Title: Still Here Pdf The Madcap, Nervy, Singular Life of Elaine Stritch
The ebullient, troubled life of a Broadway legend who became a heroine to a younger generation.
Still Here is the first full telling of Elaine Stritch's life. Rollicking but intimate, it tracks one of Broadway's great personalities from her upbringing in Detroit during the Great Depression to her fateful move to New York City, where she studied alongside Marlon Brando, Bea Arthur, and Harry Belafonte. We accompany Elaine through her jagged rise to fame, to Hollywood and London, and across her later years, when she enjoyed a stunning renaissance, punctuated by a turn on the popular television show 30 Rock. We explore the influential - and often fraught - collaborations she developed with Noël Coward, Tennessee Williams, and above all Stephen Sondheim, as well as her courageous yet flawed attempts to control a serious drinking problem. And we see the entertainer triumphing over personal turmoil with the development of her Tony Award-winning one-woman show, Elaine Stritch at Liberty, which established her as an emblem of spiky independence and Manhattan life for an entirely new generation of admirers.
In Still Here, Alexandra Jacobs conveys the full force of Stritch's sardonic wit and brassy charm while acknowledging her many dark complexities. Following years of meticulous research and interviews, this is a portrait of a powerful, vulnerable, honest, and humorous figure who continues to reverberate in the public consciousness.
Whether or not ou new E I knew Elaine and this book captures her completely. It is hard to put down and I am giving it to friends who love the theater...the best gift they can get. Ms. Jacobs reports on every aspect of this complicated and fascinating artist. A woman who fought her way through show business and through life itself.An amazing biography by an amazing writer Seldom does a biography bring a person to life In the way this book does. Alexandra Jacobs is a master writer and storyteller, whose dynamic prose is a perfect match for this subject.Perfect! Alexandra Jacobs is a fantastic writer, just the person to tell the story of the indomitable Elaine Stritch. A must read for anyone who saw her perform, or who loves Broadway.
Tags: B07TFBHYKB pdf,Still Here pdf,The Madcap, Nervy, Singular Life of Elaine Stritch pdf,,Alexandra Jacobs, Andréa Burns, Macmillan Audio,Still Here: The Madcap, Nervy, Singular Life of Elaine Stritch,Macmillan Audio,B07TFBHYKB
0 Response to "Still Here Free Pdf"
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.