I think it was literally the approach to the material. And then there were creative differences between Cynthia and Bill after and through the shooting of that pilot.ĭo you remember what the differences were or what the issue was? So he linked up with Cynthia Mort, and that became the thing that went forward at HBO. And in that moment, Bill and I were talking about Nikki Finke and all of that. I had been in a small writers group with Bill Condon, Ryan Murphy, Jennifer Salt, just a small group of us during a very formative period of time in all of our careers. Where do we start? How did you get pulled into it and whose idea was it?

So let’s relive Tilda, because everyone’s very curious about it. I caught up with Hoffman to reminisce about the Nikki Finke show that never was. Leading the team was John Hoffman, who would later go on to success on shows like Grace and Frankie and, more recently, Only Murders in the Building, which he co-created with Steve Martin.Īfter nearly a year of brainstorming, writing, rewriting and retooling, HBO ultimately passed on Tilda in 2011. Then HBO had issues with the finished pilot and wanted it rewritten and partly reshot.Īt that point, I was asked to join a very intimate writers room as one of four writers working out the show’s kinks in the hopes of securing a green light. But Mort departed the project before the pilot even shot, citing creative differences. I was brought on in 2010 as a consultant during preproduction on the pilot to help with authenticity, having worked as an online Hollywood journalist. It featured a starry cast, headlined by Diane Keaton as Tilda Watski, a character based on Finke’s persona and Elliot Page, who played a studio assistant who gets ensnared in her web. The band averages over 180 performances a year and currently books engagements 6 to 18 months in advance.Tilda was co-conceived by Dreamgirls director Bill Condon and Tell Me You Love Me creator Cynthia Mort. The Reminisants are proud of their reputation as one of New England’s most popular and consistent stage acts. Autistic Foundation and Boys and Girls Clubs of New England. The Reminisants are actively involved in fund raising for many local and national charities, including The Multiple Sclerosis Society, ALS Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis, The National Liver Foundation, The Doug Flutie Jr. Thomas, Grand Funk Rail Road, Three Dog Night, Poco, Dawn and Country Music stars, Gretchen Wilson, Josh Turner and Patty Loveless. They have shared the stage with The Beach Boys, Paul Revere and The Raiders, The Drifters, Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals, Jay and The Americans, Shirley Alston Reeves, of The Shirelles, Johnny Rivers, Chubby Checker, The Tokens, The Del Vikings, Gary Lewis and The Playboys, The Temptations, The Crystals, The Chiffons, Martha and the Vandellas, The Marvellettes, The Supremes, The Flamingos, The Contours, Herb Reed and The Platters, The Coasters, The Belmonts, Bobby Lewis, Mitch Rider, B.J. They have performed with many legends of Rock-N-Roll. The band has performed on the Esplanade and City Hall Plaza in Boston, Foxwoods Casino, Meadowbrook Arena in Gilford, NH, Twin River Casino, Plainridge Park Casino, The Stadium Theatre in Rhode Island and both The Big E and The Topsfield Fair and Gillette Stadium. The Reminisants are fan favorites at The Sea Shell Stage at Hampton Beach along with many feasts and festivals in New England. During the Summer, the band performs at more than 60 outdoor concerts and festivals. For sixteen years they have entertained on weeklong cruises to Bermuda on Norwegian Cruise Lines, performing on board the ship and on the island. The band has performed for just about every type of event imaginable from concerts, parades, and festivals, to weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and ocean cruises. The band was formed in 1973 by three Waltham High School friends, Dom Viscione, Mike Joyal and Fran Doorakian and has since expanded to the current six-man group. The band specializes in oldies music from the 1950s through the ’90s, playing a collection of great music for all kinds of musical tastes and generations. The Reminisants have been entertaining audiences of all ages throughout New England since 1973.

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