Audiobooks by Gregg Oppenheimer

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I Love Lucy: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sitcom

The onscreen pairing of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz is at the heart of one of the most popular TV shows in history. Who would have thought that to get on the air, they had to battle both a network and a sponsor who thought the show couldn't possibly succeed? Playwright Gregg Oppenheimer - son of I Love Lucy's creator Jess Oppenheimer - spins the hilarious true story behind America's beloved TV comedy. Directed by Michael Hackett. Includes an interview with playwright Gregg Oppenheimer. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast production, starring (in alphabetical order): Ron Bottitta as William S. Paley, William Frawley, and others; Seamus Dever as Jess Oppenheimer; Sarah Drew as Lucille Ball; Abigail Marks as Vivian Vance, Betty Garrett, and others; Matthew Floyd Miller as Don Sharpe, Bob LeMond and others; Rob Nagle as Hubbell Robinson and others; Oscar Nunez as Desi Arnaz; And Nick Toren as Harry Ackerman Music performed by Doug Walter. The "I Love Lucy" theme song used with permission of MPL Music Publishing and Songwriters Guild of America. Original music by Doug Walter. Sound Effects Artist, Aaron Lyons. Production Manager, Rick V. Moreno. Script Supervisor, Nikki Hyde. Senior Radio Producer, Ronn Lipkin. Associate Artistic Director, Anna Lyse Erikson. Editor, Mitchell Lindskoog. Recording Engineer, Sound Designer, and Mixer, Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood Recorded before an audience at UCLA's James Bridges Theater.

Gregg Oppenheimer (Author), Abigail Marks, Matthew Floyd Miller, Nick Toren, Oscar Nuñez, Rob Nagle, Ron Bottitta, Sarah Drew, Seamus Dever (Narrator)

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I Love Lucy: The Untold Story

Your exclusive backstage pass to the creation of I Love Lucy: • "I Love Lucy: Behind the Scenes," by Jess Oppenheimer with Gregg Oppenheimer - Winner, Listen Up Awards Best Pop Culture Audiobook of the Year • Full Cast Performance of Gregg Oppenheimer's play-"I Love Lucy: The Untold Story" • 15-minute Bonus Track: never-before-released 1961 interview with Jess Oppenheimer about the creation of "I Love Lucy" All royalties from this edition benefit The Motion Picture & Television Fund-caring for those in the entertainment community who are in need. "A true genius. I owe so much to his creativity and friendship." -Lucille Ball Jess Oppenheimer, "the brains" of I Love Lucy, gives us an insider's view of this groundbreaking show, generously interspersed with recordings of classic Lucy radio and TV comedy performances-including her famous "Vitameatavegamin" routine. Oppenheimer weaves a wonderfully entertaining tale of the creation of this landmark series and its evolution from Lucy's hit radio sitcom, "My Favorite Husband." Lucy aficionados will delight in his personal accounts of stars like Desi Arnaz, William Frawley, Vivian Vance, and of course, Lucille Ball. Narrated by three-time I Love Lucy veteran Larry Dobkin, and featuring comedy performances by Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, William Frawley, Vivian Vance, Gale Gordon, Bea Benaderet ("Petticoat Junction,"The Flintstones"), Frank Nelson ("The Jack Benny Program"), and more! Oppenheimer's reminiscences come to life in his son Gregg's new radio play, "I Love Lucy: The Untold Story." Recorded on I Love Lucy's 60th anniversary (10/15/11), starring such talents as Dick Van Patten ("Eight Is Enough"), Phil Proctor (Firesign Theatre), Amy Pietz ("Caroline in the City"), Richard Herd ("Seinfeld"), and "I Love Lucy" veterans Janet Waldo ("Peggy Dawson," the bobby-soxer with a crush on Ricky Ricardo) and Shirley Mitchell (Lucy Ricardo's girlfriend "Marion Strong").

Gregg Oppenheimer, Jess Oppenheimer (Author), Larry Dobkin, Lucille Ball (Narrator)

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