Berkeley Repertory Theatre (Berkeley, CA)
Last year, Carrie Fisher was a sold-out sensation at Berkeley Rep with her hilarious solo show, Wishful Drinking. Since then, it's enjoyed a national tour and become a New York Times bestseller. Now she's back at Berkeley Rep -- before taking the show to Broadway.
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It had quite a few laugh-out-loud moments, but I was disappointed that we really did not hear much about her drinking or drug abuse and really not much about why she drank. That said, she's pretty funny about other things in her life (Paul Simon, the Leia hair, Elizabeth Taylor, etc.) And she does do a spot-on imitation of her mother.
Very smart, funny and enlightening! A wonderful evening of theater that should not be missed if you like to laugh and like to learn how to not take life so seriously. Run, don't walk, to Berkeley Rep to see this show!!!
Carrie Fisher spares no details of her wild life in this go-for-broke solo show. Break-downs, failed marriages, alcohol/substance abuse, shock treatments for her bi-polarity - it's all out there for the audience to absorb. Raw, hilarious, sad - sometimes, all at once - this performance will appeal to you if you care/dare to go behind the tabloid headlines of a celebrity's unsparing life-so-far.
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Born in a storefront on College Avenue, Berkeley Rep has moved to the forefront of American theatre—and is still telling unforgettable stories. Founded in 1968 by Michael Leibert, the Theatre quickly earned respect for presenting the finest plays with top-flight actors. In 1980, with the support of the local community, Berkeley Rep built the 400-seat Thrust Stage where its reputation steadily g
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In Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher tells a true and intoxicating story with the strong, wry wit that she poured into bestsellers like Postcards from the Edge. Born to celebrity parents, she became a silver-screen princess in the original Star Wars when just 19 years of age. But it isn’t all sweetness and lightsabers. Aside from a demanding career and her role as a single mom, our heroine spends her free time battling addiction, weathering the wild ride of manic depression and lounging around mental institutions. It’s an incredible tale—from having Elizabeth Taylor as a stepmother, to wedding (and shedding) Paul Simon, from having the father of her baby leave her for a man, to waking up one morning and finding a friend dead in her bed. Entertainment Weekly declares Drinking “drolly hysterical,” and the Los Angeles Times dubs it a “Beverly Hills yard sale of juicy anecdotes.” Berkeley Rep is Wishful Drinking’s final stop before opening on Broadway this fall—don’t miss this outrageous chance to get Carried away.
Founded in 1968, the Tony Award-winning Berkeley Repertory Theatre has established a national reputation for its ambitious programming and dynamic productions. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Tony Taccone and Managing Director Susan Medak, Berkeley Rep seeks to engage its audience in an ongoing dialogue of ideas. Through its bold choice of material and vivid style of production, Berkeley Rep reflects a commitment to diversity, excitement, and quality. The company is especially well known for its presentations of important new dramatic voices and its fresh adaptations of seldom-seen classics. Berkeley Rep operates two performance spaces: the Roda Theatre, a 600-seat proscenium theatre, and the 400-seat Thrust Stage.
