Neil Simon
The most commercially successful playwright in Broadway history, Simon wrote over 30 plays combining precise comic craftsmanship with autobiographical honesty. The Odd Couple and Brighton Beach Memoirs are among the finest comedies in the American theatrical canon. He won four Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize.
Works
- The Odd CoupleComedy about two divorced men forced to share an apartment in Manhattan
- Brighton Beach MemoirsAutobiographical comedy about Jewish family life in 1930s Brooklyn
- Biloxi BluesComedy-drama about young soldier's experiences in World War II barracks
- Lost in YonkersComedy-drama about two Jewish couples facing intergenerational family challenges
- Barefoot in the ParkRomantic comedy about newlyweds learning about marriage in New York apartment
- Broadway BoundComedy about two brothers confronting family memories in autobiographical piece