Barefoot in the Park: A Comedy in Three Acts
by Neil Simon
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A brand-new lawyer and his bride have returned from their honeymoon and are moving into their new apartment. Once there, they find the place is bare of furniture, the paint job is wrong, the skylight leaks and wacky neighbors keep popping up! A classic!.
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I've had this audiobook for years and never listened to it. What a waste! I've also never seen the movie so I had no clue what to expect. I laughed so hard listening to this play that anybody around me would have thought I was crazy. It was just so funny. The full cast production is spot on and every character is played to perfection. If you want a couple of hours of good fun laughs, listen to this audiobook.
This play is hilarious, with quick, sharp dialog that really zings between the characters. I really enjoyed reading it. Some people argue that the story is very, very dated. I sort of argee with this, though, there's nothing wrong with a character becoming a housewife after she marries. Afterall, housewife isn't exactly an extinct career. So I see nothing wrong with the character being a housewife after she marries a young, new lawyer. But this aspect put some people off. So, it depends I guess. Overall, I liked it a lot.
Funny but not my favorite Simon.
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Marvin Neil Simon was born in the Bronx, New York on July 4, 1927. He attended New York University as an enlistee in the Army Air Forces Air Reserve training program. He continued his studies at the University of Denver while assigned to a base nearby. After his discharge from the Air Force, he worked as a clerk in publicity at Warner Bros. in New show more York with his brother Danny. Together they began writing television and radio scripts for comics. They also wrote weekly revues for Camp Tamiment, the summer resort in the Poconos. Simon went on to become a playwright. His first play, Come Blow Your Horn, was written in 1961. His other plays included Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple, Plaza Suite, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, The Sunshine Boys, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues, Broadway Bound, and The Dinner Party. In 1991, he won a Tony Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Lost in Yonkers. He adapted several of his plays for film. He also wrote original movies including The Out-of-Towners, The Goodbye Girl, and The Heartbreak Kid. He wrote the book for several Broadway musicals including Little Me; Sweet Charity; Promises, Promises; and They're Playing Our Song. He wrote a two-volume autobiography. He died from complications of pneumonia on August 26, 2018 at the age of 91. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original publication date
- 1963
- Related movies
- Barefoot in the Park (1967 | IMDb)
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- 257
- Popularity
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- Reviews
- 4
- Rating
- (3.52)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook
- ISBNs
- 8
- ASINs
- 6
