Candace Bushnell is eager to assure her fans that there is still sex in the city.
The internationally bestselling author wrote her blockbuster book in 1996 based on her own experiences that became a cult classic following four stylish women living in Manhattan and their sexual mishaps and desires.
Her book became the basis for the groundbreaking HBO television series for six seasons and helped changed social attitudes about the way we view single women.
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Bushnell changed the popular culture by writing about her alter ego, Carrie Bradshaw, first in her column for the New York Observer and later for the books. She also created the colorful characters of Carrie’s close pals, Charlotte, Samantha, and Miranda, who we all wanted to join for Sunday brunch on a regular basis.
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Bucks County Playhouse toasts the debut of Candace Bushnell s one-woman show, Is There Still Sex in the City? which will run at the theater in New Hope from June 22 through July 18. Pictured are (from left) Alex Frasier, Robyn Goodman, Marc Johnston, Candace Bushnell, Lorin Latarro, and Josh Fiedler. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The creator of “Sex in the City,” which has been a book, a TV show, and two films, is rebooting the franchise as theater. Candace Bushnell is preparing a one-woman show, “Is There Still Sex in the City?” for its premiere this summer at the Bucks County Playhouse, in New Hope.
In the world of best-selling author Candace Bushnell, whose columns and life inspired one of HBO’s first hit TV series, Sex and the City, some truths remain.
Like her main character, Carrie Bradshaw played by Sarah Jessica Parker, Candace still drinks Cosmopolitans. Fresh lime is the secret, she says.
And she still walks in flashy heels that cost more than most people’s monthly rent.
And, in answer to the inevitable question that comes her way, yes, there is still sex in the city.
However, there is one big difference between the Candace Bushnell in her 30s and the Candace Bushnell sitting on stage Thursday afternoon reflecting on her career and life at the Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope.
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