Among the cast, from top, are Anne Levy, Bryan Brendle and Candy Simmons. I’ve been waiting for a Dorothy Parker production that isn’t set in the Roaring Twenties. Who hasn’t thought that “A Telephone Call” couldn’t be done with a cell phone in hand, rather than one of those old-fashioned big black rotary dial things?…
Author: Kevin Fitzpatrick
I'm a writer and sightseeing guide. I'm the author and editor of seven books tied to New York history. I started the Dorothy Parker Society in 1999 with friends at the Algonquin Hotel.
New Parker Show Sparkles
The cast of The Sexes (According to Dorothy Parker) after the show at the New York Comedy Club. It’s taken a group of young actors to finally bring Dorothy Parker into the 21st Century, and they pulled it off marvelously. I’m talking about “The Sexes (According to Dorothy Parker)” playing now through Friday at the…
More Parker Originals Added
We received photocopies of original Dorothy Parker material, as they appeared in magazines long ago. We’ve been scanning in a few at a time, so fans can see how they looked with the original illustrations. They are quite beautiful to see and read. “Paging St. Patrick” w/ illustration by Charles Baskerville; Life, 1922; “To Marjorie…
Parker Show in Baltimore
If you live near Baltimore, trek on over to the Baltimore Book Festival this Sunday, September 30, at 3:30 P.M. in the Coffee Bar & Poetry Stage. Niki Lee will be performing excerpts from her new play here lies dorothy parker at the festival; there’s information at www.nikilee.com and www.baltimoreevents.org. We did a short e-mail…
More Books on Sale
The What the Hell Book Shop has some new additions. There’s a few books that might appeal to Dorothy Parker fans that have been added. These are from Round Table members Harold Ross, Harpo Marx and an audio book of Robert Benchley’s best stuff. For every book or purchase you make from this site, the…
Hooray for Hollywood
Kristin McMahon is going to head things up for us all in Tinseltown. The Dorothy Parker Society of New York is pleased to announce it has found a West Coast President. Kristin McMahon, a resident of Los Angeles and recently in New York for pleasure, had lunch with us at the Algonquin Hotel. Over a…