THE Neil Simon PLAYS are the first Broadway revivals of two of Neil Simon's beloved Eugene Morris Jerome plays, Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound, directed by David Cromer. Brighton Beach Memoirs opened last night at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street). Broadway Bound joins Brighton Beach Memoirs in repertory on November 18, with opening night on Thursday, December 10.
THE Neil Simon PLAYS have been making headlines lately:
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Are They Laughing? Are They Moved?
By Patrick Healy
October 25, 2009
Mr. Simon's attachment to "Brighton Beach Memoirs" and "Broadway Bound" comes naturally. The sons of the Jerome family, Eugene and Stanley, are stand-ins for Mr. Simon and his brother, Danny; in both the plays and real life the brothers became a comedy-writing team. (The Simons wrote for Sid Caesar's "Your Show of Shows.") But in "Brighton Beach Memoirs" and to a lesser extent in "Broadway Bound," the father, Jack, is a far more loving version of Mr. Simon's father, Irving, who frequently abandoned the family and was unfaithful to his wife, Mamie (Kate in the plays). The Jeromes have the sort of marriage in "Brighton Beach" that Mr. Simon said he wished his parents had.
To read the complete interview, click on the following link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/theater/25healy.html?_r=1&em
NYTIMES.COM
Audio slideshow by Erik Piepenburg
October 26, 2009
Jessica Hecht talks about a family member who inspires her performance in the revival of "Brighton Beach Memoirs."
Click on the link to view the audio slideshow:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/10/26/theater/20091026-jessica-hecht-brighton-beach-memoirs-multimedia/index.html?ref=theater
NEWSDAY
A look at Neil Simon as two of his plays hit Broadway
By Linda Winer
October 25, 2009
"Brighton Beach Memoirs," the first of what was to become Neil Simon's coming-of-age trilogy, opens Sunday night at the Nederlander Theatre. "Broadway Bound," written in 1986, opens Dec. 10, after which the two will be ambitiously presented in repertory. David Cromer, the acclaimed young Chicago director responsible for the stunning "Our Town," is staging both plays - the first, the story of a Brooklyn teen named Eugene (originally Matthew Broderick) in the '30s, the other about his return home in the late '40s after World War II. Noah Robbins now plays Eugene at 15, Josh Grisetti, the Eugene at 23. Laurie Metcalf plays his mother in both.
To read the complete feature, click on the following link:
http://www.newsday.com/columnists/linda-winer/a-look-at-neil-simon-as-two-of-his-plays-hit-broadway-1.1541663
BERGEN RECORD
From high school stage to Broadway lead role
By Robert Feldberg
October 25, 2009
A funny thing happened to Noah Robbins on the way to college. He got the lead in a Broadway show.
Robbins just turned 19, but looks around 15 - which is good, since that's the age of the character he plays in "Brighton Beach Memoirs," which opens today at the Nederlander Theatre.
To read the complete interview, click on the following link:
http://www.northjersey.com/columnists/From_high_school_stage_to_Broadway_lead_role.html
THE Neil Simon PLAYS are the first Broadway revivals of two of Neil Simon's beloved Eugene Morris Jerome plays, Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound, directed by David Cromer.
