What Almost Famous Taught Cameron Crowe About Artistry: 'Tell Your Most Personal, Embarrassing Story'
Cameron Crowe came of age writing for Rolling Stone in the early 1970s. His experiences inspired the fan-favorite film Almost Famous, which earned him an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Now, Almost Famous is a fully-fledged stage musical playing at Broadway's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre and marking Crowe's Broadway debut as a book writer and co-lyricist. On a recent episode of The Broadway Show, th…