1977 (1st Edition) DARLING YOU WERE WONDERFUL Broadway Theatre Sabinson Vtg Book

Description: This appears to be a first edition. The page edge is discolored (see photos) but doesn’t appear to impact the pages. Please check out the photos. Harvey Sabinson (1924–2020) was a notable figure in American theater, recognized for his long career as a press agent and his leadership in the Broadway League. Early in his career, he promoted major Broadway productions such as The Odd Couple, Hello, Dolly!, and 1776, and worked with stars like Barbra Streisand and Carol Channing. He later served as the executive director of the Broadway League from 1982 to 1995, where he significantly contributed to the theater industry. Sabinson also authored a memoir, Darling, You Were Wonderful, published in 1977. The book details his experiences in the world of Broadway and the challenges of his career. For his contributions to theater, Sabinson received numerous honors, including a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1995 and recognition from the American Theater Hall of Fame. In this memoir, Harvey looks back on his star, study career and spins an enchanting memoir that reads like a who’s who of the American theater. As one of the theaters leading press agents for nearly 30 years, Harvey worked on more than 250 Broadway and off Broadway productions, including Those of David, Merrick, Stewart Ostrow, Saint-Subber, and Alexander H. Cohen, among others. He has publicized the work of playwrights from Shakespeare to Simon, from Aristophanes to Zindel. Among the stars with whom he has worked, our Gwen Vernon, Julie Andrews, Lucille Ball, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Zero Mostel, Peter Ustinov, Katharine Hepburn, Lauren Bacall, and scores of other theatrical luminaries. From his unique vantage point, Harvey provides an insiders view of the way the theater works – the tension, the hard work, the frustrations, the excitement, the talent, the egos, the pettiness, and the grandness that are all part of that special world.

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