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Chasing Broadway
Liz, the daughter of a famous New York playwright, writes a bad play and the leading man tries to help her save it. Just when she starts to fall for the only person with the guts to tell her that her play stinks, her ex-husband, a former actor, shows up to try to win her back. A love triangle results. After an unexpected event, the fate of the family theater hangs in the balance, and Liz must make choices that will either destroy her love life or bring it to a standing ovation.
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First published January 1, 2012
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November 26, 2012
NEW YORK MINUTE: A Romantic Comedy by Eve Paludan[Charlotte M. Liebel Review]
The magic of entertainers on Broadway as told in NEW YORK MINUTE: A Romantic Comedy by Eve Paludan says it all in this 1980s production. The dialogue is hilarious and the characters are well-developed with interesting and believable backgrounds. This is an entertaining story to read in the shortest period of time with romance, drama, and crime.
Eve Paludan writes about a pretty rich girl playwright who creates a script for a production on Broadway. Her father happens to have award-winning plays and she wants to impress him and make a name for herself. The best part is that this is a comedy with dialogue and antics that are so outrageous that they bring to mind absent-minded professors and dipsy starlets.The plot takes on a life of it’s own early in this romantic comedy of errors. Look for family drama, ex-husbands, jealousy, and unexpected crime. Just try to guess which couples end-up together.
The most unique feature of NEW YORK MINUTE: A Romantic Comedy appears to be that the story reads as a script written for a stage production. Then, within the story, is a play. The story opens with Liz London the playwright who is emotionally livid at the interpretation of her dialogue by the actors–in particular Jillian the leading lady. Liz is now challenged to play the female lead to demonstrate feelings and emotions that have been lost in translation.
A romantic connection is experienced between Liz London and Beau Randall the leading man and the acting is great to everyone’s surprise. A long weekend begins. Meanwhile the leading lady leaves in a huff but she is still scheduled to do the lead.
Liz allows Beau to escort her home and a chain of life-altering experiences change their professional relationship. As they exit the subway, Beau discovers his wallet was stolen with all his money, credit cards, and identification. While he is on the phone at the apartment reporting the theft and arranging for duplicates, Liz’s best friend, her ex-husband, shows up for an extended sleep-over.
The story takes humorous and tragic turns but the ending is pure genius. The author resolves the questionable and complicated scenarios she has created for the story-line and more for the play within. Often her rich dialogue alternately delights and defuses tense moments.
Ms. Paludan shows how deeply theatre life is ingrained and that such dedication reflects in theatre and personal lives for actors and playwrights. History shows that the first taste of limelight begins in youth. It has to be lived to be understood. Abandonment of self is the life of the artist. It is emotional, and something else.
Memories recall stories of the 99-seat theatres of NYC, Off-Off Broadway, and playhouse and thespian diehards of the 1980s. The resemblance to actual background history of actors, directors, and playwrights is uncanny. Recall how the leading male and female fall in lust for one another. Remember jealousy, and understudies disappearing.
This is one of my favorite Eve Paludan tales and it was written early in her writing career. Her gift for comedic dialogue and storytelling is hilarious and this story is every bit as funny today as it was in the 1980s. Samuel French Inc Plays has to be her next stop.
Read the magnificent eBook NEW YORK MINUTE: A Romantic Comedy by Eve Paludan. http://amzn.to/TmGI2J
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New York Minute: A Romantic Comedy
The magic of entertainers on Broadway as told in NEW YORK MINUTE: A Romantic Comedy by Eve Paludan says it all in this 1980s production. The dialogue is hilarious and the characters are well-developed with interesting and believable backgrounds. This is an entertaining story to read in the shortest period of time with romance, drama, and crime.
Eve Paludan writes about a pretty rich girl playwright who creates a script for a production on Broadway. Her father happens to have award-winning plays and she wants to impress him and make a name for herself. The best part is that this is a comedy with dialogue and antics that are so outrageous that they bring to mind absent-minded professors and dipsy starlets.The plot takes on a life of it’s own early in this romantic comedy of errors. Look for family drama, ex-husbands, jealousy, and unexpected crime. Just try to guess which couples end-up together.
The most unique feature of NEW YORK MINUTE: A Romantic Comedy appears to be that the story reads as a script written for a stage production. Then, within the story, is a play. The story opens with Liz London the playwright who is emotionally livid at the interpretation of her dialogue by the actors–in particular Jillian the leading lady. Liz is now challenged to play the female lead to demonstrate feelings and emotions that have been lost in translation.
A romantic connection is experienced between Liz London and Beau Randall the leading man and the acting is great to everyone’s surprise. A long weekend begins. Meanwhile the leading lady leaves in a huff but she is still scheduled to do the lead.
Liz allows Beau to escort her home and a chain of life-altering experiences change their professional relationship. As they exit the subway, Beau discovers his wallet was stolen with all his money, credit cards, and identification. While he is on the phone at the apartment reporting the theft and arranging for duplicates, Liz’s best friend, her ex-husband, shows up for an extended sleep-over.
The story takes humorous and tragic turns but the ending is pure genius. The author resolves the questionable and complicated scenarios she has created for the story-line and more for the play within. Often her rich dialogue alternately delights and defuses tense moments.
Ms. Paludan shows how deeply theatre life is ingrained and that such dedication reflects in theatre and personal lives for actors and playwrights. History shows that the first taste of limelight begins in youth. It has to be lived to be understood. Abandonment of self is the life of the artist. It is emotional, and something else.
Memories recall stories of the 99-seat theatres of NYC, Off-Off Broadway, and playhouse and thespian diehards of the 1980s. The resemblance to actual background history of actors, directors, and playwrights is uncanny. Recall how the leading male and female fall in lust for one another. Remember jealousy, and understudies disappearing.
This is one of my favorite Eve Paludan tales and it was written early in her writing career. Her gift for comedic dialogue and storytelling is hilarious and this story is every bit as funny today as it was in the 1980s. Samuel French Inc Plays has to be her next stop.
Read the magnificent eBook NEW YORK MINUTE: A Romantic Comedy by Eve Paludan. http://amzn.to/TmGI2J
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I...
New York Minute: A Romantic Comedy
May 30, 2014
Chasing Broadway!
As usual couldn't put it down! Eve always knows how to reel readers in and what they want. I really liked the main characters in this book. Also liked the back round story of theater production. Loved the characters of Liz, Beau, and Richard but to be honest was somewhat surprised by how the last part of the book ended. My heart was so involved that I wanted it to end a certain way and when it didn't I was a little let down. In the end, it was a viable ending and accepted it as such. This is also what separates the "great" from the good writers. Eve Paludan knows how to intertwine well developed characters into a plausible plot which makes an enjoyable, unable to put down read almost every time! Also included with this book, was a short ghost story called Pandora's boxes which was an extra treat that I absolutely loved and left me wanting more!
As usual couldn't put it down! Eve always knows how to reel readers in and what they want. I really liked the main characters in this book. Also liked the back round story of theater production. Loved the characters of Liz, Beau, and Richard but to be honest was somewhat surprised by how the last part of the book ended. My heart was so involved that I wanted it to end a certain way and when it didn't I was a little let down. In the end, it was a viable ending and accepted it as such. This is also what separates the "great" from the good writers. Eve Paludan knows how to intertwine well developed characters into a plausible plot which makes an enjoyable, unable to put down read almost every time! Also included with this book, was a short ghost story called Pandora's boxes which was an extra treat that I absolutely loved and left me wanting more!
August 7, 2014
Chasing Broadway is a story of choices; how choices of the past affect the present and the future. This is also a story of triangles; a daughter caught between a man she loved and her father's disapproval and a woman caught between two very distinct men all woven around a fledgling Broadway play, a murder and an amazing discovery about a mother. The conversations between Liz, Beau and Richard are well written and sometimes make you feel as if you are eavesdropping through the walls. Eve Paludan has done well.
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February 10, 2016272pgs, comic, she writes a bad play and the leading man tries to help her save it. Just when she starts to fall for the only person with the guts to tell her that her play stinks, her ex-husband, a former actor, shows up to try to win her back. A love triangle results. After an unexpected event, the fate of the family theater hangs in the balance, and Liz must make choices that will either destroy her love life or bring it to a standing ovation.
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