Secrets is the drama behind the creation of Manhattan, a first-of-its-kind prime-time tv series. Tempered by tragedy, seasoned by success.
Sabina Quarles at forty-five has managed to maintain -- by a diet of spunk and surgery -- the body of an eighteen year old. Tough, spirited, and self-sufficient, she has survived twenty years in Hollywood, never marrying, never quite succeeding, never deigning to work in television. Yet Manhattan may bring her both the stardom she craves -- and the security her very special needs require.
Jane Adams is an earthy thirty-nine year old beauty. Devoted to her children, dominated by her abusive and violent husband. Forced to choose between her marriage and her acting career, Jane may find that her role in Manhattan has cost her everything that matters most.
Zack Taylor, the leading man, is a paragon of professionalism. Yet beyond the smooth good looks, the easy warmth, and the slick charm of the eligible bachelor, he remains an enigma.
Gabrielle Thornton-Smith, the charming ingenue, seems to have appeared out of the blue. Beautiful, talented, and on the brink of success at twenty-five, what can she have to hide?
Bill Warwick, plucked from the ranks of struggling young actors, is now slated to be the nation's new heartthrob. But he has lied about one issue in his background. Not only will Bill's future hang in the balance, but the success of the whole series may be jeopardized when he is forced publicly to confront the consequences of his little white lie.
Secrets goes behind the scenes into the making of a major TV series. Probing even deeper beneath the polished surfaces, exploring the dilemmas both men and women, in and out of the searchlight of the media, confront today.
Sabina Quarles at forty-five has managed to maintain -- by a diet of spunk and surgery -- the body of an eighteen year old. Tough, spirited, and self-sufficient, she has survived twenty years in Hollywood, never marrying, never quite succeeding, never deigning to work in television. Yet Manhattan may bring her both the stardom she craves -- and the security her very special needs require.
Jane Adams is an earthy thirty-nine year old beauty. Devoted to her children, dominated by her abusive and violent husband. Forced to choose between her marriage and her acting career, Jane may find that her role in Manhattan has cost her everything that matters most.
Zack Taylor, the leading man, is a paragon of professionalism. Yet beyond the smooth good looks, the easy warmth, and the slick charm of the eligible bachelor, he remains an enigma.
Gabrielle Thornton-Smith, the charming ingenue, seems to have appeared out of the blue. Beautiful, talented, and on the brink of success at twenty-five, what can she have to hide?
Bill Warwick, plucked from the ranks of struggling young actors, is now slated to be the nation's new heartthrob. But he has lied about one issue in his background. Not only will Bill's future hang in the balance, but the success of the whole series may be jeopardized when he is forced publicly to confront the consequences of his little white lie.
Secrets goes behind the scenes into the making of a major TV series. Probing even deeper beneath the polished surfaces, exploring the dilemmas both men and women, in and out of the searchlight of the media, confront today.
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