10-26, 2013.
In this interview, Daniel answered my call to share:
- What inspired him to become a playwright
- How Spandex: The Musical made its way to NYC
- Why he chose to write a musical set in the world of fitness
- Why Crunch was the perfect gym partner for Spandex: The Musical
- The biggest lessons he’s learned about himself through playwriting
- The best piece of advice he’s ever received as a creator
- So much more
Connect with Daniel: Website, Instagram
Scene from Spandex: The Musical
Photo Courtesy of Daniel Levin's Website
In Spandex: The Musical, Nothing can keep you down. No man, no woman—not even a mulleted fitness instructor who feeds you diet pills and calls you a loser. Join Lorraine Stubenski on her journey to defy her past, as she takes on the maniacal Trip Allen in the only place he might be vulnerable: The 1988 Chrystal Light Aerobics Championship, hosted by Alan Thicke!
Get a Sneak Peak of Spandex: The Musical here!
Daniel Levin
Photo Courtesy of Daniel Levin
More on Daniel Levin:
Daniel is a playwright, composer and lyricist living in Brooklyn. His pieces What Really Happened and A Glorious Evening were published in Applause Books’ THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT PLAYS 2009-2010 and 2007-2008 respectively.
Daniel’s play, HEE-HAW: It’s a Wonderful Li_e, a counter-telling of the holiday classic from the perspective of Sam Wainwright, was called a "delightful surprise" by The New York Times (Nuyorican Poets Café).
His musical, To Paint The Earth, written with composer Jonathan Portera, won the Richard Rodgers Development Award and was selected for the 2008 New York Musical Theatre Festival (37 Arts). The show, which will have a staged reading at New Jersey Rep this month, tells the story of the Jewish underground in the Warsaw Ghetto and the ultimate decision to fight back.
His other works have been presented at La Mama, Long Wharf Theater, the 92nd Street Y’s Steinhardt Center, and 13th Street Rep.
Daniel served as a Jonathan Larson Memorial Fellow at the Dramatists Guild and is a MacDowell Colony fellow.
He holds an MFA from NYU Tisch and a BA from Yale. Nothing in this bio makes him a likely candidate to have written SPANDEX.
Daniel Levin and Call Me Adam
After our interview
On location at the Y in NYC 2013
