Stage Door Theatre will present Neil Simon's classic comedy The Sunshine Boys in the popular venue's intimate Theatre 2, from August 18th through September 24th.
The Sunshine Boys - Al Lewis and Willie Clark - were Vaudeville stars and partners for over forty years, but haven't spoken to one another for over eleven. When Willie's nephew Ben approaches his uncle about reuniting with his ex-partner to perform one of their classic skits on a CBS television special about the history of comedy, their eventual reunion is fraught with acrimony, argument, memories, and laughter.
"The Sunshine Boys is the fourth Neil Simon play I've directed and I think it's his best," says the show's director, Michael Leeds. "It's incredibly funny, I mean rolling in the aisles funny, and also quite touching. It's based on a real actor named Willie Howard who was a very eccentric vaudeville comedian. Simon got the idea of taking Willie and giving him a partner whom he hasn't spoken to in twelve years and now they're going to be on an Ed Sullivan special - and they can't stand each other.
Along with Small and Librach, Leeds has cast Ben Sandomir as Willie's nephew Ben Silverman. Also in the cast are George Schiavone, Vicki Klein, Jeanin Gangloff, and Elijah Pearson-Martinez.
The Sunshine Boys will run from August 18 - September 24 at Stage Door Theatre. The theatre is located at 8036 Sample Road, in Margate.
For more information about The Sunshine Boys and/or Stage Door Theatre, please visit https://www.stagedoorfl.org, or contact Derelle Bunn Executive Producer/Artistic Director, at DerelleBunn@yahoo.com / 954-344-7765 or Carol Kassie (carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244).
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