Lady Parts - Couverture rigide

Martin, Andrea

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1443409391 ISBN 13 : 9781443409391

Editeur : HarperAvenue, 2014

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

“I have loved Andrea Martin from afar for many years, but now, after reading this funny and heroically honest book, I would like to take things to the ‘next level’ and marry her.” (Tina Fey)

“A lively, bawdy, and emotional memoir from one of our finest comedic artists.” (Steve Martin)

“Andrea Martin’s genius at combining hilarity and poignancy is breathtaking and will break your heart. From the first page, you nkow this is going to be a brilliant and joyous ride with one of the truly great, funny originals.” (Martin Short)

“Andrea Martin is a remarkable woman, and she has written a remarkable book of very personal, brutally honest, hilariously funny, and incredibly moving essays.” (Nathan Lane)

“Martin’s new book is filled with her trademark humour.” (CBC.ca)

“Our country’s favourite funnywoman.” (Toronto Star)

“[A] hilarious autobiographical book. . . . What shines through most in Lady Parts is her wonderful warmth and humanity.” (Huffington Post)

“Lady Parts transcends the conventions of celebrity memoir to reveal, with incredible and moving honesty, the insides of a gymnastic brain on overdrive.” (Sam Wasson, New York Times-bestselling author of Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. and Fosse)

Biographie de l'auteur :

Andrea Martin was cast in the 1970 American touring company production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, in which she played Lucy. During the tour, she visited Toronto, fell in love with the city and moved there. Soon after, she was cast in the legendary Toronto production of Godspell, with fellow performers Victor Garber, Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Dave Thomas, Gilda Radner, Jayne Eastwood and Paul Shaffer, the musical director. Martin has appeared in numerous theater and television productions around the world, including Toronto's Second City stage show, which led to the critically acclaimed SCTV. She has also been recognized with many awards, especially prized among them her two Emmys, two Tonys and from Canada, her two Geminis and four ACTRAs. After winning the 2013 Tony for creating the role of Berthe in the revival of Pippin, she returned to the stage in April of this year in Act One, for which she won the Outer Critics Circle award. This fall finds her once again on Broadway for 24 special performances of Pippin before packing her trapeze and taking the show to San Francisco and Los Angeles. Her next film, Night at the Museum 3, opens December 19.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: HarperAvenue
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1443409391
• ISBN 13: 9781443409391
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 368