We Danced All Night My Life Behind the Scenes with Alan Jay Lerner By Doris Shapiro

1990 hardcover, DJ, first edition

William Morrow and Company

Very good condition

Biography

We Danced All Night: My Life Behind the Scenes with Alan Jay Lerner is a 1990 memoir by Doris Shapiro, who served as the personal assistant to the famous lyricist for 14 years, from 1952 to 1966. The book offers a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of musicals like My Fair Lady, Gigi, and Camelot, but focuses heavily on the last five years, detailing Shapiro's and Lerner's shared addiction to "shots" from Dr. Max Jacobsen during the difficult production of On a Clear Day You Can See Forever. Reviews note that while it provides personal anecdotes about Lerner and figures like Richard Burton and Julie Andrews, the writing style is often criticized as flat, and it gives less attention to the major hits than to the later, more troubled period.