Too Much Is Not Enough: A Memoir of Fumbling Toward Adulthood (Unabridged)
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4.3 • 4 Ratings
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- $19.99
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
From the star of Broadway's The Book of Mormon and HBO's Girls, the heartfelt and hilarious coming-of-age memoir of a Midwestern boy surviving bad auditions, bad relationships, and some really bad highlights as he chases his dreams in New York City
“Candid, funny, crisp . . . honest and tender about lessons of the heart.”—Vogue
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR
When Andrew Rannells left Nebraska for New York City in 1997, he, like many young hopefuls, saw the city as a chance to break free. To start over. To transform the fiercely ambitious but sexually confused teenager he saw in the mirror into the Broadway leading man of his dreams.
In Too Much Is Not Enough, Rannells takes us on the journey of a twentysomething hungry to experience everything New York has to offer: new friends, wild nights, great art, standing ovations. At the heart of his hunger lies a powerful drive to reconcile the boy he was when he left Omaha with the man he desperately wants to be.
As Rannells fumbles his way towards the Great White Way, he also shares the drama of failed auditions and behind-the-curtain romances, the heartbreak of losing his father at the height of his struggle, and the exhilaration of making his Broadway debut in Hairspray at the age of twenty-six. Along the way, he learns that you never really leave your past—or your family—behind; that the most painful, and perversely motivating, jobs are the ones you almost get; and that sometimes the most memorable nights with friends are marked not by the trendy club you danced at but by the recap over diner food afterward.
Honest and hilarious, Too Much Is Not Enough is an unforgettable look at love, loss, and the powerful forces that determine who we become.
Customer Reviews
hilarious and heart breaking
i’m a big fan of andrew i love falsettos and bom, i love listening to his interviews on different talk shows, i love that he talks about more than just the polished parts of his life.
i can appreciate that he actually acknowledged his life before he really made it. i’m almost fourteen (perhaps i definitely should not have read this but, here we are) and i have a similar get out of here and move of to new york ambition i live in the smack middle of canada (winnipeg)which has a surprising theatre scene and quite a few winnipeggers have made it to bway!! i can also appreciate that he doesn’t go for the “the biz i’ll break you down don’t do it” attitude because that will never feel like an option. i was surprised at how sad some of the content was but i also understood how important it was it made every thing feel more genuine, you can’t just skip passed all that serious stuff.i would one hundred percent suggest the audio book version as well if feels like he’s talking to you even though he definitely isnt lol. i am also very much a gay gal so i’m sorry but the latin boys go to hell did nothin for me, sorry
read or listen to this book !!!!
i can already tell i’m going to re-listen few times thanks, cooper
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