From The Odd Couple to Sweet Charity: Look Back at the Shows Neil Simon Brought to Broadway
The prolific playwright was born July 4, 1927.
The prolific playwright was born July 4, 1927.
In David Lindsay-Abaire's Ripcord, there are two odd couples. The first are roommates Abby and Marilyn at the Bristol Place Senior Living Facility. The second are the farce and melodrama com…
The actors discuss finding friendship amid Armageddon " and the danger of having too much fun
G-Live, GuildfordAssisted by his life-saving chauffeur, Gilbert propels his high-octane humour with the pain of trauma When you make your name getting overheated at trivial things, what's le…
At City Theatre’s production of Jen Silverman’s The Roommate, the program cover is a sketch of a tipped over coffee cup, the spill spreading into the shape of a pot leaf. Before the show…
Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart star in this remake of a feel-good French hit
Lindsay-Abaire Infuses Senior Living with New Life  by Rachel Norby & Barry David Horwitz "Ripcord" by David Lindsay-Abaire tells the story of two women sharing a room in a senior liv…
Work is play for The Other Josh Cohen creators and performers Steve Rosen and David Rossmer. Originally developed at the New York Musical Festival, their comedy about down-on-his-luck J…
Simon Stephens's play takes the quantum- mechanics principle beyond literary cliche.
Broadway will dim its lights Wednesday night for Carole Shelley, the Tony-winning actress who " despite playing dozens of roles in her storied career " will probably be remembered best as a …
Neil Simon, the award-winning writer who made his mark with the acclaimed plays The Odd Couple and Brighton Beach Memoirs and the beloved musicals Sweet Charity and Promises, Promises, died …
American Georgie, who's 42, and Irish-born Alex, who's 75, creep into the realm of stereotype.
At some point in recent years November 13 became “Odd Couple Day”, due to the voiceover narration at the top of every show during the ABC situation comedy’s first season: &…
Galerie Gmurzynska's Zurich show explores the artists' formal similarities and spiritual differences
"The Odd Couple" will be playing at Phenomena in Barcelona on June 11, 2017.Directed by Gene Saks, the film revolves around two friends with very different ideas about housekeeping and lifes…
Neil Simon’s hilarious play “The Odd Couple,” now playing at the Vagabond Players, proves that opposites attract, but not so often in a peaceful manner that one might ex…
Awakening spring with rollicking laughter, the Vagabond Players revive Neil Simon's Tony Award-winning, classic comedic The Odd Couple, recreating the brilliant magic and pandemonium of the …
Here’s a selection of upcoming auditions in the New York area and around the country.
The dynamic of 'Beauty and the Beast' reflects the age difference between leading man and love interest that animates many Hollywood films.
Only the audience can understand what the animal is saying in 1st Stage's dark comedy.
Cleveland audition notices for Northeast Ohio for Dec. 2 and beyond.
I’ve touched on this subject once before, and had originally intended to do more two weeks ago (November 13) for all sorts of reasons. In fact, I probably would have hit it in two post…
"Is she pregnant? No just fat." Boom-boom. It's such a good week to remind us that women are best kept pretty or pregnant. The Odd Couple is the MTC's end-of-year already-close-enough-to-sol…
There is a bit more here than meets the eye but it is pretty slim pickens. At best it's interesting.
The elite and what writer H.L. Mencken called "the booboisie" clash over what is a genuine masterpiece and the higher purpose of art in Stephen Sach's uproarious and sneakily thoughtful play…