http://www.TheaterNewsOnline.com/BookReviews/ Book Reviews on TheaterNewsOnline.com en-us Copyright 2013, TheaterNewsOnline.com. All Rights Reserved info@ecomsolutions.net info@ecomsolutions.net http://theaternewsonline.com/BookReviews/CURTAINCALL.cfm Gerald Schoenfeld gives a candid look into how he rose to the top of theater production and the personalities he knew along the way. MATT WINDMAN http://theaternewsonline.com/BookReviews/STRANGERINASTRANGELAND.cfm Actress Kristen Johnston handles tales of addiction and recovery with unflinching honesty in her memoir. JESSICA BRANCH http://theaternewsonline.com/BookReviews/NEVERENOUGHSPOTLIGHT.cfm Accounts of Edward Petherbridge s childhood mark the highlight of this biography. The rest falls on the self-aggrandizing side. RHODA KOENIG http://theaternewsonline.com/BookReviews/LYRICSOFGRANDEUR.cfm Stephen Sondheim felt that two volumes were necessary to fully explain to everyone why he is so brilliant and others are not. RHODA KOENIG http://theaternewsonline.com/BookReviews/WHOAMI.cfm In this monster of a biography, Jonathan Croall celebrates the mastery of John Gielgud s career and decodes as much as one can of the mystery behind the man. RHODA KOENIG http://theaternewsonline.com/BookReviews/REFLECTIONSOFTHESON.cfm In this eloquent memoir about his father, Michael Frayn takes us through moments of pain and gentle humor in a way that is both understated and touchingly open. JOHN NATHAN http://theaternewsonline.com/BookReviews/ASIWASSAYING.cfm Judi Dench s book as told to John Miller is officially not a biography and meant instead to clear some things up; yet she manages only in telling us what we already know. RHODA KOENIG http://theaternewsonline.com/BookReviews/ANACTORSLIFE.cfm Simon Callow focuses on his work as an actor in his autobiography. RHODA KOENIG http://theaternewsonline.com/BookReviews/NOTALLROSES.cfm Kathleen Turner autobiography lets it all hang out. You get to see the vulnerabilities as well as the accomplishments and the raging ego. Sandy MacDonald http://theaternewsonline.com/BookReviews/EARACHES.cfm In How Sondheim Found His Sound , Steve Swayne tries to define his subject by checking out his record collection. A novel idea, but not necessarily so Drew Pisarra http://theaternewsonline.com/BookReviews/TARNISHEDIMAGE.cfm Having said all there is to say about the Broadway musical, Ethan Mordden sets his sights on the Broadway drama in All That Glittered -with mixed results Clive Hirschhorn http://theaternewsonline.com/BookReviews/ButWhatOfHisCraft.cfm Sir Laurence Olivier, despite occasional protestations to the contrary, was never entirely content to be a mere performer. The press, his peers, the nobility of England and his legions of fans... Jeff Lewonczyk http://theaternewsonline.com/BookReviews/ThatWasTheYearThat.cfm Theres an audacious, even ingenious idea at work in A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599. Rather than drain the same few drops of scant biographical evidence for every single possible meaning... Drew Pisarra http://theaternewsonline.com/BookReviews/SurvivalInstinctsIntact.cfm Why isn't Donna McKechnie a cult idol? After all, her life is the stuff of showbiz legend ... Jessica Branch