Too Much Is Not Enough: A Memoir of Fumbling Toward Adulthood

From the star of Broadway's The Book of Mormon and HBO's Girls, the heartfelt and hilarious coming-of-age memoir of a Midwestern boy surviving bad auditions, bad relationships, and some really bad highlights as he chases his dreams in New York City

With a new afterword - "Candid, funny, crisp . . . honest and tender about lessons of the heart."--Vogue

When Andrew Rannells left Nebraska for New York City in 1997, he, like many young hopefuls, saw the city as a chance to break free. To start over. To transform the fiercely ambitious but sexually confused teenager he saw in the mirror into the Broadway leading man of his dreams.

In Too Much Is Not Enough, Rannells takes us on the journey of a twentysomething hungry to experience everything New York has to offer: new friends, wild nights, great art, standing ovations. At the heart of his hunger lies a powerful drive to reconcile the boy he was when he left Omaha with the man he desperately wants to be.

As Rannells fumbles his way towards the Great White Way, he also shares the drama of failed auditions and behind-the-curtain romances, the heartbreak of losing his father at the height of his struggle, and the exhilaration of making his Broadway debut in Hairspray at the age of twenty-six. Along the way, he learns that you never really leave your past--or your family--behind; that the most painful, and perversely motivating, jobs are the ones you almost get; and that sometimes the most memorable nights with friends are marked not by the trendy club you danced at but by the recap over diner food afterward.

Honest and hilarious, Too Much Is Not Enough is an unforgettable look at love, loss, and the powerful forces that determine who we become.

Author: Andrew Rannells
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Published: 03/03/2020
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.10w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780525574866

About the Author
Andrew Rannells is an actor, singer, and performer best known for originating the role of Elder Price in The Book of Mormon and playing Elijah Krantz in HBO's Girls. A Tony and Drama Desk nominee and Grammy winner, he has also played Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, King George III in Hamilton, Whizzer in Falsettos, and, most recently, Larry in The Boys in The Band. On the small screen, he has also appeared in The Romanoffs, The New Normal, Big Mouth, The Knick, and can currently be seen in Showtime's Black Monday, now in its second season. Rannells's film credits include A Simple Favor, The Intern, Bachelorette, and two forthcoming Netflix projects, The Boys in the Band and The Prom. His writing has been published in the New York Times Modern Love column. This is his first book.