"We Bombed in New London: The Inside Story of the Broadway Musical Late Nite Comic" ($19.95, Bear Manor Media), in stores now, "tells the true story of one man's tenacious plight to get his musical mounted," according to the publisher. "From its romantic inception to its eventual demise and then the score's resurrection in cabarets and recordings, this book takes you on a journey through the ups and downs of the theatrical world with all its excitement, disappointment, laughter and hope." The book is "packed with memorabilia, including rare photos and interviews" and is "composer/lyricist Brian Gari's minute by minute development of his musical." He saved "every scrap of paper, tape and calendar to account accurately for why and when certain steps were taken that eventually led to the sad dissolution of this promising musical."
Allan Knee (Little Women) wrote the libretto to Late Nite Comic. Robert LuPone starred. It played the Ritz Theatre (now the Walter Kerr Theatre).
For more information, visit www.briangari.com.