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Book SynopsisWhen the young composer Douglas Cohen first secured the musical rights to the novel No Way to Treat a Lady by William Goldmanthe acclaimed author of The Princess Bride and Marathon Manhe hoped it would be his big break, the first step on a gilt path to artistic triumph and commercial success in the form of a hit Broadway musical.
What happened after that, while memorable, was anything but.
How to Survive a Killer Musical chronicles Cohen''s decade-long quest to bring that musical to the stagewriting, re-writing, and shepherding it across the US and Europe amidst all manner of adversity and plain rotten luck. It''s a fascinating portrait of passion, persistence, and resiliencea coming-of-age story populated with famous mentors and formidable adversaries, told with refreshing honesty and humor.
On Cohen''s journey, he introduces us to an indelible cast of characters including a two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter who invites Cohen to his personal screening r
