Synopsis
A look at the work of Barry Humphries journeys backstage with him to watch the clown transform himself into Dame Edna Everage--the weird and wonderful housewife-superstar whose comedy act reigns supreme in England.
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About the Author
Praised by the New York Times Book Review as "probably the most intelligent and insightful writer on the theater today,"John Lahr has twice won the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism, the last time for his work at theNew Yorker, where he writes about theater and popular culture. Mr. Lahr has written sixteen books, among them the novelsThe Autograph Hound (1973) and Hot to Trot (1974); Notes on a Cowardly Lion: The Biography of Bert Lahr (California, 2000),Light Fantastic: Adventures in Theater (1996), The Orton Diaries (editor, 1986), andPrick Up Your Ears: The Biography of Joe Orton (1978).
From the Inside Flap
"Lahr merges the toughness, the compassion, the brilliance of The Dame with his own unique expertise. He writes from his guts, as the son of a great clown, of the irresistible mystery of comedy. This is John Lahr's best book."Richard Avedon
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