![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() READ MORE: Carrie Fisher’s ‘Star Wars’ Family and More Celebrities Mourn Her Death on Twitter Her one-woman show, which was later adapted into a book of the same name, was an autobiographical performance that earned strong reviews and toured across the country, including a stint on Broadway. ![]() In fact one of her best and favorite phrases was, ‘Instant gratification – takes too long!'”įisher died this morning at UCLA Medial Center. She loved being able to speak live to an audience and fell in love with the form which we came to call ‘Live Autobiography’ - and the immediacy of the instant audience reaction which she found so gratifying. Brilliant insights would pop effortlessly like popcorn, and I was lucky enough to be there to catch the kernels. Her mind was the most original I’ve ever encountered. “We were working on the complexity of the Fisher family tree and we’re trying to come up with a way to make it instantly accessible to the audience,” he said. “Without missing a beat Carrie said, ‘What if we did it on a blackboard like in school and I can teach Hollywood 101?’ That blackboard moment is the moment people always mention from her show. While “Wishful Drinking” later moved to Broadway for a brief run in 2009, Ravetch said that the iconic and most remembered moment of “Wishful Drinking” evolved during rehearsals at The Geffen Playhouse. ![]()
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