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A well-cast ‘Odd Couple’ with comic timing at Bowie Community Theatre

Neil Simon's 1965 play is still filled with laughs and male bonding. By ANDY ARNOLD

Neil Simon’s ‘Rumors’ delivers its timeless hilarity at Vienna Theatre Company

The play’s brilliant satire gets a phenomenal production with uniquely excellent performers. By ALEXANDRA BOWMAN

Wildly entertaining comic performances in ‘Rumors’ at Rooftop Productions

The Neil Simon comedy is a wonderfully acted fable of bad intentions gone bad, with fast-talking characters and subtle insight as a cherry on top. By ALEXANDRA BOWMAN

A tuneful twosome in ‘They’re Playing Our Song’ at Gaithersburg Arts...

The playful show captures two songwriters' creative struggles and persevering respect and affection for each other. By DEBBIE MINTER JACKSON

The music stars in ‘They’re Playing Our Song’ at Riverside Center...

The vocals are top-notch and the performances are superb. The effervescent live music delivers a solid night of entertainment. By JULIA AMIS

A good ‘Good Doctor’ is in the house at Washington Stage...

Ten of Chekhov’s short stories adapted by comedy writer Neil Simon and acted broadly.

Review: ‘Rumors’ at the Colonial Players of Annapolis

Colonial Players’ production of Neil Simon’s Rumors is a hilarious farce of a play, a wonderful way to start their 70th season. First appearing...

Playwright Neil Simon Dies at 91

Neil Simon, the Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright, died last night at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. The cause was complications from pneumonia....

Review: ‘Lost In Yonkers’ at Peace Mountain Theatre Company

I had a Great Aunt whose fourth floor walk-up apartment was very much on display when I entered the performance space at Har Shalom....

Review: ‘TouchTones’ at Arden Theatre Company

TouchTones is a new musical by playwright/lyricist Michael Hollinger and composer Robert Maggio. Directed by Emmanuelle Delpech, it delves into the romantic relationship between Christine...

Interview: Cole Sitilides Discusses Peace Mountain Theatre Company’s ‘Lost in Yonkers’

Please give us your name, and a brief description of your theatrical background. My name is Cole Sitilides, and I will be playing Jay Kurnitz...

Interview: Cristen Stephansky Discusses Peace Mountain Theatre Company’s ‘Lost in Yonkers’

Please tell us about yourself and your theater background. I'm Cristen Stephansky and I'm playing Gertrude, known as "Gert" for short, in Lost in Yonkers. I've performed...

Interview: Leah Mazade Discusses Peace Mountain Theatre Company’s ‘Lost in Yonkers’

Please give us your name, part you are playing in Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers, and a brief description of your theatrical background. My name is...

Review: ‘Barefoot in the Park’ at The Candlelight Theatre

Six days do not a week make. These famous words of nonsense, uttered by the young wife Cory, will tell all serious theatergoers that they...

Review: ‘Brighton Beach Memoirs’ at Act II Playhouse

Are there any award nominators out there? Is so, get down to Act II Playhouse. This superb production of Brighton Beach Memoirs deserves a bundle...

Review: ‘I Ought to Be in Pictures’ at Peter’s Alley Theatre...

Is it nature or nurture? Is it innate personality or fearless optimism? Is the ability to see the glass half full, the willingness to take...

Review: ‘Brighton Beach Memoirs’ at Theater J

Though it was well-established since the 1950s that Neil Simon was a master humorist and gifted comic writer, it wasn’t quite revealed until 1983...

Review: ‘The Odd Couple’ at Vagabond Players

Awakening spring with rollicking laughter, the Vagabond Players revive Neil Simon’s Tony Award-winning, classic comedic The Odd Couple, recreating the brilliant magic and pandemonium...

Review: ‘Laughter on the 23rd Floor’ at Laurel Mill Playhouse

Politics, laughter, and lunacy come together in this lesser known Neil Simon comedy, Laughter on the 23rd Floor which opened last night at Laurel Mill...

From PlayPenn to Lincoln Center: A Conversation about ‘Oslo’ with Paul...

Following its development in 2015 at PlayPenn -- the respected thirteen-year-old Philadelphia-based artist-driven organization dedicated to supporting and fostering new work -- playwright J.T. Rogers’...