Profile for Norman M2

Who on Earth Could Mistake Michele Pawk for a Drag Queen?

Tony-Award-Winner Michele Pawk, who is currently appearing in the acclaimed Playwrights Horizon production of Heroes of the Fourth Turning, was once mistaken for a drag queen. Read the story here.

Dorothy Parker loved writing for the Broadway theater where she had only minimal success. In Hollywood, she had major success, including an Academy Award nomination for the original version of A Star Is Born, starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March. Despite the accolades, she hated tinsel town. Read her side-splitting description by clicking the link below.

https://normanmathewsauthor.com/dorothy-parker-in-hollywood/

We'll just say it was not a pretty experience and didn't bode well for a future career.

https://normanmathewsauthor.com/the-4-year-olds-first-dance-classlass/

Thanks. Yes, it was astounding how servile-like they were in obeying their commander's orders.

How an unusual venue and nontraditional stage made Gower Champion's brilliant choreography soar to new heights.

https://normanmathewsauthor.com/when-hello-dollys-waiters-gallup-became-the-flying-waiters/

What happens when a famed Broadway and Hollywood costume designer decides to reposition performers in a scene—choreography be damned? Click below to find out.

https://normanmathewsauthor.com/irene-sharaff-costume-killer/

Nancy Walker appeared in countless Broadway shows, but never naked. However, there was one occasion in which she did so. Read the story here:

https://normanmathewsauthor.com/the-day-nancy-walker-appeared-naked-on-stage/

An interesting take on this. Sadly, I'm afraid that is how this business, for the most part, works.

Thanks. I agree. The untold stories of Broadway. But even this one is still not truly discernible because Cheryl Crawrford, I believe, was too humiliated by it to be truly forthcoming.

Thanks, GvaestonPS.

Point well taken—word changed.  Who knew that so many theatre lovers knew the fine points of the legal definitions of words?

I also would love to know more, but unless someone tracks down Richard Chandler, there's not much chance of it. I've tried to learn about him but find absolute nothing.

Thanks for that fine point of grammar.

Sometimes the intrigues percolating off stage are more compelling than what's on stage. And often, these backstage sagas are never, or barely, reported in the press. Here's an inside look at one good example.

https://normanmathewsauthor.com/embezzling-a-famed-broadway-producer-an-inside-look/

Dorothy Parker, the Jazz-Age high priestess of the bon mot, is scarcely thought of as a political activist. Yet so many of her political beliefs resonate in today’s tumultuous world. In her Broadway plays, politics was never a theme, despite the fact that her first Broadway effort, Close Harmony,was written in collaboration with Elmer Rice, author of the expressionist play, The Adding Machine. To read the full article click below:

https://normanmathewsauthor.com/dorothy-parker-on-racism-socialism-and-fascism/

 

How fortunate you were to have worked with Julie Harris. I always assumed she was never a diva. I wish I could have known her.

I became reminded of this letter just recently as I was writing my autobiography, and I thought that Julie Harris admirers would be interested in seeing her handwriting. Also, it's very unusual for a star of her caliber to have taken the time to write such a personal note, while she's busy working.

Sorry, I forgot to attach the link to the letter in my initial post. Here it is:

https://normanmathewsauthor.com/julie-harris-a-letter-from-rome/

While researching for my musical about Dorothy Parker, You Might as Well Live, I read that Julie Harris had been engaged to portray Mrs. Parker in a revue using Dorothy's writings. I thought the script my help me to formulate my own book. I wrote to Ms. Harris about it, and she answered me with a beautifully handwritten letter.

Here's the link to view the letter:

https://normanmathewsauthor.com/julie-harris-a-letter-from-rome/

While researching for my musical about Dorothy Parker, You Might as Well Live, I read that Julie Harris had been engaged to portray Mrs. Parker in a revue using Dorothy's writings. I thought the script my help me to formulate my own book. I wrote to Ms. Harris about it, and she answered me with a beautifully handwritten letter.