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San Francisco born, Tony Lazzarini is
a prize winning playwright (Tale of the Toy Soldier) and an award winning writer (Never Trust A Man In Curlers & Highest Traditions).
He and his wife Arlene reside in Marin County, California. In 1985, his Christmas musical production, Tale of the Toy
Soldier, was selected nationally as the best new stage production using a cast of children and adults. Since its production
by the Young Performers Theater that year, it has been produced eight times by various theater organizations throughout California.
His first book, Never Trust A Man In Curlers, received a "Best Book of the Year" award from the
North American Booksellers Exchange in the category of General Interest.
Mr. Lazzarini is currently President of the Military Writers Society of America, Vice President of Client Services for the
Carplex Development Group and co-owner of Voyager Publishing.
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| 2007 MWSA Awards. Eddie Beasley, Tony Lazzarini, Hodge Wood |
Tale of the Toy Soldier
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Tale of the Toy Soldier was produced professionally
for the first time at the Marin Community Playhouse in San Anselmo, California, and ran 21 performances over a
5- week period. Twelve original new songs with lyrics by Lazzarini and music composed by Elaine Lang and Donald Hanson
made the production an enjoyable family experience. The reviewers loved it too.
"A compliment to the Nutcracker." San Francisco Chronicle
"A bright and bubbly good time." Marin Independent Journal
"The entire family will embrace this well-conceived production." San Mateo
Times
"Holiday fun - a moral as well as a romantic tale." Tiburon Ark
Lazzarini's other stage productions include Company
Stock (another musical), Buddies, and premiering in the first quarter of 2008, Looking for.....
Never Trust A Man In Curlers
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Never Trust A Man In Curlers was published in 1998 by Voyager Publishing in Larkspur, California. Consisting of 16 short
stories, fiction and non-fiction, it takes readers through a short tour of Lazzarini's mind. He states, "Writing
for live theater means you have to be aware of the theater and directors' capabilities. Too many characters and complicated
scenes will make the difference between getting produced or getting passed over. The one thing I really enjoyed about
writing my first book was I could get as crazy or off the wall as I wanted to be and not have anyone tell me these situations
can not be done."
Never Trust A Man In Curlers-$9.95 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 paperback,109 pgs.
In 1998, Never Trust A Man In Curlers received a "Best Book of the Year" award, in its category from the North American
Booksellers Exchange, based in Cottage Grove, Oregon.
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HIGHEST TRADITIONS
HIGHEST TRADITIONS - Memories of War, Lazzarini's book on the Vietnam
War was released in May of 2003.
2003 Best Military Nonfiction American Authors Association
2003 Best Memoir
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