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'John Lahr' (born July 12, 1941) is an American theater critic and the son of actor Bert Lahr. Since 1992, he has been the senior drama critic at ''The New Yorker'' magazine.
Born in Los Angeles, California, Lahr holds a B.A. from Yale University and a Master's degree from Worcester College, Oxford. He has written many books, including three biographies of important theatrical figures: one of his father called ''Notes on a Cowardly Lion''; one of the British playwright Joe Orton called ''Prick Up Your Ears''; and one of the Australian comedian Barry Humphries called ''Dame Edna Everage and the Rise of Western Civilization: Backstage with Barry Humphries''. In 1987 he co-produced a film based on his Orton biography and with the same title. Lahr also wrote the foreword to '': a 1994 collection of Bill Hicks' work.
In 2002, Lahr became the first drama critic ever to win a Tony Award for his part in writing "Elaine Stritch at Liberty", for which he and Stritch also won the Drama Desk Award for the Best Book to a Musical. Among his many awards, Lahr has twice won the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism.
In 1995, biographer Lyle Leverich published '', the first of a planned two-volume biography of playwright Tennessee Williams. While working on the second volume in 2000, Leverich died, naming Lahr as his favored successor. Lahr agreed to complete the second volume, which will follow Williams from 1945 to his death in 1983. In 2001, Lahr said the project would "most likely take him five or six years."[1]
In 1985, Lahr began a relationship with former actress Connie Booth; they married in 2000 and live together in London, England.[2]
★ ''Notes on a Cowardly Lion'' (1969)
★ ''Prick Up Your Ears'' (1978)
★ ''Coward the Playwright'' (1983)
★ ''Dame Edna Everage and the Rise of Western Civilization: Backstage with Barry Humphries'' (1991)
★ ''Sinatra: The Artist and the Man'' (1997)
★ ''Show and Tell: New Yorker Profiles'' (2000)
★ ''Honky Tonk Parade: New Yorker Profiles of Show People'' (2005)
★ Tennessee Williams biography (forthcoming)
★ ''Up Against the Fourth Wall'' (1970)
★ ''Acting Out America'' (1972)
★ ''Astonish Me: Adventures in Contemporary Theater'' (1973)
★ ''Life Show'' (1973, with Jonathan Price)
★ ''Automatic Vaudeville'' (1984)
★ ''Light Fantastic: Adventures in Theatre'' (1996)
★ ''The Autograph Hound'' (1972)
★ ''Hot to Trot'' (1974)
★ ''Diary of a Somebody'' (1989) (adapted from Joe Orton's diaries)
★ ''The Manchurian Candidate'' (1993) (adapted from Richard Condon's 1959 novel of the same name)
1. Kondazian, Karen. "Spirit and Substance", Back Stage West, 2001-02-22. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
2. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20070525/ai_n19186289
★ Official site
★ Wired for Books: John Lahr (1984 interview)
★ "The Man in the Middle" (2006 interview with The New York Review of Magazines)
Born in Los Angeles, California, Lahr holds a B.A. from Yale University and a Master's degree from Worcester College, Oxford. He has written many books, including three biographies of important theatrical figures: one of his father called ''Notes on a Cowardly Lion''; one of the British playwright Joe Orton called ''Prick Up Your Ears''; and one of the Australian comedian Barry Humphries called ''Dame Edna Everage and the Rise of Western Civilization: Backstage with Barry Humphries''. In 1987 he co-produced a film based on his Orton biography and with the same title. Lahr also wrote the foreword to '': a 1994 collection of Bill Hicks' work.
In 2002, Lahr became the first drama critic ever to win a Tony Award for his part in writing "Elaine Stritch at Liberty", for which he and Stritch also won the Drama Desk Award for the Best Book to a Musical. Among his many awards, Lahr has twice won the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism.
In 1995, biographer Lyle Leverich published '', the first of a planned two-volume biography of playwright Tennessee Williams. While working on the second volume in 2000, Leverich died, naming Lahr as his favored successor. Lahr agreed to complete the second volume, which will follow Williams from 1945 to his death in 1983. In 2001, Lahr said the project would "most likely take him five or six years."[1]
In 1985, Lahr began a relationship with former actress Connie Booth; they married in 2000 and live together in London, England.[2]
| Contents |
| Bibliography |
| Biographies and profiles |
| Criticism |
| Novels |
| Plays |
| References |
| External links |
Bibliography
Biographies and profiles
★ ''Notes on a Cowardly Lion'' (1969)
★ ''Prick Up Your Ears'' (1978)
★ ''Coward the Playwright'' (1983)
★ ''Dame Edna Everage and the Rise of Western Civilization: Backstage with Barry Humphries'' (1991)
★ ''Sinatra: The Artist and the Man'' (1997)
★ ''Show and Tell: New Yorker Profiles'' (2000)
★ ''Honky Tonk Parade: New Yorker Profiles of Show People'' (2005)
★ Tennessee Williams biography (forthcoming)
Criticism
★ ''Up Against the Fourth Wall'' (1970)
★ ''Acting Out America'' (1972)
★ ''Astonish Me: Adventures in Contemporary Theater'' (1973)
★ ''Life Show'' (1973, with Jonathan Price)
★ ''Automatic Vaudeville'' (1984)
★ ''Light Fantastic: Adventures in Theatre'' (1996)
Novels
★ ''The Autograph Hound'' (1972)
★ ''Hot to Trot'' (1974)
Plays
★ ''Diary of a Somebody'' (1989) (adapted from Joe Orton's diaries)
★ ''The Manchurian Candidate'' (1993) (adapted from Richard Condon's 1959 novel of the same name)
References
1. Kondazian, Karen. "Spirit and Substance", Back Stage West, 2001-02-22. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
2. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20070525/ai_n19186289
External links
★ Official site
★ Wired for Books: John Lahr (1984 interview)
★ "The Man in the Middle" (2006 interview with The New York Review of Magazines)
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