Wishful Drinking, the show, has been a runaway success. It's an incredible tale: the child of Hollywood royalty-Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher-homewrecked by Elizabeth Taylor, marrying (then divorcing, then dating) Paul Simon, having her likeness merchandized on everything from Princess Leia shampoo to PEZ dispensers, learning the father of her daughter forgot to tell her he was gay, and ultimately waking up one morning and finding a friend dead beside her in bed. Intimate, hilarious, and sobering, Wishful Drinking is Fisher, looking at her life as she best remembers it (what do you expect after electroshock therapy?). Fisher reveals what it was really like to grow up a product of "Hollywood in-breeding," come of age on the set of a little movie called Star Wars, and become a cultural icon and bestselling action figure at the age of nineteen. "Wishful Drinking" is a very honest show, and one that all fans of Carrie Fisher should take the time to watch.Description The bestselling author of Postcards from the Edge comes clean (well, sort of) in her first-ever memoir, adapted from her one-woman Broadway hit show. Now, this is not a stand-up comedy routine, so you should not expect that kind of show if you sit down to watch this without knowing what it is about. There are some very personal issues being aired, and they are delivered with honesty and often an approach that is spiced up with a pinch of comedy. Watching "Wishful Drinking" does offer a good look into the real Carrie Fisher, especially if you haven't read her autobiographies beforehand. I was genuinely surprised to see Carrie do this, and must admit that she excelled at it, and she felt very much at home on the stage. And it was also a fun show, with a good amount of laughs and enjoyment. First and foremost, it was nice and open view into Carrie's life, past and struggles, and she didn't really wrap much in bubble wrap. It turned out that "Wishful Drinking" was a nice show on a couple of different levels. And I was sort of thrilled, because I have never seen her perform in something like this, much less did I actually know that she also did this kind of work. So when I did happen to find it, I jumped at the chance to watch this. For some odd reason I never was aware of Carrie's "Wishful Drinking" show before after her untimely passing.
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