WARHOLCAPOTE Audiobook Libro.fm

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An enthralling play based on lost tapes between two cultural giants and friendsAndy Warhol and Truman Capoteread by the stars of the acclaimed original stage production Stephen Spinella and Dan Butler

In 1978 Andy Warhol and Truman Capote decided to write a Broadway play Andy suggested that he record their private conversations over the period of a few months and that these tapes would be the source material for the play The tapes were then filed away and forgotten Their play was never completed

Now awardwinning director Rob Roth brings their vision to life after a yearslong search to unearth the eighty hours of tapes between two of the most daring artists of postwar America WARHOLCAPOTE based on words actually spoken by the two men is set in the 70s and 80s toward the end of their close connection and not too long before their untimely deaths Their special complex friendship is captured by Roth with bracing intimacy as they discuss life love and art and everything in between Every word in the play comes directly from these two 20th century geniuses The structure of the conversations springs from Roths imagination

The audiobook edition of WARHOLCAPOTE reunites the cast of the plays 2017 world premiere stage production featuring Stephen Spinella as Andy Warhol and Dan Butler as Truman Capote