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Joy Ride: Lives of the Theatricals

Joy Ride: Lives of the Theatricals

by JohnLahr (Author)

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 592
 Publisher: Bloomsbury Paperbacks
Published: 06 Oct 2016
ISBN 10: 1408868652
ISBN 13: 9781408868652
Book Overview: A dazzling celebration of theatre, its workings and its most compelling playwrights by the New York's senior drama critic emeritus and the author of Tennessee Williams

Media Reviews
By far the best thing about my stuff I've ever read * Arthur Miller *
Luminous with insight and love for every aspect of the act of dramatic creation * Daily Mail *
John Lahr writes like a master. He has a unique understanding of those who labour in the corners of showbiz * Mike Nichols *
Lahr's profiles are the nearest we get to modern theatre history. What Lahr has is the key to the dressing room door * Spectator *
Luminous with insight and love for every aspect of the act of dramatic creation' * Daily Mail *
A wonderful celebration of theatre, filled with insights * Guardian *
Author Bio
John Lahr was the senior drama critic for the New Yorker for twenty years. He is a critic, novelist and biographer and is the author of seventeen books, including Notes on a Cowardly Lion, the biography of Bert Lahr and, most recently, Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh, which was a finalist for the National Book Award 2014. He lives in North London.