Brighton Beach Memoirs

...subject make it on Broadway in trying economic times? I hope the answer is yes, but when even the well-received revival of Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" folds after a week, "Fela!" faces a stiff challenge. Presented by Shawn...

In this article: Mark Teschner, Jada Pinkett Smith, General Hospital, and Broadway

...previously on the films "You Can Count on Me" and the forthcoming "Margaret." The actor, who won Tony Awards for his work in Brighton Beach Memoirs and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, was last seen on Broadway in The...

In this article: Matthew Broderick, Catalina Sandino Moreno, New York City, Kenneth Lonergan, Ethan Hawke, and Academy Award

...class. Clooney asked Heslov, then a student at the University of Southern California, if he wanted to do a scene from Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs. '' Heslov agreed, playing the nerdy Eugene to Clooney's older sibling Stanley.

In this article: Grant Heslov, George Clooney, Steven Soderbergh, Good Night, and Good Luck, Oscar, Anxiety, Dwayne Johnson, and University of Southern California

...of working the holiday Santaland display. David Cromer, who staged Our Town Off-Broadway and the short-lived Broadway revival of Brighton Beach Memoirs, helms the production that will run through Dec. 27 on the Neuhaus Stage. Waite has...

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...will open Nov. 23, a week later than originally planned. </p><p>For now, Broderick, who has appeared on stage in such hits as "Brighton Beach Memoirs" and "The Producers," has something else on which to focus - a new movie. </p><p>At a...

In this article: Matthew Broderick, Wonderful World, New York, Kenneth Lonergan, Sanaa Lathan, and The Producers

It wasn't supposed to end like this. Certainly not after the warm reception "Brighton Beach Memoirs" received from many of the New York critics a week ago, a response that seemed to augur if not a boffo commercial run, then at least a...

In this article: Neil Simon, Broadway, Broadway Bound, and Columbia University

...director David Cromer learned a tough lesson in Broadway economics this weekend when his debut Broadway production of Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" closed Sunday at the Nederlander Theatre in New York after a run of one week. A...

In this article: Broadway, Chicago, Neil Simon, E mail, and Broadway Bound

...night. This scene, which took place Saturday Night at the Nederlander Theatre, sums up the conventional wisdom regarding why Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" closed the next day - after only nine performances. The audience wasn't...

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Broadway notebook: "Brighton Beach Memoirs" and "The Royal Family" NEW YORK -- Let's hear it for the boys! To get a most endearing glimpse into the fumbling rites of passage for guys on the verge of manhood, look to the terrific interactions...

In this article: Neil Simon, Broadway, Santino Fontana, Laurie Metcalf, Kate, and Matthew Broderick

Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" get darker reading Brighton Beach Memoirs By Frank Scheck NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - New York theater insiders have been wondering for months exactly how Chicago director David Cromer -- currently...

In this article: Neil Simon, Laurie Metcalf, Alexandra Socha, Santino Fontana, Jessica Hecht, and Dennis Boutsikaris