Interview with Encore Arts Seattle

John Markus and ‘The Fabulous Lipitones’ – Head writer of ‘The Cosby Show’ on TV vs. theatre.

John Markus has written for some of the most popular and memorable sitcoms in television history: Taxi, Gimme a Break!The Facts of Life, The Larry Sanders Show.  He was head writer of The Cosby Show for six years during its reign as a genre-reviving pop-cultural lodestar. Most recently, he’s made the transition to theatre with The Fabulous Lipitones, a comedy about a barbershop quartet he co-wrote with Mark St. Germain. It premiered last year and now runs at Taproot Theatre through October 18.

Read the full interview on Encore Arts Seattle.

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