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Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  2w, 6m

George Axelrod

"A funny writer who has another good central idea and a knack for writing hilarious dialogue." - The New York Times

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 6m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Farce

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Summary
A mild, young reporter comes to interview the current motion picture goddess as she lounges for a massage. He encounters a high-powered agent who, for successive ten percents of the reporter’s soul, arranges for the goddess to fall madly in love with him, and even wins an Oscar for him. But, in the third act, with little percent of his soul left, the writer manages to wrench free from both Hollywood and the goddess. Orson Bean played the original Broadway role as the ineffectual reporter, and garnered many laughs as he dodged the actress’ husky boyfriend and tumbled upstairs from one success to another.
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"A funny writer who has another good central idea and a knack for writing hilarious dialogue. " - The New York Times

"The laughs were frequent and full-throated." - The New York Journal American

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George Axelrod

George Axelrod

George Axelrod was born and raised in New York City, the son of silent actress Betty Carpenter. Growing up, he often hung around Broadway theatres and eventually landed a job working backstage. During World War II, he served in the Army Signal Corps. Through the late ’40s ...

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