I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers

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You want to be a thing Make yourself that thing. 1981. Hollywood. 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 Hollywood; her clients were the talk of the town and her glamorous dinner parties were legendary. But by 1981 the glory days were fading. Her time was passing as a sleek and corporate New Hollywood began to emerge. The phones not ringing so much these days and Sue is forced to face the inevitable truth: the credits roll sooner than you think. Starring Bette Midler who makes her return to the stage in her first Broadway play in over 30 years. A new play by three-time Academy Award-nominated 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 Broadway run where it won 6 Tony Awards including Best New Play. Logans work as a screenwriter includes the latest James Bond movie Skyfall, Sweeney Todd, The Aviator, Hugo, Gladiator, The Last Samurai, Rango, Coriolanus, and Any Given Sunday.

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"It's a heady sensation, thanks to the buoyant, witty writing of Mr. Logan - Tangy and funny - a delectable souffle of a solo show' New York Times 'Funny and profane - and something of a cautionary tale.' LA Times 'delicious - Sheer genius in every detail.' Huffington Post 'The single-character piece is exactly what it advertises - 80 irresistible minutes of primo tinseltown dish from a certified master chef' The Hollywood Reporter '[I'll Eat You Last is] very much worth crossing the playground, or indeed the Atlantic, to spend an evening with' The Telegraph 'Briskly witty, deeply dishy, delightfully profane and at times surprisingly poignant, I'll Eat You Last captures a woman with no regrets - at least none that she'll tell you about.' USA Today 'wickedly entertaining' New York Post"

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John Logan is a three-time Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and playwright. His play Red went on to sell thousands of copies, played London to great acclaim before transferring to a smash hit Broadway run where it won 6 Tony Awards including Best New Play. His work for the stage includes Never the Sinner, Hauptmann, a new adaptation of Ibsen's The Master Builder, Red, the Tony-winning play about painter Mark Rothko, and his new play Peter and Alice. Logans work as a screenwriter includes Skyfall, Sweeney Todd, The Aviator, Hugo, Gladiator, The Last Samurai, Rango, Coriolanus, and Any Given Sunday.