Playwrights

Comedian Lenny Bruce died in 1966 of a drug overdose at the age of 40. In order to better understand his short, tragic, and sometimes misunderstood life, we conducted numerous interviews with many of his close friends as well as his mother, the late Sally Marr. During the process of discovery we were not only further moved by Lenny’s courage and conviction to be his own unique self, we found ourselves captured by the spell of his mischievous charm, just the way his fans were when he was alive.

- Sam & Julie

Sam Bobrick

SAM BOBRICK has written and co-written over 35 plays that are performed throughout the world. They include NORMAN IS THAT YOU?, MURDER AT THE HOWARD JOHNSON’S, WEEKEND COMEDY, REMEMBER ME?, BAGGAGE, and L.A. DELI. His latest play, THE PSYCHIC, had its world premiere in March 2010 at Garry Marshall’s Falcon Theatre. Twenty of his plays have been published by Samuel French with more to follow. His extensive TV writing has earned him three Writers Guild Awards. Some of his television credits include THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW, GET SMART, BEWITCHED and SAVED BY THE BELL which he created. Also a songwriter, his work has been recorded by Elvis Presley, Brian Ferry and Los Lobos.
Mr. Bobrick is a member of the Dramatist Guild as well as the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers and directs many of his plays in the United States and Canada. A native of Chicago, he graduated from the University of Illinois. He is married to Julie Stein, with whom he has co-written several plays. For more information, go to www.sambobrick.com 

Julie Stein

JULIE STEIN wrote and performed stand-up comedy in college at the University of Arizona. After graduation, she moved to Los Angeles and worked as an NBC Page. She has since worked as a research director and segment producer for various documentary TV programs. A member of the Dramatists Guild, her first play, The Year of the Bridesmaid (a non-fictional account of being a perpetual bridesmaid) was presented at the Jewish Theatre of L.A. to excellent reviews.

With Sam, Julie co-wrote the book SHELDON & MRS. LEVINE, which sold over 50,000 copies. They have since turned the book into a play, THE OUTRAGEOUS ADVENTURES OF SHELDON & MRS. LEVINE, which is published by Samuel French. The play is currently in production in Hungary, Germany and Italy.

LENNY’S BACK showcased at NYC’s Studio 54 in 1999. It opened in Los Angeles in September 2001. In 2002, Sam and Julie were nominated for an Ovation Award (L.A.’s version of an Obie) for Best World Premiere Play. The material has been updated for this production.