Don't Hug Me was originally produced for the stage by Dan Hirsch
at The Whitefire Theatre in LosAngeles in November 2003 to rave r reviews and sold-out houses. Originally slated for a six week
run, Don't Hug Me was extended by popular demand and was the
longest running musical comedy in Los Angeles when it closed after six
smash hit months. Don't Hug Me has played in more than 65 cities
around the U.S. and Canada.
Don't Hug Me won 4 Artistic Director Achievement Awards in Los
Angeles including, Best Original Musical, Best Author Original Play,
Best Director, and Best Ensemble Cast. In addition, Don't Hug Me was
given one of the top honors in The Robert J. Pickering Award for
Playwriting Excellence as well as the McLaren Memorial Comedy Play
Writing Competition, and was selected top 5% in Hollywood's
prestigous Chesterfield Writer's Film Project out of 2,600 scripts.
PHIL OLSON (Book & Lyrics)
Phil has written nine published
plays,
four are published by Samuel French. Don't Hug
Me is Phil's 4th award-winning play. His other plays include, A
Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol, A Don't Hug Me County Fair, Crappie Talk (a.k.a. KOLD RADIO, Whitefish
Bay), and A Nice Family Gathering. Don't Hug Me, A Don't Hug Me Christmas
Carol, A Don't Hug Me County Fair and A Nice Family Gathering can be licensed through Samuel French
Publishers. KOLD RADIO is published by Eldridge Publishing. Phil also has
4 one-acts that are published. Phil's plays have played in more than 120
cities around the U.S. and Canada. Phil sold 2 screenplays. As a script
doctor, he has re-written 3 screenplays that were produced. He also wrote
for a television series that aired in Europe and another that aired on E!
Television. Phil graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in math
where he played football on the Ivy League Championship Football Team.
After trying out for The Chicago Bears, he received an M.B.A. from the
University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
PAUL OLSON, M.D. (Music) Norwegian on both sides, the Olson brothers grew up in Edina where they played football, basketball and track in high school. Paul (a.k.a. Bear) also performed in concert, stage, jazz and marching bands at Edina East and Southern Methodist University. Paul graduated from the U of Minnesota Medical School and is now Chief of Nephrology at the Allina Medical Clinics in Shakopee. Among his many board designations, Paul serves as the Chairman of the National Kidney Foundation, Minnesota affiliate.
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