BOBBYWOOD: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BOBBY THE BELLBOY?

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

✪✪✪ BOBBYWOOD: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BOBBY THE BELLBOY? – A WORLD PREMIER PRODUCTION – AWARDED “BEST OF HOLLYWOOD FRINGE EXTENSION 2013.”

For the second year in a row renowned voiceover actor Bill Ratner has been awarded “BEST OF HOLLYWOOD FRINGE EXTENSION,” “LOFT SOLOFEST” invitee, and coming November 7, 2013 to The Screen Actors Guild Foundation, Actors Center, 5757 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036.

BOBBYWOOD, written and performed by Bill Ratner, is directed by Sydney Walsh, and features music by Jonathan Menchin and Brenda Varda.

HERE’S WHAT THE CRITICS SAY ABOUT BOBBYWOOD:

• LATHEATERCRITIC.COM: “Profound, deeply affecting production…a beautifully written, tender eulogy…a show not to be missed.”

• LA WEEKLY: “A good-humored tale…The story marinates nicely…”

• SHEANAOCHOA.COM: ""How wonderfully he captured what I’ve always called the “randomness” of Los Angeles…It constantly surprises…a wonderful play…"

• ALONGCOMESMARY: “This one-man show is marvelous.”

• EXAMINER.COM Bob Leggett: “I fell in love with the storytelling of Bill Ratner last year, and this year’s offering is even better…Don’t miss this show!”

• GIAONTHEMOVE.COM: “Bill is an exceptional story teller…A MUST SEE at the Fringe this year.”

• LASTAGETIMES: “Bobby is gone but not forgotten as long as Ratner keeps telling this atmospheric story.”

• EXAMINER.COM Bonnie Priever: “A wonderful tribute to the glory and horrors of old Hollywood…The multitude of characters he portrays in this one man show is a delicious complement to the most simple, basic of sets, and the accompaniment of masterful pianist/musician Jonathan Menchin.”

• Bill Ratner – selected “Best of Hollywood Fringe Extension 2012” for Voices in my Head, “Best of Hollywood Fringe Extension 2013” for Bobbywood.
• Eight-time winner: The Moth Story Slams
• HUFFINGTON POST: “More than just the premier voiceover talent in Hollywood today, Ratner writes with subtlety and texture worthy of a literary fiction master…”
• LA WEEKLY: “High-caliber storyteller…”

BOBBYWOOD delves into the mystery of what happened to Ratner’s uncle, I Love Lucy’s “Bobby the Bellboy.” Noted radio actor Bob Jellison who played “Bobby the Bellboy” was watched by tens of millions of fans every week. Bobby staggered into Lucy and Ricky Ricardo’s Hollywood hotel suite with luggage, laundry, and priceless dialogue. But after thirteen episodes on I Love Lucy and occasional appearances on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and The Addams Family, Bobby disappeared from television and dropped off his family’s radar. Come along on the search for “Bobby the Bellboy” and experience his hopes, dreams, and hallucinations.

Bill Ratner’s spoken word performances are featured on KCRW’s “Strangers,” and National Public Radio’s “The Business,” and “Good Food.” He is the voice of movie trailers (The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Will Ferrell’s The Campaign, MegaMind, etc.,) Smithsonian, History, and Discovery Channel documentaries, he is the voice of “Donnel Udina” in Mass Effect 1, 2 & 3, and “Flint” on G.I. Joe, Robot Chicken, and Family Guy. More information at http://www.billratner.com

Downloadable photos & press release at: http://www.billratner.com/press.html