John LahrJohn Lahr has been writing about theatre and popular culture for The New Yorker since 1992. He is the author of sixteen books, among them Dame Edna Everage and the Rise of Western Civilisation: Backstage with Barry Humphries, Notes on a Cowrdly Lion: The Biography of Bert Lahr, and Show and Tell. John Lahr divides his time between New York and London. Read More Read Less