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ELI JAMES is an actor, writer, songwriter and standup in New York.

His Broadway credits include the National Theatre of Great Britain's "One Man, Two Guvnors," directed by Nicholas Hytner, and Alex Timbers's and Michael Friedman's "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson." His solo show "William and the Tradesmen" has been performed at Ars Nova, La Mama, and The Drilling Company. Further stage credits include "Rutherford and Son" and "Temporal Powers" at The Mint, "The Four of Us" at Manhattan Theatre Club, "Becky Shaw" at Boston’s Huntington Theater, and the world premiere of Jason Grote’s "Maria/Stuart," directed by Pam McKinnon. His TV credits include "Gossip Girl," "Lights Out," and "Murder in Manhattan." He co-founded, wrote and performed with the sketch comedy group Quiet Library at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, and currently performs with improv team Pleading Softly. His essay "Finding the Beat" was published in the Random House collection "Twentysomething Essays by Twentysomething Writers," a Boston Globe Bestseller.

Friday, December 21, 2007

My dating life summed up in The Eli James Theater Awards.

You know you're officially a critic when someone lets you write a Year-End list.

I can't believe a magazine actually let the following fly:

Eli James Theater Awards in The L Magazine


PS - I did NOT write the intro sentence. Mine was way cooler.

Just 'cause I can, and not 'cause it's relevant, here was the intro sentence I had proposed:

The Tony's, Drama Desks, and Critics' Circle Awards recognize plays for what they do for the medium and to the world. The Eli James Awards seek to acknowledge certain plays for what they did to me personally.

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