{"product_id":"rest-of-the-story","title":"Rest of the Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eBest known for the hit musicals \u003ci\u003eWest Side Story\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGypsy\u003c\/i\u003e, Arthur Laurents began his career writing socially minded plays such as \u003ci\u003eHome of the Brave\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTime of the Cuckoo\u003c\/i\u003e. He also garnered impressive credits as a screenwriter (\u003ci\u003eThe Way We Were\u003c\/i\u003e) and stage director (\u003ci\u003eLa Cage aux Folles\u003c\/i\u003e). Such a varied professional life makes for absorbing reading, as unleashed in his lively 2000 autobiography, \u003ci\u003eOriginal Story By\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaurents passed away early in 2011, but not before writing \u003ci\u003eThe Rest of the Story\u003c\/i\u003e, in which he revealed all that had happened in his life since \u003ci\u003eOriginal Story By\u003c\/i\u003e,  filled with the wisdom he gained in growing older and a new perspective  brought on by Laurents' experience of deep personal loss, including the  death of his longtime companion, Tom Hatcher.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaurents' style  remains engrossing and brutally honest. His voice is still highly  intelligent, loving, generous, and gracious. He remained committed to  his artistic vision to the very end, as captured in the epilogue, which  he completed only days before his death. The book ends with a loving and  insightful coda by Laurents' good friend and the editor of this book,  David Saint.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hal Leonard Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56107019043160,"sku":"9781493065226","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781493065226_516d3bd2-42f9-4425-b4a8-520c7aae650f.jpg?v=1765839638","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/rest-of-the-story","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}