I’LL EAT YOU LAST: A CHAT WITH SUE MENGERS at the Geffen Playhouse

Photo by Richard Termine

Neal Weaver – LA Weekly

Bette Midler and Hollywood super-agent Sue Mengers have many things in common: both were self-invented, and both are marked by a large dollop of sass and brass, a mean wit and a knack for uninhibited, earthy language. So Midler was the obvious choice to play Mengers in John Logan’s solo play. But Midler is not content to merely display her own qualities, producing instead a richly layered portrait, deftly directed by Joe Mantello.
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