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| published: Random House, 1971 |
premiered: Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1970 |
| The Gingerbread Lady is a faulty
play, but one of my favorites. Lillian Hellman bitterly learned as a young playwright the
pitfalls of trying to mix comedy with tragedy. I have held fast to the belief that if it
happens in life, why can't it happen on the stage? With all its faults, I think The
Gingerbread Lady is a better play than critics would have us believe, as Ms. McGovern
has concluded. In any event, it led me into uncharted waters where I discovered new
directions for the future. NEIL SIMON
Los Angeles, Nov. 7th, 1977
(McGovern, 1979) |
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(Betsy von Furstenberg, Ayn Ruymen, Maureen Stapleton,
Michael Lombard)
(photo-Joseph Abeles Studios) |
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