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Book Synopsis A reflection on one of Broadway''s most iconic flops, this memoir follows a musical that featured one of the silver screen''s most powerful personalities. Bette Davis was nominated for twelve Academy Awards and twice won the Best Actress award, starring in classics like Jezebel, The Letter, The Little Foxes, All About Eve and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, among many more. In 1974, the living legend agreed to star in Miss Moffat, a musical adaptation of Emlyn Williams'' The Corn in Green. Expectations were high, but Miss Moffat opened and then abruptly closed, leading theatre gossips to speculate on what went wrong.
Early in his career, Kevin Lane Dearinger, a young actor who had recently relocated to New York, landed a minor role in Miss Moffat. Inexperienced and unsure of himself, he kept a journal of his observations and experiences throughout production. He observed the older and more seasoned Miss Davi
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Apologia
- One. The Warm-Up: Auditions
- Two. Warm-Up at an East Side Brunch
- Three. Rehearsals: Round One
- Four. Rehearsals: Round Two
- Five. Philadelphia Rehearsals: Round Three
- Six. Into the Ring
- Seven. Tending the Bruises
- Eight. Total Knockout
- Epilogue. A Brief Rematch: One Night Only
- Miss Moffat Facts
- Select Biographies
- Index
