Bank of America Theatre
18 W. Monroe St.
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Oct 4, 2011 – Oct 16, 2011
Daily
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$25 - 65
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“It's not everyone whose likeness is made into a Pez dispenser, shampoo bottle, and sex doll, and rarer still that those would rank only partway up one's personal weirdness ladder. Yet Carrie Fisher — born into a scandal-torn Hollywood family even before achieving the international fame that comes with playing Princess Leia — has lived that life. After the crucible of her showbiz childhood, she married singer Paul Simon and ascended the heights of filmdom while struggling with bipolar disorder and drug addiction before achieving a world-weary equilibrium as a successful author, single mother, and spokesperson against mental illness. Fisher tells her tale in this heartfelt, frequently funny one-woman show, all the while displaying the indomitable spirit that's helped her find peace.”
Ben Bass, Flavorpill
Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher's autobiographical solo show, follows Fisher's life. Born to celebrity parents, Fisher lands among the stars when she's picked to play a princess in a little movie called Star Wars. But her story isn't all sweetness and light sabers. As a single mom, she also battles addiction, depression, mental institutions, and that awful hyperspace hairdo. It's an incredible tale — from having her father leave her mother for Elizabeth Taylor to marrying and divorcing singer/songwriter Paul Simon, from having the father of her baby leave her for a man to waking up one morning and finding a friend dead beside her in bed. Don't miss this opportunity to see Carrie Fisher's hit Broadway show.
