| Brighton Beach Memoirs | |
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| Written by | Neil Simon |
| Date premiered | December 10, 1982 |
| Series | Eugene Trilogy:
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| Genre | Comedy |
Brighton Beach Memoirs is a semi-autobiographical play by Neil Simon.[1]
The play is a coming-of-age comedy[2] focused on the main character of Eugene Morris Jerome, a Jewish teenager[3] from a Polish immigrant family.[4] It is set in September 1937 in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn, New York[5] during The Great Depression.[6] According to Simon, the play tells its story "through the eyes of a 15-year-old boy who is writing his memoirs—which is what I did when I was 15".[1]
Brighton Beach Memoirs premiered in December 1982. In 1983, it received the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play and was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play. Brighton Beach Memoirs is the first play in what is known as Simon's Eugene trilogy,[7] and was followed by Biloxi Blues (1984) and Broadway Bound (1986). The play was adapted into a film of the same name in 1986.
- ^ a b Lawson, Carol (June 25, 1982). "BROADWAY; Brighton Beach in 1938 is setting for Simon play". The New York Times.
- ^ Moore, July (May 3, 2011). "Neil Simon's 'Brighton Beach Memoirs' May 6 To 15: Northwestern University News". www.northwestern.edu.
- ^ PATEAKOS, JAY. "'Brighton Beach Memoirs' funny, poignant view of family life". Cape Cod Times.
- ^ Garvey, Michael (January 15, 2020). "Theatre Review: 'Brighton Beach Memoirs' at Vagabond Players". mdtheatreguide.com.
- ^ Lewis, Julinda (July 17, 2016). "Theater review: 'Brighton Beach Memoirs'". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
- ^ Parker, Brent (February 27, 2020). "Theater Review: Brighton Beach Memoirs is as funny as I remember". Santa Ynez Valley News.
- ^ Passey, Brian (July 31, 2017). "Nuance threads its way through 'Broadway Bound'". The Spectrum.
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