A better director might be able to ease some of the rough transitions, but the shifts from one era and locale to another with nary a costume change are always going to present problems. Wohl offers up a honed, engaging perf and has the requisite charisma for this task, though a solo outing would smooth the play’s herky-jerky structure. In this week's Oscar preview edition of The Hollywood Reporter, Collins looks back at. He might even be able to charm theatergoers the way he obviously did Tapert and Hart. Mr Lazar was eventually indicted over the ruse after participating in more than 70 Milberg Weiss lawsuits and allegedly claiming over 2. Thumbnails 1 of 10 Master of Ceremonies Literary agent Irving Swifty' Lazar with novelist Jackie Collins. Certainly that would allow the Lazar character to connect more with the audience. For his 70th birthday in 1977, Lazar invited 200 revelers to Tavern on the Green, including Halston, Diane von Furstenberg, Bianca Jagger and Truman Capote. Play might work better as a one-man show. Born Samuel Lazar to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, he graduated from Fordham University and Brooklyn Law School in 1931. There’s nothing tragic in watching someone take advantage of a fellow as unappealing as Swifty. Early life and education Born Samuel Lazar to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, he graduated from Fordham University and Brooklyn Law School in 1931. Hap Arnold, for instance, provide some zip to an often dreary evening.īut Hart’s attempts to get at deeper issues by introducing two Lazar associates, the golddigging Alicia Kwan (Karen Lew) and the potentially backstabbing Alan Nevins (Scoot Powell), fall flat. Irving Paul ' Swifty ' Lazar (Ma December 30, 1993) was an American talent agent and dealmaker, representing both movie stars and authors. Lazar’s years in the Army and his encounters with Gen. There are, however, a few unusual twists, even if their veracity remains unclear. It’s not a particularly unusual tale: Poor Jewish kid from Gotham’s Lower East Side grows up to become big-shot Hollywood maven with all the trappings of success. 30, 1993) Thursday at the Westwood Village Chapel and the reception afterward at Spago were classy, chic, with the creme de la creme. Hart relates Lazar’s saga by shifting between present gripes and embellished reminiscences. The memorial service for Irving Paul Lazar (March 28, 1907-Dec. He is also regaling Annette Tapert (Linda Gehringer), on assignment from Vanity Fair, with stories of the good ol’ days. Swifty (David Wohl) - a name Lazar despised, by the way - is planning the Spago party for the first time since the death of his wife Mary, just a few months before. Taking Annette Tapert’s biography as its inspiration, the play opens in 1993, the year of Lazar’s death.
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