Publisher Description
Broadway legend Elaine Stritch stars as author Lillian Hellman in Peter Feibleman’s beguiling account of Hellman’s tumultuous relationship across several decades with a man 25 years her junior, played by Oscar nominee Bruce Davison.
Accompanied by the original music of Carly Simon. Includes a conversation with Hellman scholar Deborah Martinson, author of Lillian Hellman: A Life with Foxes and Scoundrels.
Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in February 2000.
Directed by Rosalind Ayres
Producing Director Susan Albert Loewenberg
Samantha Bennett as Esther Bruce
Bruce Davison as Cuff
Claudette Nevins as Women’s Voices
Raphael Sbarge as Men’s Voices
Elaine Stritch as Lilly
Radio Producer: Raymond Guarna
Foley Artist/Stage Manager: John Lovick
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About the Narrators
Bruce
Davison, narrator, received critics’ praise for his reading of On the Waterfront, an adaptation that
was named a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award in 2004. As an actor, he
has enjoyed an over four-decade career including everything from Shakespeare to
Seinfeld. On Broadway, he starred in The
Elephant Man and earned numerous other strong theatrical roles, winning the
Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for his work in Streamers in 1977. In film, he’s won a Golden Globe, a NSFC Award,
and other awards for best supporting actor. His numerous television credits
include General Hospital and Knight Rider. He has also occasionally
served as a writer, producer, and director. He lives with his family in the Los
Angeles area.
Emily Rankin is an audio narrator and winner of two AudioFile Earphones Awards.