Adweek wasn’t the only print publication I appeared in this week; I also have two stories in the new issue of Emmy magazine. In addition to profiling Peg Schierholz, ace hair department head from The Americans, I also looked at the growing phenomenon of movie actors transitioning to TV series and signing 15-episode deals (as opposed to the standard 22-episode seasons) to give themselves enough time during their hiatus to continue doing movies.

It’s always fascinating to delve into a new television trend, and I got great insight on this one from How to Get Away with Murder creator Pete Nowalk, who is thrilled to land Viola Davis for 15 episodes each season (“if it was my network, I would have given her anything she wanted”), as well as Kevin Bacon, who pioneered the “15 is the new 22” concept back in 2012 when he signed on to The Following.

Go here or click below to read the full story:

You can find more information on Emmy’s February issue, and purchase a copy, here.

As I mentioned earlier today, even though I write primarily online these days, there’s still nothing like seeing your name, and story, in print! So between the new issues of Adweek and Emmy, this has been a fantastic (and nostalgic) week.

Fifteen and Loving It

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Adweek wasn’t the only print publication I appeared in this week; I also have two stories in the new issue of Emmy magazine. In the first piece, I wrote about The Americans, my favorite show of 2014, and the show’s ace hair department head, Peg Schierholz, who crafts the wigs used by stars Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell in their many onscreen aliases.

Click below to read the full story, and see a sampling of Schierholz’s best work:

You can find more information on Emmy’s February issue, and purchase a copy, here.

Even though I write primarily online these days, there’s still nothing like seeing your name, and story, in print! So between the new issues of Adweek and Emmy, this has been a fantastic (and nostalgic) week.

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It’s been a few months since I’ve seen my name in print, and I’m excited to make my debut in Emmy Magazine (which is distributed to Academy of Television Arts & Sciences members) with a feature on Alan Menken in the new December issue. Menken is composing songs — 31 in all! — for ABC’s upcoming eight-episode musical comedy series Galavant, which debuts Jan. 4. As I wrote,

It’s been a rewarding, but daunting challenge. Instead of composing three- or four-minute songs, as Menken is used to, he’s lucky to get two minutes on TV, give Galavant‘s twenty-one-and-a-half-minute running time. “You hone your skill in a different way,” he observes. “You learn to be more concise and figure out what’s going to work for the medium.”

Menken also discussed his early success with Little Shop of Horrors and the “mixed blessing” of being synonymous with “Disney music” after The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin. And yes, he talks about how he is only an Emmy short of the coveted EGOT (he has 11 Grammys, eight Oscars and a Tony under his belt). I also spoke with Galavant creator Dan Fogelman and Menken’s lyricist partner Glenn Slater about the legendary composer.

Here’s the whole profile (click to enlarge):

I really enjoyed my first Emmy Magazine feature, and I’ve already lined up several more stories in the coming months. You can read (and buy) Emmy‘s entire December issue here.

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