A collection of essays about some of the modern world's most provocative cultural icons is a compendium of celebrity profiles, anecdotes, and observations about such figures as Dame Edna, Cole Porter, and Laurence Fishburne. By the Tony Award-winning writer of "Elaine Stritch at Liberty."
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From the Publisher:
From the distinguished New Yorker critic, a brilliant collection of essays about some of the most provocative cultural icons of our time.
About the Author:
Praised by the "New York Times Book Review "as "probably the most intelligent and insightful writer on the theater today," John Lahr has twice won the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism, most recently for his work at "The New Yorker, "where he has written about theater and popular culture since 1992. Mr. Lahr has written sixteen books, among them the novels "The Autograph Hound "(1973) and "Hot to Trot "(1974); "Light Fantastic: Adventures in Theater "(1996); "The Orton Diaries "(editor, 1996); "Notes on a Cowardly Lion: The Biography of Bert Lahr "(California, 2000); "Dame Edna Everage and the Rise of Western Civilisation "(California, 2000); and "Prick Up Your Ears: The Biography of Joe Orton "(California, 2000).
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- PublisherAbrams Press
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1585677868
- ISBN 13 9781585677863
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages240
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