[ePub] Glaring Through Oblivion by Serj Tankian at Arts-Photography

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The authorized biography of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein. In Wendy and the Lost Boys bestselling author Julie Salamon explores the life of playwright Wendy Wassersteins most expertly crafted character: herself. The first woman playwright to win a Tony Award; Wendy Wasserstein was a Broadway titan. But with her high- pitched giggle and unkempt curls; she projected an image of warmth and familiarity. Everyone knew Wendy Wasserstein. Or thought they did. Born on October 18; 1950; in Brooklyn; New York; to Polish Jewish immigrant parents; Wendy was the youngest of Lola and Morris Wassersteins five children. Lola had big dreams for her children. They didnt disappoint: Sandra; Wendys glamorous sister; became a high- ranking corporate executive at a time when Fortune 500 companies were an impenetrable boys club. Their brother Bruce became a billionaire superstar of the investment banking world. Yet behind the familys remarkable success was a fiercely guarded world of private tragedies. Wendy perfected the family art of secrecy while cultivating a densely populated inner circle. Her friends included theater elite such as playwright Christopher Durang; Lincoln Center Artistic Director Andreacute; Bishop; former New York Times theater critic Frank Rich; and countless others. And still almost no one knew that Wendy was pregnant when; at age forty-eight; she was rushed to Mount Sinai Hospital to deliver Lucy Jane three months premature. The paternity of her daughter remains a mystery. At the time of Wendys tragically early death less than six years later; very few were aware that she was gravely ill. The cherished confidante to so many; Wendy privately endured her greatest heartbreaks alone. In Wendy and the Lost Boys; Salamon assembles the fractured pieces; revealing Wendy in full. Though she lived an uncommon life; she spoke to a generation of women during an era of vast change. Revisiting Wendys works-The Heidi Chronicles and others-we see Wendy in the free space of the theater; where her many selves all found voice. Here Wendy spoke in the most intimate of terms about everything that matters most: family and love; dreams and devastation. And that is the Wendy of Neverland; the Wendy who will never grow old.