'Angels in America' - which is composed of two three-hour plays, 'Millennium Approaches' and 'Perestroika' - proved to be a watershed drama, the most lyrical and ambitious augury of an era since Tennessee Williams's 'The Glass Menagerie.' John Lahr ambitiousamericaangel share on social
A prose writer never sees a reader walk out of a book; for a playwright, it's another matter. An audience is an invaluable education. In my experience, theatre artists don't know what they've made until they've made it. John Lahr artistaudiencebook share on social
Dame Edna is that rarest sighting in our time of the absolute comic, an inspired personification of caprice whose comedy answered the primal call to take the audience for a tumble. John Lahr absoluteansweraudience Change image and share on social
His life was one long extravaganza, like living inside a Faberge egg. John Lahr eggextravaganzafaberge Change image and share on social
When Elvis made his mass-media debut on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' - his notorious gyrations filmed only from the waist up - I fell off the family chaise longue with delight. John Lahr chaisedebutdelight Change image and share on social