BearManor Media News — brian gari

  Q&A with Brian Gari, author of We Bombed In New London The Inside Story of the Broadway Musical Late Nite Comic  1. Where did you come up with that title?I recalled a play entitled We Bombed In New Haven and since my show started out in New London Connecticut and did not get the best reviews, I thought my title might be a funny parody. 2. Was the show based on a true story?Not entirely. I had a long relationship with a ballet dancer and wrote a lot of songs about her. I had also spent years in the...

Q&A with composer Brian Gari, author of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to My Stress Test 1. Your first book had a title based on a play’s title. This book is also based on a play’s title. Can you say which one?BG: Sure. A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum. I wanted to give it a humorous slant given the fairly serious subject matter. 2. Did you give the book to any medical professionals when it got published?BG: Yes. I actually dropped it off to Dr. Oz but never received a response. I also gave...