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Photo Coverage: BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS - After Party

By: Oct. 26, 2009
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BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS, the first of THE Neil Simon PLAYS, directed by David Cromer, opened last night, Sunday, October 25th at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street). BROADWAY BOUND will join BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS in repertory on November 18th, 2009. 

BroadwayWorld.com was there as the cast arrived at Tavern on the Green for the Opening Night party!
 
BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS originally opened on March 27th, 1983 at the Alvin Theatre and played for 1,299 performances.  (During the run of BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS, the Alvin Theatre was renamed TheNeil Simon Theatre).  
 
BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS stars Laurie Metcalf (Kate Jerome) and Dennis Boutsikaris (Jack Jerome) with Santino Fontana (Stanley Jerome), Jessica Hecht (Blanche), Gracie Bea Lawrence (Laurie), Noah Robbins (Eugene Jerome) and Alexandra Socha (Nora).
 
BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS centers on young Jewish teen Eugene Morris Jerome and his extended family living in a crowded home in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn in the late 1930s: his overworked father, Jack; overbearing mother, Kate; his older brother Stanley; Kate's widowed sister Blanche and her daughters, Nora and Laurie.  As Eugene spends his time daydreaming about a baseball career, he must also cope with his family's troubles, his awkward discovery of the opposite sex and his developing identity as a writer.   
 
Scenic design is by John Lee Beatty, costume design is by Jane Greenwood, lighting design is by Brian MacDevitt and sound design is by Josh Schmidt and Fitz Patton.   Hair and wig design is by Tom Watson
 
THE Neil Simon PLAYS are produced by Ira PittelmanMax CooperJeffrey SineScott DelmanRuth HendelRoy FurmanBen Sprecher/Wendy FedermanScott Landis and Emanuel Azenberg
 
THE Neil Simon PLAYS will be performed in repertory on a varied schedule.  Visitwww.TheNeilSimonPlays.com for performance schedule and other information. 

Tickets are available online at www.TicketMaster.com, by phone at 212-307-4100 or at the Nederlander Theatre box office (208 West 41st Street).

Photos by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.

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The Opening Night After Party for Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" at Tavern On The Green Restaurant

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David Cromer

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David Cromer

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Bridget Megan Clark

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Bridget Megan Clark

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Dennis Boutikaris

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Dennis Boutikaris

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Gracie Bea Lawrence

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Gracie Bea Lawrence

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Alexandra Socha

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Alexandra Socha

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Alexandra Socha

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Alexandra Socha

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Jessica Hecht

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Jessica Hecht

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Jessica Hecht

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Santino Fontana

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Santino Fontana

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Josh Grisetti

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Josh Grisetti

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Josh Grisetti

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Josh Grisetti with wife Candice Grisetti

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Candice Grisetti and Josh Grisetti

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Candice Grisetti and Josh Grisetti

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Laurie Metcalf

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Laurie Metcalf

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Laurie Metcalf

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Laurie Metcalf

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Noah Robbins

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Noah Robbins

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Noah Robbins

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Noah Robbins

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Noah Robbins, Santino Fontana and Laurie Metcalf

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Noah Robbins, Santino Fontana and Laurie Metcalf

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Dennis Boutsikaris, David Cromer, Gracie Bea Lawrence, Jessica Hecht, Alexandra Socha, Noah Robbins, Santino Fontana, Laurie Metcalf and Josh Grisetti

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Dennis Boutsikaris, David Cromer, Gracie Bea Lawrence, Jessica Hecht, Alexandra Socha, Noah Robbins, Santino Fontana and Laurie Metcalf

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Gracie Bea Lawrence, Jessica Hecht, Alexandra Socha, Noah Robbins, Santino Fontana, Laurie Metcalf and Josh Grisetti

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Dennis Boutsikaris, Gracie Bea Lawrence, Jessica Hecht, Alexandra Socha, Noah Robbins, Santino Fontana, Laurie Metcalf and Josh Grisetti







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