Neil Simon fue un dramaturgo y guionista estadounidense, célebre por su prolífica obra y su éxito constante. Escribió más de 30 obras de teatro, consolidándose como uno de los creadores de éxitos más fiables de Broadway y un dramaturgo representado a nivel mundial. Aunque fue principalmente un maestro de la comedia, sus obras a menudo profundizan en reflexiones sobre la experiencia judeoamericana del siglo XX. La escritura de Simon se caracteriza por su agudo ingenio, sus personajes entrañables y sus diálogos perdurables.
This omnibus edition combines Neil Simon's memoirs, "Rewrites" and "The Play Goes On," chronicling his remarkable five-decade career as America's greatest playwright. With humor and insight, he reflects on his life, family, and the evolution of modern entertainment, capturing both triumphs and personal losses.
This collection features five of Neil Simon's most beloved plays, showcasing his signature wit and humor. Included are "Rumors," "Jake's Women," "Laughter on the 23rd Floor," "London Suite," and the acclaimed "Lost in Yonkers," which won both the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award. The volume highlights Simon's ability to blend comedy with poignant themes, making it a significant addition to the repertoire of American theater.
Touching personal memories and reflections intertwine with anecdotes about the writing life in this engaging narrative. The author shares hilarious stories featuring some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, providing a unique glimpse into their world. With a blend of humor and insight, this book offers readers an enjoyable and heartfelt exploration of the creative process and the experiences that shape a writer's journey.
Genre: Dramatic ComedyCharacters: 3 males, 3 femalesScenery: Interior Maureen Stapleton won Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actress for the role of Evy Meara, a popular singer who has hit the skids. After a short stay in rehab, her best friend age-defying Toby, her daughter Polly, and Jimmy Perry, a gay actor try to help her adjust to sobriety with a jolly birthday party. Enter Lou Tanner, a former lover, who ends up giving her a black eye. The party is a wash out, the "gingerb
Leon Tolchinsky is ecstatic. He’s landed a terrific teaching job in an idyllic Russian hamlet. When he arrives, he finds people sweeping dust from the stoops back into their houses and people milking upside down to get more cream. The town has been cursed with Chronic Stupidity for two hundred years, and Leon’s job is to break the curse. No one tells him that if he stays over twenty-four hours and fails to break the curse, he too becomes stupid. But he has fallen in love with a girl so stupid, she has only recently learned how to sit down.
Exploring the journey of a celebrated playwright, this book delves into Neil Simon's personal and professional milestones, reflecting on his early television career, romantic experiences, and the challenges he faced, including failure and profound loss. With heartfelt introspection, Simon shares his insights and experiences, offering readers an intimate look at the man behind the plays and the resilience that drives his creativity.
Comedy / 6m, 2f / Int. This classic comedy opens as a group of the guys assembled for cards in the apartment of divorced Oscar Madison. And if the mess is any indication, it's no wonder that his wife left him. Late to arrive is Felix Unger who has just been separated from his wife. Fastidious, depressed and none too tense, Felix seems suicidal, but as the action unfolds Oscar becomes the one with murder on his mind when the clean-freak and the slob ultimately decide to room together with hilarious results as The Odd Couple is born. "His skill is not only great but constantly growing...There is scarcely a moment that is not hilarious." - The New York Times "Fresh, richly hilarious and remarkably original. Wildly, irresistibly, incredibly and continuously funny." - New York Daily News
This farce centres around the efforts of eight party guests to spare their unfortunate host, and themselves, from scandal.
Full Length, Comic Drama / 3m, 4f / Comb. Ints/Ext. Here is part one of Neil Simon's autobiographical trilogy: a portrait of the writer as a young teen in 1937 living with his family in a crowded, lower middle-class Brooklyn walk-up. Eugene Jerome, standing in for the author, is the narrator and central character. Dreaming of baseball and girls, Eugene must cope with the mundane existence of his family life in Brooklyn: formidable mother, overworked father, and his worldly older brother Stanley
A brand new lawyer and his young bride have returned from their honeymoon and are moving into their new high-rent apartment only to find that the place is absolutely bare of furniture, the paint job is all wrong, the skylight leaks, there is room for only one twin bed, and the wacky neighbors pop up at the worst times.