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Total Rating: 
***1/4
Previews: 
April 5, 2013
Opened: 
April 24, 2013
Ended: 
June 30, 2013
Country: 
USA
State: 
New York
City: 
New York
Company/Producers: 
Graydon Carter, Arielle Tepper, James L. Nederlander, etc.
Theater Type: 
Broadway
Theater: 
Booth Theater
Theater Address: 
222 West 45th Street
Genre: 
Solo
Author: 
John Logan
Director: 
Joe Mantello
Review: 

Bette Midler’s portrayal of agent Sue Mengers in John Logan’s I’ll Eat You Last, directed by Joe Mantello, is a vivid portrait of a larger-than-life Hollywood character, performed with a verve and energy that capture us from start to finish. Midler is a great actress, with a sense of timing and nuance stirred into a very large characterization that can remain subtle and broad at the same time.

This look through a Hollywood keyhole, filled with the antics of familiar stars and their foibles, has a grip of fascination on an audience thirsty for gossip, and for a glimpse of the shenanigans under the belly of the movie industry. Midler’s Mengers sits on a couch in her living room, smokes and tells us wondrous tales. A primo combo of actress, play, direction and set (by Scott Pask).

Cast: 
Bette Midler
Technical: 
Lighting: Hugh Vanstone. Sound: Fitz Patton. Set: Scott Pask. Costumes: Ann Roth
Critic: 
Richmond Shepard
Date Reviewed: 
May 2013