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Alan Ball & Elton John to do “Virtuoso” for HBO

Alan Ball & Elton John to do “Virtuoso” for HBO

HBO has given the green light to a pilot for “Virtuoso,” a period drama about musical prodigies from “True Blood” creator Alan Ball, Elton John and David Furnish. Set in 18th century Vienna, the series follows a class of musicians from [...]

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Alan Ball to receive IGNITE Award at GETLit event

Alan Ball to receive IGNITE Award at GETLit event

True Blood's creator, Alan Ball will be honored on Sunday, November 23rd and receive GET LIT's Ignite Award to honor his work in television. Get Lit, a leading non-profit presenter of literary performance, education, and poetry programs that affect the lives [...]

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Alan Ball to do HBO pilot with Elton John

Alan Ball to do HBO pilot with Elton John

Elton John and husband, David Furnish will be producing a pilot for HBO with “True Blood” creator Alan Ball. The show would be called “Virtuoso” and centers around young musicians in an elite academy in Vienna circa 1790. The academy is run by [...]

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Alan Ball Interview (Ideas at the House)

Alan Ball Interview (Ideas at the House)

Just published is an interview with Alan Ball, creator of True Blood and Six Feet Under. In the video, Alan talks about his first job writing for television and how that experience motivated him to write American Beauty, which went [...]

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