Luv is a play by Murray Schisgal.

A mix of black humor and traditional comedy in the Neil Simon vein, it concerns two college friends - misfit Harry and materialistic Milt - who are reunited when the latter stops the former from jumping off a bridge, the play's setting. Each discovers the other is equally miserable as they share hard-luck stories. Milt sees in Harry an answer to his primary problem - his wife Ellen, who he tries to foist on his old pal so he can run off with his mistress. Black comedy, also known as black humor, is a subgenre of comedy and satire that deals with serious subjects – death, divorce, drug abuse, et cetera in a humorous manner. ... Comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humour with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ... Neil Simon (1966) Neil Simon (born Marvin Simon July 4, 1927 in The Bronx, New York City), is a Jewish American playwright and screenwriter. ...

After twenty-eight previews, the Broadway production, directed by Mike Nichols, opened on November 11, 1964 at the Booth Theatre. It transferred to the Broadhurst and then the now-demolished Helen Hayes before completing its run of 901 performances. Alan Arkin, Eli Wallach, and Anne Jackson comprised the original cast. Barbara Bel Geddes, Larry Blyden, Gene Wilder, and Gabriel Dell were among the replacement performers later in the run. Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... Mike Nichols (born Michael Igor Peschkowsky) is an Academy Award winning movie director of films such as The Graduate and Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. He was born on November 6, 1931 in Berlin, to a Jewish Russian family. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... The Edwin Booth Theatre, 2006. ... The Broadhurst Theatre is a Broadway theatre. ... Alan Wolf Arkin (born March 26, 1934) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor, director, author and musician, best-known for starring in such films as The In-Laws, Catch-22, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, Wait Until Dark, Edward Scissorhands, Four Days in September and Little Miss Sunshine. ... Eli Herschel Wallach (born December 7, 1915) is an American film, TV and stage actor. ... Anne Jackson (b. ... Barbara Bel Geddes as Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1955 Barbara Bel Geddes (October 31, 1922 – August 8, 2005) was an American actress. ... Larry Blyden (June 23, 1925 - June 6, 1975) was an American actor. ... Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman on June 11, 1933) is an American actor and comedian who has starred in more than thirty movies. ... October 4, 1919, in Brooklyn, New York. ...

The 1967 film version, directed by Clive Donner and starring Jack Lemmon, Peter Falk, and Elaine May, added various locations and extraneous characters. Reviews criticized Donner's heavy-handed approach to the material and the miscasting of the three leads, and it proved to be a commercial failure. Jack Lemmon at Expo 1967. ... Peter Michael Falk (born September 16, 1927) is an American actor. ... Elaine May (b. ...

Awards and nominations

• Tony Award for Best Play (nominee)
• Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play (winner)
• Tony Award for Best Scenic Design (winner)
• Tony Award for Best Producer of a Play (winner)
• Tony Award for Best Author of a Play (nominee)