Letters from Backstage: The Adventures of a Touring Stage Actor - Softcover

Kostroff, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1581154410 ISBN 13: 9781581154412

Publisher: Allworth Press, 2005

Synopsis

Part backstage tour, part travelogue, part social commentary, all funny and insightful Adventures in more than 20 US cities, large and small Anecdotes about celebrities, including Mel Brooks, Susan Stroman, Jason Alexander, and Martin Short Ever wonder what it’s like to be a real working actor? Wonder no more! Michael Kostroff is here to reveal, in hilarious detail, just what it’s like to travel with the road companies of The Producers and Les Miserables. His firsthand account of the exciting, funny, and sometimes bizarre highlights of his journey includes working at a temp job when his agent calls to say, You got the part!”; singing on a revolving stage while lugging a dead body; seeing ghosts in haunted theaters; and much more. Along the way, anecdotes about nailing an audition, keeping a performance fresh, and getting along with fellow cast members give useful tips for working actors. Anyone who wants to know what a life in the theater is really like needs this intimate and unforgettable narrative.

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About this title

From the Publisher:

At the ripe old age of 41, Michael Kostroff’s childhood dream came true when he was cast in the first national tour of The Producers. He toured with the show for a year, and then, immediately afterwards, toured for a year with Les Misérables. While traveling, Kostroff, who is also a freelance writer, kept in touch with friends back home with short stories about road life.

From the Author:

"Letters from Backstage started as a series of e-mails to friends back home," says the author." I wanted to take them all with me, put them in the room, and share the adventure."

With a chapter for each tour stop, Letters from Backstage offers the reader the chance to go behind-the-scenes, and see what the touring life is really like, behind all the glitz and glamour. As one reader put it, "Move over, ‘Reality TV.’ This is ‘Reality Reading’ at its most powerful!"

About this edition

• Publisher: Allworth Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1581154410
• ISBN 13: 9781581154412
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224