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From improv to Ishtar: the many lives of comedy genius Elaine May

by Ryan Gilbey

Trailblazing comic, Oscar-nominated writer and acting sensation Elaine May is back on Broadway. Nathan Lane, Cybill Shepherd and others reveal what makes her tickThe very idea ought to be mind-boggling. Elaine May, now 86, is currently starring as a woman in the grip of Alzheimer's in The Waverly Gallery, the Pulitzer-nominated play by Kenneth Lonergan. But the mere thought of her being on a Broadway stage virtually …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18am on November 18, 2018