Players - Anthony and Christina Adams
ADAMS ENTERTAINMENT was founded in 1995 by filmmakers Anthony Leigh Adams and Christina Adams as a production vehicle for independent films, documentaries, original music and theatrical events.
ANTHONY LEIGH ADAMS is a writer, producer and director with credits in film, television and theatre. For television, he has written over 30 episodes for such diverse series as Disney’s Duck Tales, Jim Henson’s Fragglerock and Universal’s She Wolf of London. He also wrote and produced the ABC movie, Badge of Betrayal, starring Harry Hamlin and the NBC movie, Murder or Memory, starring Emmy-winner, Leigh Taylor Young. With his partner, Christina Adams, he’s developed a number of projects for Disney, Tri-Star, Universal, Hearst Entertainment, ABC, CBS and NBC, among others.
Anthony has directed a number of award-winning videos and short films, including The Deflowering of Budd Stump, starring Christopher Atkins. His feature film directing debut, Lost Lake, which he also wrote and produced, was released on DVD by Warner Brothers Home Video, after a limited theatrical release.
In addition to his work in film and television, Anthony is an accomplished playwright and composer. He has directed many of his original plays and musicals in London, San Diego and Honolulu, including The Adventures of Olig and Obster, A Song For Gar, An Eye In Each Head, The Living Cell and The Great Relativity Bomb Plot. He also composed music for the national touring production of The Grapes Of Wrath, starring Ed Harris and toured as a performer with the Harry Partch Ensemble.
Anthony recently produced, wrote and directed Primal Twang: The Legacy of the Guitar, a theatrical journey through the colorful and surprisingly controversial 3500-year history of the guitar, featuring electrifying live performances by flatpicking legend, Dan Crary, and an all-star ensemble of guitar greats, including Grammy-winners, Eric Johnson, Albert Lee, Andrew York, Mason Williams, Doc Watson and Raul Malo. The production debuted to enthusiastic sold-out audiences at San Diego’s Birch North Park Theatre. A DVD of selected performances is in current release.
After completing postproduction on Primal Twang, Anthony wrote, produced and directed Love-In: A Musical Celebration, the second in Adams Entertainment’s Stories In Song series. LOVE-IN, starring Tony Award-winner, Ben Vereen, and a cast of 1960’s musical greats including Jesse Colin Young, Peter & Gordon, Buddy Miles and Strawberry Alarm Clock, premiered at San Diego’s Birch North Park Theatre to sold-out audiences. Anthony directed the filming of the performances for commercial release. American Public Television will distribute LOVE-IN to PBS stations in June 2010.
CHRISTINA ADAMS has written and produced many projects for television, film and stage, including the ABC movie, Badge of Betrayal, starring Harry Hamlin and the NBC movie, Murder or Memory, starring Emmy-winner, Leigh Taylor Young. She has written numerous episodes for such diverse series as Disney’s Duck Tales, Jim Henson’s Fragglerock and Hanna Barbera’s Popeye.
For Disney, Christina wrote and developed the East Indian epic, The Ramayana, as an animated feature. She has also produced and developed a number of projects for Disney, Tri-Star, Universal, Hearst Entertainment, ABC, CBS and NBC, among others. She recently produced and wrote the feature film, Lost Lake, released on DVD by Warner Brothers Home Video, after a limited theatrical release.
In addition to her work as a writer and producer, Christina is a talented artist, production designer and singer-songwriter who has performed throughout India and Europe. She has recorded several world music albums including the cult classic, Vrindaban, and is a featured performer on the soundtrack of Lost Lake.
Christina recently produced and served as Production Designer for the stage production, Primal Twang: The Legacy of the Guitar. She also produced the film version of Primal Twang, created from the live performances as well as the “making of” documentary, artist interviews and bonus tracks.
After completing postproduction on the film version of Primal Twang, Christina wrote, produced and designed the world premiere stage production, Love-In: A Musical Celebration, starring Broadway legend, Ben Vereen. She also produced the Love-In music documentary, which will be distributed nationally by American Public Television to PBS stations in June 2010.
Christina is currently developing the third production in Adams Entertainment’s Stories In Song series of concert documentaries. Country Roots will dramatize the history of country music with legendary musical artists and will feature the innovative fusion of music, film and theatre introduced by Primal Twang and Love-In.
Besides producing live theatre and music documentaries, Christina and Anthony Adams are developing a slate of feature films to be produced by Adams Entertainment, including My Brother - My Enemy, A Killing Season and Nuevo Sol.