Broadway Bound
Twelve years have passed since Eugene Jerome (then aged 15) recounted how his childhood ended. Now he and brother Stan leave young adulthood and head to New York to write comedy (unlike Moss Hart's wonderful Act One, where he starts at the top with George S. Kaufman, the brothers enter through the back door). But this story's more about those left behind and Rubicons crossed: their two-timing father (gruff David Bishins); Trotskyite grandfather (Howard Green with stopwatch-precise timing); and rags-to-riches Aunt Blanche (Bonnie Black). The third of Neil Simon's autobiographical trilogy, Bound tries to account for all family members and rambles on occasion. Many of the script's best scenes are about script writing, as the brothers (Brandon Uranowitz as Eugene and Joseph Parks as Stan, both quite capable) brainstorm, create, and watch, almost appalled, how others react to their work. As their mother Kate, Karen Ziemba is sad, officious, and quite touching, especially when her character sheds decades and dances, once again, with George Raft. (Note: Broadway Bound runs in repertory with Brighton Beach Memoirs.)
Worth a try.
When
Ongoing until Sunday, November 7, 2010
Hours
| Sundays, 2pm & 7pm |
| Tuesdays, 7pm |
| Wednesdays, 7pm |
| Thursdays, 8pm |
| Fridays, 8pm |
| Saturdays, 2pm & 8pm |