This is an awesome, realistic and more than somewhat frightening view of what it is like to be a professional actor in the Broadway theatre. If Mrs. Worthington’s daughter came to me, I would make her listen to Noel Coward’s song and read this well-written and heartfelt account. In this case, Jarvis has great talent as an actor, but still suffers the slings, arrows and indignities - just as thespians were treated in Shakespeare's time. The disappointments, the anger, the demanding work, the insecurities, the lounge lizards, the lies, the exaggerations, the dreams, the incompetence, the false promises, the bonds that are forged, the patience of loved ones, the boredom of tryout cities are all here. And it isn't just actors who suffer. A final word on the production by librettist/director Alan Ayckbourn as the show is being sunk despite good notices and standing ovations is to cry for.
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