Bøger af Jim Brochu

TAYLOR AND FINN: THE P.T. BARNUM PLAY is the new two-hander written by Drama Desk and Helen Hayes Award-winning playwright Jim Brochu which brings to life one of America's greatest figures, P.T. Barnum. The year is 1888 and P.T. Barnum is making a rare public appearance to raise money for the Bridgeport, Hospital. Taylor, as he is known to his friends, looks back on his life as a producer, presenter, husband, father and politician. As he entertains the audience by reading and commenting from a purloined copy of his own obituary, his reverie leads him to an encounter with Finn, his younger self. Filled with tales of love, adventure and hilarious scams and humbugs, together Taylor and Finn relive their life from their own points of view - as it happens and as it's remembered.As they recreate the pivotal moments of their life, young Finn is eager to make a name for himself as a great showman, while Taylor looks back and wonders if people will remember him as a great showman or a great fraud.

"Watching from the Wings" is an insightful and funny new memoir by award-winning actor/playwright Jim Brochu, author of Lucy In The Afternoon: An Intimate Memoir of Lucille Ball (William Morrow/Paperback Books,1990). Spanning a fifty year career, Brochu has worked with the legendary, the famous and the near famous of show business and has collected an intimate and hilarious treasure trove of up-close and personal encounters with the greats of Film and Theatre.Growing up in Brooklyn and wanting to be a priest a child, his life was changed forever when he was introduced to Ethel Merman (by her dad, Ed Zimmerman) after a performance of Gypsy in 1959. After that matinee, he changed lanes from the marbled aisles of gothic churches to the carpeted aisles of Broadway theatres. Merman remained a friend and mentor to the young man and years later they would work together in what proved to be a "white-knuckle" experience.Beginning his career in 1968, working with poet/playwright Robert Lowell (lunacy personified) and most recently with Audra McDonald and Christine Baranski as Judge Vernon Windsor on The Good Fight, Brochu has watched the stars from the wings of his own life and recounts those experiences in this heartwarming new book.What was it like to hang out with Marlene Dietrich in her dressing room as she prepared for her concert or share homemade blueberry bread with Katharine Hepburn at her Connecticut home? Or sitting with an un-made up Joan Crawford in her penthouse kitchen as she made bouillabaisse for her upcoming dinner party? How about visiting with Hal Roach in his Bel Air living room and hearing the true story of how he put together Laurel and Hardy and the Our Gang kids? Then there was the time Gary Morton threatened him when his book about his friend Lucille Ball was published. Oh yes and getting in the middle of a bitch fight between Carol Channing and Bea Arthur at an awards show. Filled with wonderful anecdotes and packed with over fifty never-before-seen photographs of the stars from his personal collection, "Watching From The Wings" belongs of the shelf of celebrity watcher.Michael Riedel of the New York Post says: ""Jim Brochu has lived among the stars, from Marlene Dietrich to Zero Mostel to Katharine Hepburn. Now that's a constellation! Jim flew up there, and in this terrific book, you will, too."Peter Filichia of Broadway Radio says: ""You want dish? What Watching From the Wings offers is dish that is pure Wedgwood China. Jim Brochu serves up delicious stories on celebrities from those he's known, worked with, or simply rubbed elbows. Brochu covers them all from A to Z: Arthur Miller, Barbra Streisand, Carol Channing, David Burns, Ethel Merman, Frances Gumm, Gloria Swanson, Hal Prince, Irene Dunne, James Cagney, Katharine Hepburn, Lucille Ball (not to be confused with Lucille LeSueur), Marlene Dietrich, Noel Coward, Orbison (as in Roy), Peter Allen, Rue McClanahan, Sid Caesar, Telly Savalas, Ulu Grosbard, Vieira (as in Meredith), William Schallert, Yvonne De Carlo and Zero Mostel. (Oh, you noticed that "Q" and "X" are missing? No, they're not, for this is Quite the X-traordinary book -- even for those who don't recognize the names Frances Gumm and Lucille Le Sueur.) Once you start reading, make no other plans for the rest of the day."Mark Evanier of News From ME says: "Jim Brochu's new book, "Watching From the Wings," is crammed to the margins with anecdotes about the great, the near-great, the sorta-great and even a few not-great stars and all the ways in which Jim and they have interacted. He's a great storyteller and he's written a book you'll enjoy."

THE GOD BOX is Drama Desk and Helen Hayes Award Winner Jim Brochu's newest drama of intrigue, religion and truth. The plot concerns Jumbo Rich, the world's third wealthiest man, who has made a discovery that could change the history of the world. He presents his find to legendary archeologist, Dr. Dex Morrissey, for authentication. Gabe Killen, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, is there to documents the secret meeting. History may not be changed by the encounter but the lives of the three men will be altered forever. They all have to come to grips with the reality contained in the God Box. (Three characters, Two Acts, One Set) "An absolutely brilliant, riveting, poignant, funny, serious and profound play. The audience was moved and captivated by The God Box. Breathtaking!" - Brendan James "News of the Rialto Podcast.""Original and smart. A wonderful night at the theatre." - The Bonusround Chronicles

1m / ComedyWINNER! Outstanding Solo Performance - 2010 Drama Desk Award NOMINEE! BEST SOLO SHOW - Lucille Lortel and Outer Critics Circle Awards! BEST PLAY! 2006 - Los Angeles Stage Ovation Award Winner BEST SOLO SHOW! 2008 - Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Nomination TOP TEN PLAYS 2008 SEASON! - Florida Sun Sentinel BEST PLAYWRIGHT! 2007 - Backstage West Garland Award WinnerSet in theatre legend Zero Mostel's painting studio on West 28th Street, a naïve reporter attempts