The Sunshine Boys

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The Sunshine Boys

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  2w, 5m

Neil Simon

"It's ham on wry...Simon's sure footed craftsmanship and his one liners are as exquisitely apt as ever." - New York Post

"Delicious and oddly affecting." - The New York Times

Image: 2012 West End Production (Tristram Kenton)

The Sunshine Boys

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    2w, 5m

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Summary
Al and Willie as "Lewis and Clark" were top-billed vaudevillians for over forty years. Now they aren't even speaking. When CBS requests them for a "History of Comedy" retrospective, a grudging reunion brings the two back together, along with a flood of memories, miseries and laughs.

Media

"It's ham on wry...Simon's sure footed craftsmanship and his one liners are as exquisitely apt as ever." - New York Post

"Delicious and oddly affecting." - The New York Times

"Another hit for Simon in a shrewdly balanced, splendid and rather touching slice of the show biz life." - New York Daily News

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  • The Sunshine Boys

    Image: 2012 West End Production (Tristram Kenton)

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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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