Jan Eliasberg
in conversation with Tony Shalhoub
discussing her debut novel,
Hannah’s War
Dynasty Typewriter at The Hayworth (Parking info)
2511 Wilshire Blvd,
Los Angeles, CA 90057
This event is part of our Newer Voices Series.
General Admission tickets are complimentary, but we encourage you to support newer authors and purchase their books.
This event is being re-scheduled. More info
$30 Reserved Section (includes the book)
$40 Two Reserved Section Seats (includes 1 copy of the book)
Comp General Admission Tickets (Available March 9)
Jan Eliasberg is an award-winning screenwriter and director of film and television. Her career includes writing and directing dramatic pilots for CBS, NBC, and ABC. She was hand-picked by Michael Mann as the first woman to direct Miami Vice and Wiseguy; as well as countless episodes of TV series, including Thirteen Reasons Why, Bull, Nashville, Parenthood, TheMagicians, Blue Bloods, NCIS: Los Angeles, Supernatural, and numerous others. Her debut feature film Past Midnight, starred Paul Giamatti, the late Natasha Richardson, and the late Rutger Hauer. Eliasberg has written films driven by strong female leads, including Fly Girls about the Women Air Service Pilots in World War II for Nicole Kidman and Cameron Diaz. Eliasberg received her B.A. from Wesleyan University, Magna Cum Laude, and holds MFAs from the Yale School of Drama in Directing and the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson in Fiction.
Tony Shalhoub is a Tony Award, Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award winning actor. He is perhaps best known for his work as the obsessive-compulsive detective Adrian Monk in the hit television series Monk for which he won a Golden Globe Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards as well as two SAG Awards. On the Broadway stage, Shalhoub most recently starred in David Cromer’s The Band’s Visit at The Ethel Barrymore Theater, winning a Tony for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical. Prior to that, Tony starred in Terry Kinney’s revival of Arthur Miller’s The Price opposite Mark Ruffalo and Danny DeVito. Tony’s other theater work includes starring in the Broadway productions of Act One, Golden Boy and Conversation with my Father, receiving Tony Award nominations for each performance. He also appeared in Lincoln Center’s Off-Broadway production of The Mystery of Love & Sex. He can now be seen on the third season of the Amazon series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Additional television credits include Braindead, Nurse Jackie, Too Big to Fail and Wings. His film credits include Final Portrait, The Assignment, Pain & Gain, Men in Black I and II, Galaxy Quest, The Seige, The Man Who Wasn’t There, Big Night as well as voicing the character of ‘Luigi’ in the Cars franchise.