Jen Silverman is an American playwright, TV writer, poet, and novelist.
34-603: Silverman grew up living and traveling in Scandinavia, Asia, and Europe as well as the United States. They are the author of the books The Island Dwellers , an interlinked story collection published by Random House, and the novels We Play Ourselves and There's Going to Be Trouble . Silverman has written a number of plays and has written for TV and film, including Netflix's Tales of the City and Tokyo Vice on which they are also
68-797: A Charleston newspaper and the San Francisco bureau of the Associated Press in 1971. In 1974, he began what would become the Tales of the City series as a serial in a Marin County-based newspaper, the Pacific Sun , moving to the San Francisco Chronicle after the Sun 's San Francisco edition folded. In 1978, Maupin publicly accused San Francisco Police Inspector Dave Toschi of faking one of
102-557: A Marin County newspaper, The Pacific Sun , picked up in 1976 by the San Francisco Chronicle , and later reworked into the series of books published by HarperCollins (then Harper and Row ). The first of Maupin's novels, entitled Tales of the City , was published in 1978. Five more followed in the 1980s, ending with the last book, Sure of You , in 1989. A seventh novel published in 2007, Michael Tolliver Lives , continues
136-626: A dating website. The couple was married in Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada, on February 18, 2007. In 2012, Maupin purchased a home in Tesuque, New Mexico , previously owned by shoe designers Lynne and Dennis Comeau . In 2019, Maupin and Turner relocated to London, settling in Clapham. In November 2023, Maupin became a British citizen. Maupin's life and work are explored in the documentary The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin . Early in his career, he
170-461: A new libretto . He also participated in a concert series with the Seattle Men's Chorus entitled Tunes From Tales (Music for Mouse) , which included readings from his books and music from the era. In May 2011, a theatrical musical version of Tales of the City had its premiere at American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. The musical has a score and lyrics by Jake Shears and John Garden of
204-531: A patriotic award, which Maupin won. Maupin said he was a typical conservative and segregationist at this time and admired Helms as a hero figure. Maupin later changed his opinion and condemned Helms at a gay pride parade on the steps of the North Carolina State Capitol . Maupin is a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served several tours of duty including one in the Vietnam War . Maupin worked at
238-524: A producer. Silverman has published essays on the relationship between art and morality in The New York Times and Vogue . Silverman is set to make their Broadway debut as a playwright in the fall of 2024 with their play The Roommate at the Booth Theatre, starring Mia Farrow and Patti Lupone . Silverman completed a BA in comparative literature at Brown University , an MFA in playwriting at
272-448: A production order for ten episodes, with the series to be written by Lauren Morelli , who would serve as showrunner and executive producer, alongside an all-LGBTQ writer's room. Other executive producers would include Maupin, Alan Poul , Laura Linney , Andrew Stearn, Liza Chasin , Tim Bevan , and Eric Fellner . Michael Cunningham would serve as consulting producer and Poul was also expected to direct. Production companies involved with
306-452: A young age, although he did not engage in sexual activity until he was 25, and decided to come out in 1974. For 12 years, he was in a relationship with Terry Anderson, a gay rights activist who co-authored the screenplay for The Night Listener . The couple lived together in both San Francisco and New Zealand. After his breakup with Anderson, Maupin married Christopher Turner, a website producer and photographer, whom he met through
340-622: Is an American writer notable for Tales of the City , a series of novels set in San Francisco . Maupin was born in Washington, D.C. , to Diana Jane (Barton) and Armistead Jones Maupin. His great-great-grandfather, Congressman Lawrence O'Bryan Branch , was from North Carolina and was a railroad executive and a Confederate general during the American Civil War . His father, Armistead Jones Maupin, founded Maupin, Taylor & Ellis, one of
374-489: Is happily reunited with Michael Tolliver and Anna, but things are more complicated with her ex-husband, Brian Hawkins, and Shawna, the daughter she left behind to pursue a broadcasting career. Shawna follows a mysterious attraction to a new girl in town who is making a documentary about 28 Barbary Lane. The relationship between transgender man Jake Rodriguez and his lesbian girlfriend Margot Park faces challenges as Jake explores his newfound attraction to men. Michael struggles with
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#1732876664356408-464: The Tales of the City novels by Armistead Maupin . Laura Linney , Paul Gross , Olympia Dukakis , and Barbara Garrick reprise their roles from previous television adaptations of Maupin's books: the original Tales of the City in 1993, and the sequels More Tales of the City (1998) and Further Tales of the City (2001). The series was Dukakis's final television role before her death. The show won
442-483: The GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Limited Series at the 31st GLAAD Media Awards , the third time the series has won the award following the original Tales of the City at the 1995 awards ceremony and sequel More Tales of the City at the 1999 ceremony. Mary Ann Singleton returns to 28 Barbary Lane in San Francisco after a 23-year absence for the 90th birthday of her former landlady, Anna Madrigal. Mary Ann
476-543: The Tales world via Gabriel Noone's assistant, who is one of DeDe Halcyon-Day's twins from Tales . It was serialized on the internet, on Salon.com , prior to its print publication. The Night Listener was adapted into a movie that was screened at the Sundance Film Festival in late January 2006 and released by Miramax the following August. Prior to the 2007 release of Michael Tolliver Lives , Maupin had been quoted on his website as saying that another Tales of
510-513: The Tales of the City books and it's about one character who interrelates with other characters. Having said that, it is still very much a continuation of the saga and I think I realised it was very much time for me to come back to this territory." The novel is written from the first-person perspective of Tales character Michael 'Mouse' Tolliver, now in his fifties and living as an HIV-positive man. It also features appearances by familiar Tales characters, such as Anna Madrigal. Maupin said: "I
544-665: The University of Iowa , and an Artist Diploma at Juilliard under Marsha Norman and Chris Durang. They have taught theatre and playwriting classes at the University of Iowa, Playwrights Horizons Theater School at New York University , and ESPA (at Primary Stages ). Silverman completed residencies at MacDowell Colony (three-time fellow), New Harmony, Hedgebrook , the Millay Colony for the Arts , and SPACE on Ryder Farm. Silverman has received
578-514: The Zodiac Killer 's taunting letters to the media, seriously and irreparably damaging Toschi's career and reputation. Maupin claimed to have noticed a similarity between anonymous fan mail Toschi had sent him after Maupin based one of his Tales of the City characters on him, and a Zodiac letter received by the San Francisco Chronicle on April 24, 1978. Although the USPS crime lab cleared Toschi of being
612-605: The mayor of San Francisco . Mary Ann in Autumn was published November 12, 2010 by Harper/HarperCollins, continuing the series. It was reviewed by Joseph Salvatore in the New York Times Sunday Book Reviews on November 14. It was followed in January 2014 by The Days of Anna Madrigal , which Maupin said would be the final novel in the series. Maupin has stated that he recognized his sexual orientation as gay from
646-547: The City books have been translated into ten languages, and there are more than six million copies in print. Several of the books have been adapted and broadcast on BBC Radio 4 . The first three books in the series have also been adapted into three television miniseries starring Olympia Dukakis and Laura Linney . A co-production with the UK's Channel 4 , the first miniseries was on PBS ; subsequent miniseries appeared on Showtime . Dukakis, Linney, and various other cast members from
680-470: The City novel was unlikely. Although Maupin originally stated that this novel was "NOT a sequel to Tales [of the City] and it's certainly not Book 7 in the series," he later conceded that "I've stopped denying that this is book seven in Tales of the City , as it clearly is ... I suppose I didn't want people to be thrown by the change in the format, as this is a first person novel unlike the third person format of
714-917: The Yale Drama Series Award, Lilly Award, the Helen Merrill Fund Award in 2015, and the PoNY Fellowship (2016-2017). Recent honors include fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim. Tales of the City (2019 miniseries) Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City is an American drama television miniseries that premiered June 7, 2019, on Netflix , based on
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#1732876664356748-515: The Zodiac letter's author, Toschi admitted to writing the fan mail and was removed from the case, destroying his chances of succeeding Charles Gain as chief of the San Francisco PD. The incident is portrayed in the 2007 David Fincher film Zodiac . Tales of the City is a series of novels, the first portions of which were published initially as a newspaper serial starting on August 8, 1974, in
782-561: The largest law firms in North Carolina. Maupin was raised in Raleigh . Maupin attended Ravenscroft School and graduated from Needham Broughton High School in 1962. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , where he wrote for The Daily Tar Heel . Maupin worked at WRAL-TV in Raleigh, a station managed by future U.S. Senator Jesse Helms . Helms nominated Maupin for
816-402: The option to stop using condoms now that he is in a relationship with Ben Marshall, who is on PrEP . Anna begins receiving mysterious letters threatening to expose a secret from her past. Netflix announced June 28, 2017, the development of a revival of the Tales of the City television miniseries , based on the novels by Armistead Maupin . A subsequent April 23, 2018, announcement included
850-401: The original series, reunited for the 2019 Tales miniseries on Netflix which was not based directly on one of Maupin's novels but used elements from several, including the latter three. He collaborated on Anna Madrigal Remembers , a musical work written by Jake Heggie and performed by choir Chanticleer and mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade on August 6, 1999, for which Maupin provided
884-417: The rock band Scissor Sisters , and a book by Jeff Whitty . It was directed by Jason Moore . Maupin wrote two novels, Maybe The Moon and The Night Listener , which are not part of Tales . Maybe The Moon is a story Maupin describes as "partly autobiographical", despite the main character being a female heterosexual Jewish dwarf. The character was also based on his friend Tamara De Treaux , who played
918-671: The series had reportedly concluded. On Rotten Tomatoes , the series received an approval of 83%, and a 7.50/10 average rating from 42 reviews. The critics' consensus states, "Like a pleasant visit to a place you used to live, Tales of the City provides ample nostalgic comforts and continues the series' mission of celebrating the diversity of San Francisco on its own terms." Metacritic scored it 63 out of 100 based on 15 critics, signifying "generally favorable reviews". Armistead Maupin Armistead Jones Maupin, Jr. ( / ˈ m ɔː p ɪ n / MAW-pin ; born May 13, 1944)
952-415: The series include Working Title Television and NBCUniversal International. An announcement on April 9, 2019, revealed the series would be released on June 7, 2019. Alongside the initial series development announcement, it was reported that Laura Linney and Olympia Dukakis would reprise their roles as Mary Ann Singleton and Anna Madrigal, respectively. Concurrent with the news of the series order, it
986-728: The series were shot in New York while exterior scenes were set to be filmed in San Francisco , California. On October 5, 2018, the production was shooting in the Nodine Hill section of Yonkers, New York . Filming took place in the Tenderloin, the Castro, the Mission, Mission Dolores Park, Clarion Alley, Russian Hill, Macondray Lane, and North Beach. On October 24, 2018, filming took place at Mission Dolores Park in San Francisco. By January 2019, filming for
1020-421: The story of some of the characters. It was followed by an eighth volume, Mary Ann in Autumn , published in 2010 and a ninth volume, The Days of Anna Madrigal , in 2014. In Babycakes , published in 1984, Maupin was one of the first writers to address the subject of AIDS. Of the autobiographical nature of the characters, he says "I've always been all of the characters in one way or another." The Tales of
1054-596: The title character in the 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial . The Night Listener is a roman à clef , inspired by Maupin's experiences concerning the Anthony Godby Johnson hoax. He says he wanted to create a psychological thriller , while being able to put autobiographical elements in it. The issues he addresses include the ending of his relationship with his long-term partner and his relationship with his father. The book very lightly references
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1088-403: Was confirmed that Linney, Dukakis, and Barbara Garrick would be reprising their roles, and that Elliot Page would be joining the main cast of the production in a new role. In October 2018, it was announced that Paul Gross would reprise his role of Brian Hawkins and that Murray Bartlett , Charlie Barnett , Josiah Victoria Garcia, and May Hong had also joined the main cast. Additionally, it
1122-574: Was further announced that Jen Richards , Daniela Vega , Michelle Buteau , Ashley Park , Christopher Larkin , Caldwell Tidicue , Matthew Risch, Michael Park , Dickie Hearts, Benjamin Thys, Samantha Soule , Juan Castano, Zosia Mamet , and Victor Garber had been cast in recurring roles. Molly Ringwald later joined the cast in a recurring capacity. Principal photography for the series began by July 2018 in New York City . Filming of interior scenes of
1156-427: Was interested in pursuing the life of an aging gay man, and Michael was the perfect vehicle ... However, as soon as I started writing, I found that, one by one, all the other characters stepped forward and asked to be present. It felt natural, so I went with it." He calls it "a smaller, more personal novel than I've written in the past." The book was released on June 12, 2007, which was declared 'Michael Tolliver Day' by
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