Harmony to Publish LuPone Memoir

By Rachel Deahl -- Publishers Weekly, 6/17/2008 9:56:00 AM

Just-crowned Tony winner and veteran actress Patti LuPone has signed with Random House's Harmony Books to do a memoir. LuPone, who won her second Tony for Gypsy on Sunday (after nabbing the top honor in 1980 for Evita), will cover her introduction to the theater as a girl growing up in Northport, Long Island, through her time at Juilliard, where she studied at the school's then newly-formed drama division under John Houseman. The book will also delve into LuPone's up-and-down career, spiked by high-highs and low-lows, swinging from the Tony wins to a stretch where she had to work the Catskills resort circuit to pay the bills.

Shaye Areheart, v-p and publisher of Harmony, won the book, which is slated for release in 2010, at auction from Amy Rennert of the Amy Rennert Agency. Arehart acquired world, first serial and audio rights. Emmy winner Jeffrey Richman will be writing the book with LuPone.