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The Collected Plays of Neil Simon - (Paperback)

The Collected Plays of Neil Simon - (Paperback) - 1 of 1
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  • 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.
  • About the Author: Since 1960, a Broadway season without a Neil Simon comedy or musical has been a rare one.
  • 672 Pages
  • Drama, American
  • Series Name: Collected Plays of Neil Simon

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About the Book



Originally published under title: The comedy of Neil Simon.



Book Synopsis



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.



Review Quotes




"If Broadway ever erects a monument to a patron saint of laughter, Neil Simon will have to be it."--Time Magazine



About the Author



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 Odd Couple, Sweet Charity, and The Star-Spangled Girl were all running simultaneously; in the 1970-71 season, Broadway theatergoers had their choice of Plaza Suite, Last of the Red Hot Lovers, and Promises, Promises. Next came The Gingerbread Lady, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, The Sunshine Boys, The Good Doctor, God's Favorite, California Suite, Chapter Two, the musical They're Playing Our Song, I Ought to Be in Pictures, Brighton Beach Memoirs (which won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play of 1983), Biloxi Blues (which won the Tony Award for Best Play of 1985), and the female version of The Odd Couple.

Mr. Simon began his writing career in television, writing The Phil Silvers Show and Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows. He also wrote the screen adaptations of Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple, Plaza Suite, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, The Sunshine Boys, California Suite, Chapter Two, and I Ought to Be in Pictures. His original screenplays include The Out-of-Towners, The Heartbreak Kid, Murder by Death, The Goodbye Girl, The Cheap Detective, Seems Like Old Times, Only When I Laugh, Max Dugan Returns, and The Slugger's Wife. He received the Tony Award and the Pulitzer Prize in 1991 for Lost in Yonkers. He died in 2018.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.06 Inches (W) x 1.72 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.76 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 672
Genre: Drama
Sub-Genre: American
Series Title: Collected Plays of Neil Simon
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Neil Simon
Language: English
Street Date: November 1, 1986
TCIN: 93673339
UPC: 9780452258709
Item Number (DPCI): 247-08-5497
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 1.72 inches length x 6.06 inches width x 9 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 1.76 pounds
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