{"product_id":"9781250050892","title":"Act One : An Autobiography","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAct One\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Moss Hart\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoss Hart's \u003ci\u003eAct One\u003c\/i\u003e, which Lincoln Center Theater presented in 2014 as a play written and directed by James Lapine, is one of the great American memoirs, a glorious memorial to a bygone age filled with all the wonder, drama, and heartbreak that surrounded Broadway in the early twentieth century. Hart's story inspired a generation of theatergoers, dramatists, and readers everywhere as he eloquently chronicled his impoverished childhood and his long, determined struggle to reach the opening night of his first Broadway hit. \u003ci\u003eAct One\u003c\/i\u003e is the quintessential American success story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Moss Hart's \u003ci\u003eAct One \u003c\/i\u003eis not only the best book ever written about the American theater, but one of the great American autobiographies, by turns gripping, hilarious and searing.” —\u003ci\u003eFrank Rich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Reading \u003ci\u003eAct One\u003c\/i\u003e is like going to a wonderful dinner party and being seated next to a man who is more charming, more interesting, smarter, and funnier than you ever knew men were capable of being. Moss Hart is alive in these pages, and I am in love with him.” —\u003ci\u003eAnn Patchett, author of This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage and Bel Canto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Is \u003ci\u003eAct One\u003c\/i\u003e for you? Only if you know that theater is spelled theat\u003ci\u003ere\u003c\/i\u003e, cast albums are not soundtracks, and intermission is twice as fun as halftime. In that case, not only is \u003ci\u003eAct One\u003c\/i\u003e for you--it is immediate and required reading.” —\u003ci\u003eTim Federle, author of Better Nate Than Ever and Five, Six, Seven, Nate!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eAct One \u003c\/i\u003eis legendary in the theater world for one simple reason: it speaks personally to those of us who have chosen a life on or around the stage.” —\u003ci\u003eJames Lapine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250050892\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40595218301134,"sku":"9781250050892","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_6f99e561-5e4f-4dc7-a265-b9ab066c7155.jpg?v=1637825341","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250050892","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}