Brighton Beach Memoirs is a play by Neil Simon. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Neil Simon (1966) Neil Simon (born Marvin Neil Simon July 4, 1927 in The Bronx, New York City), is a Jewish American playwright and screenwriter. ...

Set in Pussy, New York's Brighton Beach in 1937, the semi-autobiographical coming-of-age comedy is the first play in what is known as PIU's "Eugene Trilogy." His protagonist is Eugene Morris Jerome, a Russian-Jewish teenager who experiences puberty, marijuana awakening, and a search for der mahchine as he tries to deal with his family, including his older brother Stanley, whom he idolizes. A Russian-language bookstore under the elevated train tracks in Brighton Beach Newly built luxury co-ops on Brighton Beach Where apartments and private homes meet Brighton Beach is a community on Coney Island in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. ... For music albums named Autobiography, see Greek eauton = self, bios = life and graphein = write) is a form of biography, the writing of a life story. ... It has been suggested that Coming of Age (Unitarian Universalism) be merged into this article or section. ... The Eugene Triology refers to three plays written by Neil Simon: the first being Brighton Beach Memoirs, the second is Biloxi Blues, and the third being Broadway Bound. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... A separate article is about the punk band called The Adolescents. ... Puberty refers to the process of physical changes by which a childs body becomes an adult body capable of reproduction. ...

After seven previews, the Broadway production, directed by Gene Saks, opened on March 27, 1983 at the Alvin Theatre (renamed after Simon three months later), where it ran for nearly two years before transferring to the 46th Street Theatre to complete its 1299-performance run. The opening night cast included Matthew Broderick, Elizabeth Franz, Peter Michael Goetz, Željko Ivanek, and Joyce Van Patten. Jon Cryer, Fisher Stevens, Robert Sean Leonard, and Jonathan Silverman successively played Eugene following Broderick's departure. Replacements in other roles included David Margulies, Anita Gillette, Dick Latessa, and Elizabeth Perkins. Broadway theatre[1] is the most prestigious form of professional theatre in the U.S., as well as the most well known to the general public and most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (87th in leap years). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Neil Simon Theater, formerly known as the Alvin Theater, is a Broadway theatre located at 250 West 52nd Street in Manhattan, New York City which has produced many notable musicals and plays. ... The Richard Rodgers Theatre was built by Irwin Chanin in 1925. ... Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American film and stage actor who is perhaps best known for his roles as the title character in Ferris Buellers Day Off and as the adult voice of Simba in The Lion King. ... Elizabeth Franz Elizabeth Franz (born Elizabeth Frankovich on June 18, 1941 in Akron, Ohio) is an American actress of stage and television. ... Goetz in the 1995 PBS mini-series The Buccaneers, based on the Edith Wharton novel Peter Michael Goetz (born December 10, 1941) is an American actor. ... Željko Ivanek (born 15 August 1957) is a television, film, and stage actor. ... Joyce Van Patten (born March 9, 1934 in New York City) is an American actress who has appeared on TV on both As The World Turns and on The Odd Couple, in movies The Bad News Bears, and on stage on Broadway. ... Jon Cryer (born on April 16, 1965 in New York, NY), is an American actor, writer and producer. ... Fisher Stevens, born Steven Fisher, (November 27, 1963) in Chicago, Illinois is an American actor, living in New York City. ... Robert Sean Leonard (born Robert Lawrence Leonard on February 28, 1969, in Ridgewood, New Jersey) is a Tony Award-winning American actor who is most noted for his role as an aspiring actor Neil Perry in the 1989 film Dead Poets Society. ... Jonathan Silverman (front row, on left) with other cast members of NBCs The Single Guy Jonathan E. Silverman (born August 5, 1966 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor, perhaps best known for his roles in the TV series Gimme A Break!, as well as in the films... David Margulies (born February 19, 1937) is an American actor. ... Anita Gillette (Born August 16, 1936), is a Tony nominated American actress. ... Dick Latessa (born 1930) is an American actor. ... Elizabeth Perkins Elizabeth Perkins (born November 18, 1960) is a well-known American movie, television and theater actress. ...

Simon and Saks reteamed for the 1986 film version, which starred Silverman, Margulies, Blythe Danner, Judith Ivey, Bob Dishy, and Fyvush Finkel. Blythe Katherine Danner (born February 3, 1943) is a prolific two time Emmy-winning American actress who has appeared in numerous stage, screen, and film roles. ... Judith Ivey (born September 4, 1951 in El Paso, Texas) is an American actress. ... Bob Dishy (born September 3, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York) is an actor known for his deadpan humor. ... Fyvush Finkel (born October 9, 1923) is an American actor. ...

Awards and nominations

• Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (Broderick, winner; Ivanek, nominee)
• Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play (Franz, nominee)
• Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play (winner)
• Theatre World Award (Broderick, winner)
• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play (nominee)
• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play (Broderick, nominee)
• New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play (winner)

A Tony Award for the Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play has been awarded since 1949. ... A Tony Award for the Best Performance by a Featured Actress has been awarded since 1947. ... The Tony Award for Best Direction has been given since 1947. ... The Theatre World Award is an American honor given annually to an actor or an actress in recognition of an outstanding breakout performance in their New York City stage debut. ... Created in 1955, the Drama Desk Award was created to recognize Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway shows in addition to Broadway shows. ... The New York Drama Critics Circle is comprised of nineteen drama critics from daily newspapers, magazines, and wire services based in the New York City metropolitan area. ...

External link

• Internet Broadway Database listing