Busch Charles - Leading Lady A Memoir Of A Most Unusual Boy - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: A poignant deliciously anecdotal account of a talented artist's Oz - like journey in the worlds of Off - Broadway Broadway and Hollywood The Tony Award - nominated writer of The Tale of the Allergist's Wife and the long - running hit Off - Broadway play Vampire Lesbians of Sodom and a Sundance Festival award winner Charles Busch has created a unique place in the entertainment world as a playwright LGBT icon drag actor director and cabaret performer with his extraordinary gift for both connecting with and channeling the leading ladies of show business. In wonderfully readable chapters by turns comic and moving Charles writes how ever since his mother's death when he was seven he has sought out surrogate mothers in his life. In his teens Charles moved to Park Avenue in Manhattan to live with his Auntie Mame - like Aunt Lil who encouraged and nourished Charles talents and dreams and eventually he discovered his gifts for writing plays and performing as a male actress. Busch also shares his colorful and sometimes outlandish interactions with film and theatrical luminaries including the hilarious comedian Joan Rivers (who became a mother figure to Charles after Aunt Lil's death) Angela Lansbury (who attended her first Passover seder with Charles) Rosie O Donnell Claudette Colbert Valerie Harper Kim Novak and many others. Full of both humor and heart and featuring rare photos Leading Lady is for readers of entertainment books as well as anyone who enjoys real - life stories of artists who break the mold ditch the boundaries and find their own unique way to sparkle.
Title: Leading Lady A Memoir Of A Most Unusual Boy
Author(s): Busch Charles
Publisher: Benbella Books
Barcode: 9781637744147
Pages: 304 Pages
Publication Date: 9/12/2023
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