“Adler writes with skill and a sense of scene.” The New York Times Book Review
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Warren Adler is best known for The War of the Roses, his masterpiece fictionalization of a macabre divorce turned into the Golden Globe and BAFTA nominated dark comedy hit starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. In addition to the success of the stage adaptation of his iconic novel on the perils of divorce, Adler has optioned and sold film rights to more than a dozen of his novels and short stories to Hollywood and major television networks. Random Hearts (starring Harrison Ford and Kristen Scott Thomas), The Sunset Gang (starring Jerry Stiller, Uta Hagen, Harold Gould and Doris Roberts), Private Lies, Funny Boys, Madeline’s Miracles, Trans-Siberian Express and his Fiona Fitzgerald mystery series are only a few titles that have forever left Adler’s mark on contemporary American authorship from page to stage to screen. Learn more about Warren Adler.
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The Short Story: Back in the Game
March 4, 2013
Once a staple of the magazine and literary world, it had, for a variety of reasons, been neglected and had fallen out of favor.
Based on the original novel, Warren Adler’s stage version of The War of the Roses is an international hit.
Among his other stage works, Adler collaborated with the noted composer L. Russell Brown (“C’mon Marianne” Jersey Boys and “Tie a Yellow Ribbon to the Old Oak Tree”) on The Sunset Gang - the musical. The show premiered Off- Broadway in NYC and the New York Times called it, ”A bittersweet musical about aging and desire.”
Listen to the unforgettable songs from The Sunset Gang now:
In addition to his books turned film such as The War of the Roses and Random Hearts, Adler fueled an unprecedented bidding war in a Hollywood commission for his unpublished book Private Lies.
“Studios believe in Adler books, sight unseen.” Variety
“The War of the Roses is a brave comedy…It snarls in your memory long after it’s over.” Newsweek
The Sunset Gang was adapted into a trilogy by Linda Lavin for PBS‘ American Playhouse Series starring Uta Hagen, Harold Gould, Dori Brenner, Jerry Stiller and Ron Rifkin garnering Doris Roberts an Emmy nomination for ‘Best Supporting Actress in a Mini-Series’.