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Incisive, exuberant... Lahr's vivid reportage, trenchant insight, and infectious love of the stage will remind readers just how exciting modern theater can be. -- Publishers Weekly An exuberant, entertaining collection. -- Kirkus Reviews John Lahr writes-beautifully-about the theatre and those who make it with an unrivalled blend of enthusiasm, perception, and analytical precision. This book is justly titled-his joy is irresistible. -- Nicholas Hytner 100 years from now this is where people will look to see what it was like back then. Bravo! -- John Guare

An exuberant, entertaining collection. -- Kirkus Reviews John Lahr writes-beautifully-about the theatre and those who make it with an unrivalled blend of enthusiasm, perception, and analytical precision. This book is justly titled-his joy is irresistible. -- Nicholas Hytner 100 years from now this is where people will look to see what it was like back then. Bravo! -- John Guare

Informed, wide ranging, and charming...the pieces are, without exception, captivating. A must for theatergoers and theater collections. -- Mark Levine - Booklist Anyone interested in the history of the American theater and contemporary drama will applaud these thoughtful and critical pieces. -- Carolyn M. Mulac - Library Journal Incisive, exuberant... Lahr's vivid reportage, trenchant insight, and infectious love of the stage will remind readers just how exciting modern theater can be. -- Publishers Weekly An exuberant, entertaining collection. -- Kirkus Reviews John Lahr writes-beautifully-about the theatre and those who make it with an unrivalled blend of enthusiasm, perception, and analytical precision. This book is justly titled-his joy is irresistible. -- Nicholas Hytner 100 years from now this is where people will look to see what it was like back then. Bravo! -- John Guare

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National Book Award finalist John Lahr is the author of Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh, among other books. He was the senior drama critic of The New Yorker for over two decades. He has twice won the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism and is the first critic ever to win a Tony Award (coauthor, Elaine Stritch at Liberty).

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