Carrie Fisher in Wishful Drinking
For decades now, Carrie Fisher has been a pop-cultural icon, made infamous in the films and stories about the Star Wars universe. But what was just a role in a science-fiction movie for her has come to overshadow the witty and personable character between the hair buns. Get to know her through her struggles and achievements with this funny spoken word performance.
Carrie Fisher's filmography includes a litany of colorful roles, including the bazooka-toting jilted lover of one-half of The Blues Brothers. But her life hasn't been comedy and tragedy in equal measures: She's struggled with bi-polar disorder, drug use and an addiction to prescription medications. But she's emerged through it all with some incredible (and funny) stories.
Carrie Fisher in Wishful Drinking tickets are not to be passed up—even if what you're mostly going for is to see Princess Leia. Fisher is plenty aware of how she's mostly recognized for this role, and it seems to have haunted her to some degree, she also has plenty of playful stories about being a nerd icon. Get theater tickets and hear her live!