Thursday, March 14, 2013

It's hard to pull off Bette Davis

Mickey Sumner and Carol Kane (as Bette Davis circa 1981)
There is a new show at the Atlantic Theater (which is gorgeous since it was redone - really, it shines!).  It is called the Lying Lesson and is about Bette Davis from a very well know writer, Craig Lucas.  He did Prayer for My Enemy, Prelude to a Kiss, Missing Person as well as the screenplay for Longtime Companion among others.
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But in The Lying Lesson, he goes very lightweight.
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Anyway, my review is here.
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Lesson Learned: It's Tough to Imitate Bette Davis