American Playhouse

- Season 12

(1993)

A recording of a live performance of the Broadway play about two days in the life of Truman Capote during the time of the publication of his controversial story "Answered Prayers" in Esquire magazine in 1975. The one-man show takes place entirely in Capote's condominium in the United Nations Plaza in New York City. Set during Christmas, Capote talks on the phone to various friends, associates and businesses throughout the play. For the duration of the piece, however, he is speaking directly to the audience, breaking "the fourth wall," regarding his life, loves, ...

Includes production meetings, rehearsals and performances, as well as interviews with New York cast members prior to last month's Broadway opening of "Millennium Approaches," the first half of the play.