{"product_id":"shy-the-alarmingly-outspoken-memoirs-of-mary-rodgers-paperback","title":"Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Rodgers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJesse Green\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe memoirs of Mary Rodgers--writer, composer, Broadway royalty, and \"a woman who tried everything.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"What am I, bologna?\" Mary Rodgers (1931-2014) often said. She was referring to being stuck in the middle of a talent sandwich: the daughter of one composer and the mother of another. And not just any composers. Her father was Richard Rodgers, perhaps the greatest American melodist; her son, Adam Guettel, a worthy successor. What that leaves out is Mary herself, also a composer, whose musical \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Mattress\u003c\/i\u003e remains one of the rare revivable Broadway hits written by a woman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eShy \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of how it all happened: how Mary grew from an angry child, constrained by privilege and a parent's overwhelming gift, to become not just a theater figure in her own right but also a renowned author of books for young readers (including the classic \u003ci\u003eFreaky Friday\u003c\/i\u003e) and, in a final grand turn, a doyenne of philanthropy and the chairman of the Juilliard School. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut in telling these stories--with copious annotations, contradictions, and interruptions from Jesse Green, the chief theater critic of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e--\u003ci\u003eShy \u003c\/i\u003ealso tells another, about a woman liberating herself from disapproving parents and pervasive sexism to find art and romance on her own terms. Whether writing for Judy Holliday or Rin Tin Tin, dating Hal Prince or falling for Stephen Sondheim over a game of chess at thirteen, Rodgers grabbed every chance possible--and then some. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth an eyewitness report from the golden age of American musical theater and a tale of a woman striving for a meaningful life, \u003ci\u003eShy \u003c\/i\u003eis, above all, a chance to sit at the feet of the kind of woman they don't make anymore--and never did. They make themselves.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Rodgers \u003c\/b\u003e(1931-2014) was an accomplished composer, author, and screenwriter. She was the author of the novel\u003ci\u003e Freaky Friday \u003c\/i\u003eand its 1976 screenplay adaptation, and of several other novels. Rodgers also wrote the music for \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Mattress\u003c\/i\u003e, which was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Musical. She lived in New York City until her death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJesse Green \u003c\/b\u003eis the chief theater critic for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. From 2013 to 2017 he was the theater critic for \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. Before that, he covered theater and other cultural topics, as well as writing long-form news features, for many national publications. He is the author of the novel\u003ci\u003e O Beautiful \u003c\/i\u003eand the memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Velveteen Father: An Unexpected Journey to Parenthood\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.23 x 8.27 x 5.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 08, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760914628896,"sku":"9781250872906","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2d15da768251ab45c73a44c6d5430d14.webp?v=1780194081","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/shy-the-alarmingly-outspoken-memoirs-of-mary-rodgers-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}