On Stage with Bette Davis
Inside the Famous Flop of Miss Moffat
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2022
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8813-8 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8813-8 (ISBN)
A reflection on one of Broadway’s most iconic flops, this memoir follows a musical that featured one of the silver screen’s most powerful personalities.
A reflection on one of Broadway's most iconic flops, this memoir follows a musical that featured one of the silver screen's most powerful personalities. Bette Davis was nominated for twelve Academy Awards and twice won the Best Actress award, starring in classics like Jezebel, The Letter, The Little Foxes, All About Eve and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, among many more. In 1974, the living legend agreed to star in Miss Moffat, a musical adaptation of Emlyn Williams' The Corn in Green. Expectations were high, but Miss Moffat opened and then abruptly closed, leading theatre gossips to speculate on what went wrong.
Early in his career, Kevin Lane Dearinger, a young actor who had recently relocated to New York, landed a minor role in Miss Moffat. Inexperienced and unsure of himself, he kept a journal of his observations and experiences throughout production. He observed the older and more seasoned Miss Davis, who seemed determined to remain clear-headed despite the unfolding calamity. In this book, Dearinger revisits his journal to reflect on his own life, a fated stage production, his experience with an entertainment legend and a bygone era of Broadway.
A reflection on one of Broadway's most iconic flops, this memoir follows a musical that featured one of the silver screen's most powerful personalities. Bette Davis was nominated for twelve Academy Awards and twice won the Best Actress award, starring in classics like Jezebel, The Letter, The Little Foxes, All About Eve and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, among many more. In 1974, the living legend agreed to star in Miss Moffat, a musical adaptation of Emlyn Williams' The Corn in Green. Expectations were high, but Miss Moffat opened and then abruptly closed, leading theatre gossips to speculate on what went wrong.
Early in his career, Kevin Lane Dearinger, a young actor who had recently relocated to New York, landed a minor role in Miss Moffat. Inexperienced and unsure of himself, he kept a journal of his observations and experiences throughout production. He observed the older and more seasoned Miss Davis, who seemed determined to remain clear-headed despite the unfolding calamity. In this book, Dearinger revisits his journal to reflect on his own life, a fated stage production, his experience with an entertainment legend and a bygone era of Broadway.
Former Broadway performer and teacher Kevin Lane Dearinger lives in Lexington, Kentucky. He is the author of four other books, as well as several plays, introductory essays, and a number of published poems.
Acknowledgments
Apologia
One. The Warm-Up: Auditions
Two. Warm-Up at an East Side Brunch
Three. Rehearsals: Round One
Four. Rehearsals: Round Two
Five. Philadelphia Rehearsals: Round Three
Six. Into the Ring
Seven. Tending the Bruises
Eight. Total Knockout
Epilogue. A Brief Rematch: One Night Only
Miss Moffat Facts
Select Biographies
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 19.04.2022 |
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Zusatzinfo | 15 photos |
Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 222 g |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett |
ISBN-10 | 1-4766-8813-3 / 1476688133 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-8813-8 / 9781476688138 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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