Who wouldn't want a shot at fame and fortune? Nowadays, when our culture is drenched with glamour-seekers and reality tv show celebrities, this Douglas Carter Beane comedy about the takers, and the ones who are taken, is right on time.
Evan Wyler (a wonderful Martin Fox with the cutest head of curly hair you've ever seen) is a young, hot, flavor-of-the-month novelist, having his picture taken for a magazine, when he first meets Alexa Vere de Vere (an impressive, once you settle in to her, Sarajane Alverson). She presents herself as a record producer who would like for Wyler to turn the story of her life into a screenplay. She's a fast talking socialite seething with the guise of wealth and glamour, and poor Evan falls for it hook, line and sinker. After paying him one-thousand bucks as an advance, Evan follows her around to document her life, and ends up falling for the facade she presents along the way, paying for things with his credit card, and sleeping with her. Oh, did I mention Evan is gay? Yeah. Alexa's got some mojo, and Wyler and Alverson have amazing chemistry that's incredibly believable onstage.
While preparing for a trip with her to L.A. he discovers that his credit card is maxed out, and Alexa has gone bye-bye. In an effort to track her down, Evan meets many of the people Alexa has left in her wake, and gets himself a little sweet revenge.
