Description: Die Mommie Die! by Charles Busch Comic melodrama.Little Theatre.Characters: 3 male. 3 female.Interior set.Newly revised! This comic melodrama evokes the 1960's movie thrillers that featured such aging cinematic icons as Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Lana Turner and Susan Hayward. Faded pop singer, Angela Andrews, is trapped in a corrosive marriage to film producer, Sol Sussman. In her attempt to find happiness with her younger lover, an out of work TV star, Angela murders her husband with the aid of a poisoned suppository. In a plot that reflects both Greek tragedy as well as Hollywood folklore, Angela's resentful daughter, Edith, convinces Angela's emotionally disturbed son, Lance, to avenge their father's death by killing their mother. Lance, demanding proof of Angela's crime, slips some LSD into her after-dinner coffee, triggering a wild acid trip that exposes all of Angela's dark secrets. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Comic melodrama. Little Theatre. Characters: 3 male. 3 female. Interior set. Newly revised! This comic melodrama evokes the 1960s movie thrillers that featured such aging cinematic icons as Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Lana Turner and Susan Hayward. Faded pop singer, Angela Andrews, is trapped in a corrosive marriage to film producer, Sol Sussman. In her attempt to find happiness with her younger lover, an out of work TV star, Angela murd Author Biography Charles Busch is the playwright of the award-winning Broadway play The Tale of the Allergists Wife, and author/star of such plays as The Lady in Question, Red Scare on Sunset, and Vampire Lesbians of Sodom. He also starred in his film version of Psycho Beach Party, and in Die, Mommie, Die!, for which he won Best Performance. Details ISBN0573623600 Author Charles Busch Pages 90 Language English ISBN-10 0573623600 ISBN-13 9780573623608 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 812.54 Year 2010 Publication Date 2010-11-12 Residence US Short Title DIE MOMMIE DIE NEW/E Imprint Samuel French Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DOI 10.1604/9780573623608 AU Release Date 2010-11-12 NZ Release Date 2010-11-12 UK Release Date 2010-11-12 Illustrations Illustrations, black and white Publisher Samuel French Ltd Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:40254841;
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Book Title: Die Mommie Die!
Author: Charles Busch
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Plays
Publisher: Samuel French Ltd
Publication Year: 2010
Number of Pages: 90 Pages