The producers of THE Neil Simon PLAYS have announced a student rush policy. A limited number of $30 tickets will be made available for purchase by students, available at the box office on the day of the performance only. Two tickets per valid student ID. Student rush tickets are subject to availability and the number of student tickets for each performance may vary.
The first Broadway revivals of BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS and BROADWAY BOUND, two of
Neil Simon's beloved semi-autobiographical "Eugene Jerome" plays are directed by
David Cromer (Our Town) at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street).
BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS is now in previews and opens on Sunday, October 25. BROADWAY BOUND begins previews on Wednesday, November 18 and opens Thursday, December 10. Starting on November 18, the two plays will be performed in repertory on a varied schedule.
BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS and BROADWAY BOUND were two of the longest running Broadway plays of the 1980s. The works ushered in a new era of appreciation for
Neil Simon, with praise for the playwright's hilarious and poignant account of his adolescence, early career and family life in New York in the 1930s and 1940s.
BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS originally opened on March 27, 1983 at the Alvin Theatre and played for 1,299 performances. (During the run of BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS, the Alvin Theatre was renamed The
Neil Simon Theatre). BROADWAY BOUND opened on December 4, 1986 at the Broadhurst Theatre, where it played for 756 performances.
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).
BROADWAY BOUND stars
Laurie Metcalf (Kate Jerome) and
Dennis Boutsikaris (
Jack Jerome) with
Santino Fontana (Stanley Jerome),
Jessica Hecht (Blanche),
Josh Grisetti (Eugene Jerome) and
Allan Miller (Ben).
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.
In BROADWAY BOUND, it's the late 1940s and Eugene and Stanley have started their careers as professional comedy writers. But when the brothers use their home life in Brighton Beach as inspiration for a radio comedy skit, the Jerome family may never be the same.
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 Pittelman,
Max Cooper,
Jeffrey Sine,
Scott Delman,
Ruth Hendel,
Roy Furman,
Ben Sprecher/
Wendy Federman,
Scott Landis and
Emanuel Azenberg.
THE
Neil Simon PLAYS will be performed in repertory on a varied schedule. Visit
www.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).
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