The Gingerbread Lady

Simon, Neil

ISBN 10: 0394473108 / ISBN 13: 9780394473109

Published by Random House, New York, 1971

About this Item

First edition, stated first printing. Book in fine condition; dust jacket with toning to spine, mild wear to spine ends and faint shelf wear, else fine Originally premiered at the Plymouth Theater (1970) directed by Robert Moore with Maureen Stapleton (1971 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play), Betsy Von Furstenberg (Toby Landau), Michael Lombard (Jimmy Perry) and Charles Siebert (Lou Tanner).

Seller Inventory # 022925

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Gingerbread Lady
• Publisher: Random House, New York
• Publication Date: 1971
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0394473108
• ISBN 13: 9780394473109
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Bob Culvas
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Drama
  • Comedy
  • Modern First Editions

About this title

Synopsis

Genre: Dramatic Comedy
Characters: 3 males, 3 females
Scenery: Interior

Maureen Stapleton won Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actress for the role of Evy Meara, a popular singer who has hit the skids. After a short stay in rehab, her best friend age-defying Toby, her daughter Polly, and Jimmy Perry, a gay actor try to help her adjust to sobriety with a jolly birthday party. Enter Lou Tanner, a former lover, who ends up giving her a black eye. The party is a wash out, the "gingerbread lady" falls off the wagon and hits the ropes once again. Later rewritten by Neil Simon as the film Only When I Laugh starring Marsha Mason.

"He has combined an amusing comedy with the atmosphere of great sadness. His characteristic wit and humor are at their brilliant best, and his serious story of lost misfi ts can often be genuinely and deeply touching." - New York Post

"Mr. Simon's play is as funny as ever-the customary avalanche of hilarity, and landslide of pure unbuttoned joy." - The New York Times