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Broadway Bound

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  2w, 4m

Neil Simon

A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama, this heartbreaking, hilarious play – the third in Neil Simon's autobigraphical trilogy – finds the Jerome family facing change in postwar Brighton Beach.

Broadway Bound

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 4m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptation (Stage & Screen)
Accolades
Accolades
  • Finalist! 1987 Pulitzer Prize in Drama
    Nominee: Four 1987 Tony Awards, including Best Play
    Nominee: Four 1987 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding New Play

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Summary
Part three of Neil Simon's acclaimed autobiographical trilogy finds Eugene and his older brother Stanley trying to break into the world of show business as professional comedy writers while coping with their parents' breakup and eventual divorce. When their material is broadcast on the radio for the first time, the family is upset to hear a thinly-veiled portrait of themselves played for laughs.
History
Broadway Bound opened on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre on December 4, 1986. Directed by Gene Saks, the production featured Linda Lavin (winner, 1987 Tony Award for Best Actress), John Randolph, (winner, 1987 Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor), Jason Alexander, Phyllis Newman, Jonathan Silverman and Philip Sterling.
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Performing Groups

KATE
BEN
EUGENE
STAN
BLANCHE
JACK
ANNOUNCER
CHUBBY WATERS
MRS. PITKIN

  • Time Period 1940s/WWII
  • Setting The Jerome household in Brighton Beach. 1949.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)

Media

“Expectedly funny and unexpectedly moving.” – New York Daily News

“Contains some of the author's most accomplished writing.” – The New York Times

“A lovely play; warm, perceptive and gently humorous.” – Newsday

“Simon's writing remains delightful.” – Washington Post

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Neil Simon

Neil Simon

American playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon (1927-2018) is widely regarded as one of the most successful, prolific and performed playwrights in theatre history. In addition to Lost In Yonkers, which won a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize, his plays and musicals include Come ...

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