Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words (play)
Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words | |
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Written by | Eugene Pack |
Characters | various |
Place premiered | Book Soup[1] Los Angeles |
Original language | English |
Genre | Comedy |
Official site |
Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words is an entertainment created by Eugene Pack, consisting of comically ironic verbatim readings of memoirs of, and a few poems by, celebrities. Critic Charles Isherwood called it "a merry compendium of the witlessness and wisdom of the rich and famous". A later version was titled Celebrity Autobiography: The Next Chapter.
Production history
The show was created in 1998 in Los Angeles and became prominent as a 2005
The entertainment has been staged in over a dozen cities. It is currently running in New York City, Los Angeles, London and Minneapolis, and a national tour has been announced.[6] London and Los Angeles runs were sold out.[7]
Description
The show features solo and ensemble memoirs, poetry and other writings by authors such as
Awards and nominations
Award | Outcome | |
2009 Drama Desk Awards[4]
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Unique Theatrical Experience | Won | |
2010 Bistro Awards[11] | ||
Comedy Series | Won |
Notes
- ^ Celebrity Style
- ^ a b c "In Their Own Words: Celebrity Autobiography fine-tunes its satire of the least-accomplished memoirs". JesterJournal.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ^ a b Isherwood, Charles (September 22, 2008). "The Lives, Loves and Ducks of Luminary Literature". The New York Times. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ^ a b Cox, Gordon (May 17, 2009). "'Billy' dominates Drama Desk Awards: Musical dances off with ten trophies". Variety. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ^ "About Celebrity Autobiography". celebrityautobiography.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ^ "Celebrity Autobiography: Buy Tickets". celebrityautobiography.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ^ a b "'Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words'". KPBS. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ^ "Celebrity Autobiography: The Next Chapter". The New York Times. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^ "Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words". New York. Archived from the original on May 17, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ^ "Photo Coverage: Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words". Broadwayworld.com. January 12, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ^ "2010 Bistro Awards". cabaretscenes.org. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2011.