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Possibly the best movie-related news in the world of Dorothy Parker came down this week. According to the New York Daily News, Bradley Cooper is behind a remake of A Star Is Born, and his Vicki Lester will be Lady Gaga to his Norman Maine. The 1937 classic screenplay was co-created by Dorothy Parker, her…
The New York State Writers Hall of Fame has added to its august body. The induction ceremony is next month at The Lambs, and more fantastic writers are joining the Hall of Fame. The honorees are chosen by the Empire State Center for the Book. Dorothy Parker was admitted in 2011 and Edna Ferber was…
The appeal of Dorothy Parker is universal, and a new production in Brazil based on her work has been put onstage. The Pequeno Ato (Little Act) Theatre in São Paulo has “Just One More,” directed by Einat Falbel and Giseli Ramos. There must be something about Mrs. Parker’s appeal in the country; in 2011 a…
A new Dorothy Parker show opens on Friday, April 1, as part of the Tennessee Williams Literary Festival in New Orleans. From the press release: WIT & WRATH: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DOROTHY PARKER Written and performed by Claudia Baumgarten; Directed by Diana Shortes; Musical accompaniment by Lulu. Are Dorothy Parker’s self-deprecating quips, biting…
The next Algonquin Round Table Walking Tour will be on Saturday, Sept. 26, at noon. Advance tickets are onsale now, or buy them on the walk, $20 per person. The Algonquin Round Table comes alive in the only New York walking tour devoted to the famed literary group. The 2-hour walk celebrates Franklin P. Adams,…
Our Parkerfest 2015, held July 25, made a nice summer return to Flute, which where we held the first gathering sixteen years ago. Since 1999 a lot has been changed, but the old speakeasy that was once Texas Guinan’s Club Intime still seems like a throwback to a different era. Our partners in Wit’s End,…