A01=Arthur Laurents
Author_Arthur Laurents
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Product details
- ISBN 9781557834676
- Weight: 612g
- Dimensions: 153 x 228mm
- Publication Date: 01 May 2001
- Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Here is the original story of a true original, the celebrated and internationally renowned director, playwright and screenwriter Arthur Laurents, whose creative genius continues to energize American stage and screen today. Say his name, and images of West Side Story, Gypsy, Anastasia, The Turning Point, and The Way We Were appear. Laurents' highly praised memoir is a dazzling portrait of his life – as he recounts the great moments, the trials and the joys of his incredible career. He takes us into his world, peopled with the creative artists, directors, actors and personalities who came of age in the theatre and in Hollywood after WWII. Later, back in New York, he writes about jump-starting Barbra Streisand's career by casting her in I Can Get It for You Wholesale. He writes about the creation of Gypsy with Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim. And he writes about coming together in a complex, fraught collaboration with his three old pals, Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein and Sondheim for West Side Story. Throughout, Laurents is funny, fierce, and frank – a life recounted as richly as it was lived. “This is a historic work. A 'must' for show biz mavens.” – LIZ SMITH, Newsday & Syndicated
Arthur Laurents (1917-2011'), 'a playwright, screenwriter, and director, wrote two of Broadway's landmark shows, Gypsy and West Side Story, and created one of Hollywood's most well-known romances, The Way We Were. He is the author of Original Story By, his first autobiography. David Saint (New Brunswick, NJ) and Arthur Laurents worked together on 11 plays and musicals, including the hit Broadway revival and national tour of West Side Story and seven world premieres by Laurents at George Street Playhouse. Now in his 15th season as the artistic director of the George Street Playhouse, David Saint has directed 39 mainstage productions and is the recipient of the Alan Schneider Award, Helen Hayes Award, Los Angeles Drama Critics Award, and several Drama-Logue Awards.
