I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers
| I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers | |
|---|---|
| Written by | John Logan |
| Characters | Sue Mengers |
| Date premiered | 24 April 2013 |
| Place premiered | Booth Theatre, New York |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | Sue Mengers Hollywood |
| Genre | biographical |
I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers is a 2013 American one-act play by John Logan, about the talent agent Sue Mengers.[1][2]
Productions
The debut 2013 American production starred Bette Midler.[3] The play cost $2.4 million and recouped its cost in eight weeks.[4]
The Australian premiere of the play was a new Melbourne Theatre Company production in October 2014, starring Miriam Margolyes as Mengers and directed by Dean Bryant.[5]
Chinatown controversy
In the play, Mengers claims that Jane Fonda turned down the role of Evelyn in the 1974 film Chinatown, which ended up being a defining role for Faye Dunaway. In 2013, Fonda responded by saying that director Roman Polanski had never really offered her the part, and that it was written for Dunaway.[6]
References
- ^ Peter Biskind, "When Sue Was Queen", Vanity Fair April 2000 accessed 12 July 2013
- ^ Maureen Dowd, "Baby It's Sue!" Vanity Fair April 2013 accessed 12 July 2013
- ^ Patrick Healy, "After Years of Playing Bette, Another Role", New York Times, April 10, 2013 accessed 12 July 2013
- ^ "Bette Midler Pushes B’way’s ‘I’ll Eat You Last’ Into the Black" Variety 30 May 2013 accessed 12 July 2013
- ^ Melbourne Theatre Company accessed 17 September 2013
- ^ http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/and-more/roman-polanski-never-offered-me-the-role-in-chinatown-jane-fonda_135862.html, first published, June 02, 2013, 11:35; viewed 7-3-2014.