John david logan born september 24, 1961 is an american playwright, screenwriter, film producer, and television producer. Ill eat you last, starring bette midler the new york. Jan 14, 2019 benefits and galas tony winner john logan is the recipient of oneill centers 2019 monte cristo award. Ill eat you last sue talks about faye dunaway youtube. What we have is the script from john logan that tells the story of sue mengers.
Her time was passing as a sleek and corporate new hollywood began to emerge. A chat with sue mengers ebook written by john logan. A chat with sue mengers and peter and alice, both published by oberon books london. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read can i go now the life of sue mengers, hollywoods first superagent. The line was, sue mengers created a family, and ovitz built an empire. Morgan spurlocks warrior poets has acquired rights to brian kellows bestselling biography can i go now. Sue mengers, the first female superagent at a time when women talent agents of any kind are almost unheard of, invites you into her beverly hills home for an evening of dish, secrets, and all the inside showbiz stories that only sue could tell back in the 1970s, sue mengers represented almost every major star in. Either the hero preaches about art without practising it, or the bohemian lifestyle supersedes the work. A chat with sue mengers apr 24, 20 jun 30, 20 written by john logan. A chat with sue mengers by john logan show postponed until september. Something immortal, not comic books or soup cans, something beyond me and beyond now. Calling it a play would be a stretch by all accounts. Logan college apparel, textbooks, merchandise and gifts at the vols bookstore. Other plays include peter and alice, ill eat you last.
Ill eat you last and peter and alice by john logan new york, ny theatre communications group tcg is pleased to announce the availability of two new plays by john logan. John logan, author, book writer, original book theatrical. A chat with sue mengers oberon modern plays by john logan 20425 john logan on. Can i go now the life of sue mengers, hollywoods first. Desert wolf released its first feature film genius in 2016 now available on demand and dvd and is currently developing various projects for film and television. John logan for more than 20 years, sue mengers clients were the biggest names in show business. A chat with sue mengers a chat with sue mengers por john logan disponible en rakuten kobo. Logans play, onewoman show starring bette midler as sue mengers, is a great read and makes you want to see the playand read more. If youre powerful as mengers was for a while, you can bid someone. Red deftly conjures what most plays about artists dont. Ill eat you last quotes showing 11 of 1 you want to be a thing. Ill eat you last bette midler as the agent sue mengers in a onewoman show written by john logan at the booth theater. Aug 21, 2015 the biographer brian kellow, whose last subject was pauline kael, writes in can i go now.
Sue mengers, the first female superagent, at a time when w. Desert wolf productions was founded by john logan in 2012 to create film, television and theater projects. Buy ill eat you last by john logan 9781849434140 from boomerang books, australias online independent bookstore. How to succeed revival, starring daniel radcliffe, on opening night. Its not just flippancy to call this solo show by john logan red a chat with sue mengers. There was a shift where this really became a business, and the world of mike ovitz was a lot different from the one sue. John logan received the tony, drama desk, outer critics circle and drama league awards for his play red. Ill eat you last, starring bette midler the new york times. When julia roberts was a nobody to superagent sue mengers. Sue mengers s clients were the talk of the town, and her dinner parties were the envy of hollywood.
John logan writer ultimate pop culture wiki fandom. A chat with sue mengers, directed by joe mantello and starring bette midler, opened on broadway at the booth theatre on april 24, 20. When julia roberts was a nobody to superagent sue mengers exclusive book excerpt. Her father became a salesman and things didt workout well.
Red, which premiered at the donmar warehouse in london and the golden theatre on broadway, won drama desk, drama league, outer critics circle and olivier awards for best play, as. Dps offers an extensive list of titles that includes many of the most significant plays of the past century. A chat with sue mengers and peter and alice, both published by oberon books. Tcg books releases ill eat you last and peter and alice. A chat with sue mengers oberon modern plays by john logan isbn. In john logan s remarkable new play, enchantment and reality collide as this brief encounter lays bare the lives of these two extraordinary characters. Sue mengers, the first female superagent at a time when women talent agents of any kind are almost unheard of, invites you into her beverly.
Sue and her family left germany as hitler was rising to power. A chat with sue mengers a chat with sue mengers by john logan available from rakuten kobo. John logan on the tragedy of peter and alice bbc news. Sue started acting school but discovered everyone was more beautiful than she was. Sue mengers, the first female superagentat a time when women talent agents of any kind are almost unheard of, invites you into her beverly hills home for an. Sue mengers, the first female superagent, at a time when women talent agents of any kind are almost unheard of, invites you into her. John david logan born september 24, 1961 is an american playwright, screenwriter, film.
A chat with sue mengers, shows us hollywood from a singularly skewed point of view, that. Logan college new, used, rental and digital textbooks. Apr 24, 20 ill eat you last chronicles sue mengers old. Can i go now the life of sue mengers, hollywoods first superagent ebook written by brian kellow.
Sue mengers, the first female superagent, at a time when women talent agents of any kind are almost unheard of, invites you into her beverly hills home for an evening of dish, secrets, and all the inside showbiz stories that only sue could tell. In john logan s remarkable new play, enchantment and reality collide as this brief encounter lays bare the lives of these two. Sue mengers, one of the biggest, loudest, best super agent in hollywood, is born again as bette midler on broadway. For more than 20 years, sue mengers s clients were the talk of the town, and her dinner parties were the envy of hollywood. Ill eat you last a chat with sue mengers by john logan. Bars movies theater kids art news attractions video hotels travel music to book classes museums comedy. Sep 09, 2015 all of that has made mengers the stuff of legend since her death in 2011 at age 79. And whatever it is, its not pretty and its not fine. John logan has 39 books on goodreads with 11574 ratings. Ill eat you last in hartford portrays sue mengers the. Ill eat you last sue talks about julie harris youtube. Superagent sue mengers handled some of the hottest stars in hollywood including barbra streisand, ryan o neal, ali macgraw, mick jagger, candice bergen and peter bogdanovich. His work for the stage includes never the sinner, hauptmann, a new adaptation of ibsens the master builder, and red, the tony.
Dramatists play service, one of the premier playlicensing and theatrical publishing agencies in the world, was formed in 1936 to foster national opportunities for playwrights by publishing affordable editions of their plays and handling the performance rights to these works. Logan college new, used, rental and digital textbooks at the vols bookstore. New sue mengers biography a colorful glimpse of hollywood agent. Marilyn stasio, variety plays about painters are fraught with difficulty. Barbra streisand, faye dunaway, burt reynolds, ali macgraw, gene hackman, cher, candice bergen, ryan oneal. Theatre communications group tcg has announced the availability of two new plays by john logan. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
He also cowrote the book for the musical the last ship. New sue mengers biography a colorful glimpse of hollywood. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read ill eat you last. His play red is a bestseller, opening at londons donmar warehouse to great acclaim before transferring to a smashhit broadway run where it won six tony awards including best new play. Tony winner john logan is the recipient of oneill centers. Sue mengers, the first female superagent at a time when women talent agents of any kind are almost unheard of, invites you into her beverly hills home for an evening of dish.
The official database for broadway theatre information. As a screenwriter, logan has been three times nominated for the oscar and has received a golden globe, bafta, wga, edgar, and pen center award. John logan, author, book writer, original book view their professional profile on theatrical index, including current productions, past productions and representation. His play red went on to sell thousands of copies, played in london to great acclaim before transferring to a smash hit broadway run where it won 6 tony awards including best new play. Red by john logan background material prepared for ensemble theatre company by anna jensen john logan 1961, playwright like mark rothko, the artist at the center of the play red, author john logan worked for years developing his craft in relative obscurity before finding artistic and commercial achievement as a writer. John logan is a three time academy awardnominated screenwriter and playwright. A chat with sue mengers by john logan 57 ratings, 3. Ill eat you last chronicles sue mengers old hollywood. Ill eat you last by john logan, 9781849434140, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. John logan is an awardwinning playwright and screenwriter. A new play by threetime academy awardnominated screenwriter and playwright john logan, following the recent success of peter and alice in the west end and his play red, which played london to great acclaim before transferring to a smash hit. John lahr, the new yorker an electrifying new play. Peter and alice, directed by michael grandage and starring judi dench and ben whishaw opened in london at the noel coward theatre on march 25, 20 and ill eat you last.
Ill eat you last sue talks about her famous dinner parties. The play takes its name from the favorite book sue never wrote. He is the author of more than a dozen other plays including peter and alice, ill eat you last. But dont expect him to reveal anything about the next bond film. The eugene oneill theater center has named tonywinning playwright john logan as the recipient of the 19th monte cristo award. Barbra streisand, faye dunaway, burt reynolds, ali macgraw, gene hackman, cher, candice bergen, ryan oneal, nick nolte, mike nichols, gore vidal, bob fosseif her clients were the talk of the town, she was the town, and her dinner parties were the envy of hollywood. A chat with sue mengers, as well as the book for the sting musical the last ship. Back in the 1970s, sue mengers represented almost every major star in hollywood. Mar 18, 20 with his new play peter and alice about to open in the west end, john logan explains why it has taken two decades to reach the stage. Witty, sarcastic, and willing to show you just how fucked up showbiz can be, this made me want to go back and pair it with tell all, chuck palahniuks book about a fictional starlets demise. Apr 25, 20 as a john logan fan, i may be very biased, but this short, one person play felt like a breathe of fresh air. For more than 20 years, sue mengers clients were the biggest names in show business. Writer john logan, who won a tony for his mark rothko drama, red, keeps mengers glued to her couch for a reason.
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