{"product_id":"secrets-of-a-life-on-stageand-off-9781457511134","title":"Secrets of a Life On Stage...and Off","description":"\u003cp\u003eSECRETS OF A LIFE ON STAGE...AND OFF is the story of Ed Dixons remarkable 42 year career on Broadway. He was worked with everyone from Busby Berkeley to Ruby Keeler to Leonard Bernstein  to Ann-Margret to Kevin Spacey to Tony Danza to Kathie Lee Gifford to Stephen Sondheim and everyone in between. At the halfway mark of his very long stage career Mr. Dixon suffered a devastating drug addiction which nearly killed him and left him homeless. He then went on to rebuild his life and career and have even greater successes in his life and profession. A truly remarkable saga of success  devastation and redemption covering more than four decades. If you have any interest in what goes on behind the scenes in the theater  you must read this book. ED DIXON has been featured in Broadways Anything Goes  Mary Poppins  Sunday in the Park with George  How the Grinch Stole Christmas  Gore Vidals The Best Man  The Iceman Cometh  The Scarlet Pimpernel Cyrano  the Musical  Les Miserables  The Three Musketeers  King of Schnorrers Leonard Bernsteins Mass  and No  No Nanette. He has toured America with Ann-Margret in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas  with Ben Vereen in Pippin  and as Maxin Sunset Boulevard for which he was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award and won a Helen Hayes Award. Ed is the author\/composer of Shylock  Richard Cory  Fanny Hill  Whodunit... the Musical and Cloak and Dagger. His writing has garnered a Drama Desk Nomination  a Dramalogue Award  two Deans List Awards  a Leon Rabin Award  the NYMF Festival Prize and Audience Award as well as a Steinberg Grant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44938358423605,"sku":"ByrdShop_1457511134","price":239.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781457511134.jpg?v=1787601436","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/secrets-of-a-life-on-stageand-off-9781457511134","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}