[audiobook] Lighting Technology by Brian Fitt; Joe Thornley at Arts-Photography

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(Applause Books). David Rothenbergs multilayered life thrust him into Broadways brightest lights; prison riots; political campaigns; civil rights sit-ins; and a Central American civil war. In his memoir; Fortune in My Eyes ; his journey includes many of the most celebrated names in the theater: Richard Burton; Elizabeth Taylor; Bette Davis; Sir John Gielgud; Charles Boyer; Peggy Lee; Eartha Kitt; Charles Laughton; Alvin Ailey; and numerous others. David produced an Off-Broadway prison drama; Fortune and Mens Eyes ; which reshaped his life. John Herberts chilling play led directly to the creation of the Fortune Society; which has evolved into one of the nations most formidable advocacy and service organizations in criminal justice. David was Elizabeth Taylors opening night date at the Richard Burton Hamlet a distant cry from his entering Attica prison during that institutions famed inmate uprising...just two of the experiences revealed in this memoir. As a theater publicist and producer and as a social activist he shares experiences with presidents (JFK and Bill Clinton) and with anonymous men and women; out of prison; who have fought to reclaim their lives. The human drama of the formerly incarcerated is a match for many of the entertainment worlds most fabled characters.