Ghost Light

A Memoir

There is a theater superstition that if the emptied house is ever left completely dark, a ghost will take up residence. To prevent this, a single "ghost light" is left burning at center stage after the audience and all of the actors and musicians have left. In this eloquent and moving memoir, celebrated New York Times drama critic and columnist Frank Rich reveals how theater became a beacon of security for him as a child. As he struggled with his parent's divorce, Rich found his way in a tumultuous world, transformed by the magic of Broadway.

©2000 Frank Rich (P)2000 Phoenix Books, Inc.

Good for Broadway Fanatics

Interesting story about his early life. Made me a little more interested in Broadway plays but not a lot of experience with this topic. His life was more interesting than the account of the plays for me.