The House of Blue Leaves, John Guare
The House of Blue Leaves, John Guare
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The House of Blue Leaves

Author: John Guare

Narrator: Sharon Gless, Ron Leibman, Full Cast

Unabridged: 1 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/20/2006


Synopsis

John Guare poignant Obie Award-winning comedy unfolds in New York City on the day the Pope is expected to visit. Hearts are palpitating in the sleepy borough of Queens, but not entirely on account of His Holiness. Bunny Flingus, a femme-fatale from Flushing (or thereabouts) is stirring things up in the quiet, unfulfilled life of aspiring songwriter Artie Shaughnessy. Artie longs to leave his unhappy marriage, elope with Bunny, and write a hit song that will top the charts.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Mary Teresa Fortuna, Sharon Gless, Deb Gottesman, Christopher Lane, Ron Leibman, Cam Magee, Jennifer Mendenhall, Jessica Walter and Michael Willis.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Liz on January 12, 2011

I picked this up at a used book store in Mobile. Never heard of the playwright before, but I couldn't help but wonder if there was a connection between this play and the book House of Leaves (wherein every instance of the word "house" is inked in blue). Nothing obvious plot-wise, but the mood of the......more