{"product_id":"9780573609350","title":"The Gingerbread Lady","description":"Genre: Dramatic Comedy \u003cp\u003eCharacters: 3 males, 3 females \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScenery: Interior \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaureen Stapleton won Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actress for the role of Evy Meara, a popular singer who has hit the skids. After a short stay in rehab, her best friend age-defying Toby, her daughter Polly, and\u003cbr\u003eJimmy Perry, a gay actor try to help her adjust to sobriety with a jolly birthday party. Enter Lou Tanner, a former lover, who ends up giving her a black eye. The party is a wash out, the \"gingerbread lady\" falls off the wagon and hits the ropes once again. Later rewritten by Neil Simon as the film \u003cem\u003e Only When I Laugh \u003c\/em\u003e starring Marsha Mason.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"He has combined an amusing comedy with the atmosphere of great sadness. His characteristic wit and humor are at their brilliant best,\u003cbr\u003eand his serious story of lost misfi ts can often be genuinely and deeply touching.\"\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cem\u003e New York Post \u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mr. Simon's play is as funny as ever-the customary avalanche of hilarity, and landslide of pure unbuttoned joy.\"\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cem\u003e The New York Times \u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Concord Theatricals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026474909936,"sku":"9780573609350","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780573609350_p0.jpg?v=1763719840","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780573609350","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}