John Lahr (born July 12, 1941) is an American theater critic and the son of actor Bert Lahr. Since 1992, he has been the senior drama critic at The New Yorker magazine.
Born in Los Angeles, California, Lahr holds a B.A. from Yale University and a Master's degree from Worcester College, Oxford. He has written many books, including the novels "The Autograph Hound" and "Hot to Trot", three biographies of important theatrical figures: one of his fath...
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John Lahr (born July 12, 1941) is an American theater critic and the son of actor Bert Lahr. Since 1992, he has been the senior drama critic at The New Yorker magazine.
Born in Los Angeles, California, Lahr holds a B.A. from Yale University and a Master's degree from Worcester College, Oxford. He has written many books, including the novels "The Autograph Hound" and "Hot to Trot", three biographies of important theatrical figures: one of his father called Notes on a Cowardly Lion; one of the British playwright Joe Orton called Prick Up Your Ears; and one of the Australian comedian Barry Humphries called Dame Edna Everage and the Rise of Western Civilization: Backstage with Barry Humphries. In 1987 he co-produced a film based on his Orton biography and with the same title. Lahr also wrote the foreword to Love All the People: Letters, Lyrics, Routines: a 1994 collection of Bill Hicks' work.
In 2002, Lahr became the first drama critic ever to win a Tony Award for his part in writing...
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