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petzipellepingo.livejournal.com A Stage Life : Arthur Laurents : A Slideshow .
Comparing Stage Notes on Laurents
By JASON ZINOMAN
Asked by New York Magazine to talk about the pugnacious writer Arthur Laurents in 2009, the composer Mary Rodgers Guettel responded bluntly, “Call me back when he’s dead.” So I did. The answer remained: no comment.
Since Mr. Laurents died only last week, at 93, this was surely good manners. Considering that he was one of the most formidable, storied and intimidating figures in the history of Broadway, it would also not be surprising if some peers remained careful about what they said, because his would be one ghost who held a grudge.
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Comparing Stage Notes on Laurents
By JASON ZINOMAN
Asked by New York Magazine to talk about the pugnacious writer Arthur Laurents in 2009, the composer Mary Rodgers Guettel responded bluntly, “Call me back when he’s dead.” So I did. The answer remained: no comment.
Since Mr. Laurents died only last week, at 93, this was surely good manners. Considering that he was one of the most formidable, storied and intimidating figures in the history of Broadway, it would also not be surprising if some peers remained careful about what they said, because his would be one ghost who held a grudge.
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