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Diary of a mad playwright.
Van Pelt Library PS3561.I72 Z464 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kirkwood, James, 1924-1989.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kirkwood, James, 1924-1989--Diaries.
- Kirkwood, James.
- Kirkwood, James, 1924-1989.
- Dramatists, American.
- Dramatists, American--20th century--Diaries.
- Genre:
- Diaries.
- Physical Description:
- xxv, 336 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Applause Theatre & Cinema Books ; Milwaukee : Distributed by Hal Leonard Corp., [2001]
- Summary:
- Kirkwood, the co-writer of the book of the great musical A Chorus Line, also wrote the stage play Legends, for which Carol Channing and Mary Martin embarked on a nationwide, bound-for-Broadway tour. This book chronicles the slow disintigration of the whole project, thanks to bickering divas, greedy producers, hostile reviewers, and general chaos. Kirkwood's fine eye for detail and general good humor keep this book lighhearted and funny, even as sadness lingers in the wings. A wonderful book for anyone who loves the theatre.
- Contents:
- Preproduction 1
- What to Do with the Baby? 3
- Mike Nichols 7
- Elvis Presley Rears His Head 9
- The Presley/Legends! Game 12
- Middle Mess 15
- Chasing Peter Pan 17
- Meeting Peter Pan 22
- The Summer of My Discontent 29
- Closing In on Mary 41
- Well, We Did 44
- Hello, Dolly! 50
- Hurdles 54
- One Tiny Little Hiccup 57
- Other Problems, Etc. 60
- How Carol Channing Became Carol Channing 64
- Casting 71
- Countdown 76
- Legends!/N.Y. to L.A. 83
- Off and Running 85
- Off and Stumbling 88
- Life Upstages Art 97
- Mary Christmas 117
- The Final Push 122
- Dallas, Here We Come 137
- The Dread Turk Arrives 146
- Curtain Up 152
- Opening Night 165
- Post-Opening Oddities 170
- More Oddities 178
- Preopening Bumps, Thumps, and Grinds in L.A. 183
- The Los Angeles Open 197
- Los Angeles Opening Fallout 204
- Work, Fear, and Loathing in New York 213
- Work, Fear, and Loathing in L.A. 217
- Getting Out of L.A. the Hard Way 225
- Approaching the Frisco Quake 232
- San Francisco 236
- Muddles and Middles 244
- A Miracle in Phoenix 247
- The Week That Was 249
- Back in the Red Again 253
- It Happened in Boston 258
- Tomorrow Came 262
- Fallout 269
- Final Mistakes 277
- Careful...! 288
- Ping-Pong 299
- The Palm Beach Story 317.
- ISBN:
- 1557835675
- OCLC:
- 249365854
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