I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers explained
| I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers |
| Characters: | Sue Mengers |
| Premiere: | 24 April 2013 |
| Place: | Booth Theatre, New York |
| Orig Lang: | English |
| Subject: | Sue Mengers
Hollywood |
| Genre: | biographical |
I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers is a 2013 American one-act play by John Logan, about the talent agent Sue Mengers.[1] [2]
Productions
The debut 2013 American production starred Bette Midler.[3] The play, which cost $2.4 million to produce, was a hit.[4]
The Australian premiere of the play was a new Melbourne Theatre Company production in October 2014, starring Miriam Margolyes as Mengers and directed by Dean Bryant.[5]
Chinatown controversy
In the play, Mengers claims that Jane Fonda turned down the role of Evelyn in the 1974 film Chinatown, which ended up being a defining role for Faye Dunaway. In 2013, Fonda responded by saying that director Roman Polanski had never really offered her the part, and that it was written for Dunaway.[6]
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/features/2000/04/sue-mengers-200004 Peter Biskind, "When Sue Was Queen", Vanity Fair April 2000
- http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2013/04/bette-midler-sue-mengers-broadway Maureen Dowd, "Baby It's Sue!" Vanity Fair April 2013
- http://theater.nytimes.com/2013/04/14/theater/bette-midler-back-on-broadway-in-ill-eat-you-last.html?ref=reviews Patrick Healy, "After Years of Playing Bette, Another Role", New York Times, April 10, 2013
- https://variety.com/2013/legit/news/bette-midler-pushes-bways-ill-eat-you-last-into-the-black-1200489806/ "Bette Midler Pushes B'way’s ‘I’ll Eat You Last’ Into the Black" Variety 30 May 2013
- http://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/mainstage-2014/i-ll-eat-you-last/ Melbourne Theatre Company
- Web site: Roman Polanski never offered me the role in 'Chinatown': Jane Fonda. 2 June 2013. Zee News.
