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Full-Length Play, Comedy / 2w, 5m
Neil Simon
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.
Image: 2012 West End Production (Tristram Kenton)
Winner! 1973 Tony Award for Best Play
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. The story follows the attempt by a young theatrical agent to re-unite his elderly uncle, a former vaudevillian great, with his long-time stage partner for a TV reunion. Despite their celebrated reputation, the two old men have not spoken in twelve years. Besides remastering their sketch, the two men have numerous issues to work out before they are ready to return to the public eye.
The Sunshine Boys premiered on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre on 20 December 1972. Directed by Alan Arkin, the production featured Jack Albertson, John Batiste, Minnie Gentry, Sam Levene, Lee Meredith, Lewis J. Stadlen, Beatrice Tremaine and Joe Young.
Various locations across NYC, from an apartment to a TV studio. 1980s.
“Delicious and oddly affecting.” – The New York Times
"It's ham on wry...Simon's sure footed craftsmanship and his one liners are as exquisitely apt as ever." - New York Post
"Another hit for Simon in a shrewdly balanced, splendid and rather touching slice of the show biz life." - New York Daily News
The Sunshine Boys – Center Theatre Group Trailer
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 ...