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John Lahr
Honky Tonk Parade: The New Yorker Profiles (Overlook) John Lahr, theater critic for The New Yorker explains the autobiographical origins of his profiles. His father was the great clown Bert Lahr--but the cowardly lion tended toward silence at home...
By Michael Silverblatt • • 30m Listen: The New Yorker Profiles
(Overlook)
The theater critic for The New Yorker explains the autobiographical origins of his profiles. His father was the great clown Bert Lahr--but the cowardly lion tended toward silence at home. John Lahr follows his subjects from stage to living room in order to understand the strange impulse to perform.
Read an excerpt from Honky Tonk Parade.