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Nov 01, 1986 | ISBN 9780452258709 Buy
Nov 01, 1986 | ISBN 9780452263581 Buy
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Nov 01, 1986 | ISBN 9780452258709
Nov 01, 1986 | ISBN 9780452263581
This first volume of The Collected Plays of Neil Simon contains the triumphs that put his unique brand of comic genius on the American stage, and made him the most successful playwright of his generation.This volume includes:• Come Blow Your Horn• Barefoot in the Park• The Odd Couple• Plaza Suite• The Star-Spangled Girl• Promises, Promises• Last of the Red Hot Lover• And an Introduction by the author: “Portrait of the Writer as a Schizophrenic”Neil Simon’s mixture of verbal wit and beautifully crafted farce, ethnic humor and insight into universal foible, and above all compassion and understanding, make even his sharpest barbs touch the heart as well as the funny bone. These seven plays, beginning with his unforgettable debut, Come Blow Your Horn, make us laugh uproariously even as we indelibly identify with the objects of our laughter.
The eight plays in the second volume of The Collected Plays of Neil Simon bear eloquent witness to the unique genius of a master playwright who so magnificently blended the joy of laughter and the love of life.This volume includes:• Little Me• The Gingerbread Lady• The Prisoner of Second Avenue• The Sunshine Boys• The Good Doctor• God’s Favorite• California Suite• Chapter Two• And an Introduction by the author: “As Time Flies By”Nothing can take away the pleasure that Neil Simon’s plays have given literally millions of theatergoers in the past quarter of a century. They and the critics agree that a trip to see any one of this master of comedy’s stage triumphs ranks among the most wonderful experiences that the American theater offers.
Since 1960, a Broadway season without a Neil Simon comedy or musical has been a rare one. His first play was Come Blow Your Horn, followed by the musical Little Me. During the 1966-67 season, Barefoot in the Park, The… More about Neil Simon
“If Broadway ever erects a monument to a patron saint of laughter, Neil Simon will have to be it.”—Time Magazine
The Collected Plays Of Neil SimonIntroduction: Portrait of the Writer as a Schizophrenic
Come Blow Your Horn
Barefoot In The Park
The Odd Couple
The Star-Spangled Girl
Promises, Promises
Plaza Suite
Last Of The Red Hot Lovers
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