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DECEMBER 31
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Christmas' snakes for
a wondetful parody."
-Martin F. Kohn,
Detroit Free Press
Simon Plays On
Want to catch some of the work of America's funniest playwright?
Here is a schedule of upcoming plays in the Detroit area
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The Purple Rose Theatre Company Production of
"Yoop it up for Escanaba,
a Gem of a comedy."
-Michael H. Margolin,
Detroit News
"Some comedies have laughs
by the dozen. Escanaba has
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them by the gross."
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-Martin F. Kohn,
Detroit Free Press
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The Ritz Carlton-Dearborn
INVITES YOU TO ENJOY A TRUE
Millennium Experience
Mel Ball and Colours
New Year's Fve
Presidential Ballroom
THE RITZ-CARLTON''
DEARBORN
The -11lberry Theatre presents Neil Simon's
"Laughter on the 23rd Floor" this weekend.
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rich touches on serious subjects such as urban angst and
c. 22-Jan. 23. Thirty years ahead of Scott Adam's pop-
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character in his portrayal of the downsizing of corpo-
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atwe tickle of the funny bone. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays,
4ind Sundays; 8 p.m. Saturdays; and 2 p.m. Sunday/Wednesday
$15425, with discounts for seniors. (248) 788-2900.
Players Guild of Dearborn. mounts a production of Jake's Women Jan.
Players Guild of Dearborn. Jake, a middle-aged writer, faces one
difficult periods of his life -- a separation from his second wife,
e audience sees the reality of the situation and what is going on in
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as well, as he dialogues with the five women who have most
hi s life, from his analyst Edith to his first wife, Julie, whose memory
Teserves. Written i in 1992, this Tony Award nominee featured Alan Alda
e original Broadway run. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays,
a 2:30 p.m. Sunday matinee on Jan. 23. $11. (313) 561-8587.
Stagecrafters presents Simon's comedy Barefoot in the Park, about a new
My er and his bride who have just completed their honeymoon and are mov-
. into a new high-rent apartment, March 24-April 9. They face six grueling
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flights of stairs, no furniture, leaky skylights and room only for a twin bed;
the audience can anticipate lots of laughs. The original Broadway play
launched Robert Redford's career. Shows are 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and
Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. $12-$14. (248) 541-6430.
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It took me three years to write my
first play, Come Blow Your Horn,
because I really didn't know the tech-
nique of doing it, and I had to learn as
I went along. I actually wrote it over
and over — 20 times until I got to the
point where I thought it was all right. I
still think of it as a beginning play, and
in today's world, Come Blow Your Horn
would never make it to Broadway.
JN: Who are some of your favorite
playwrights?
NS: Tennessee Williams, Arthur
Miller and David Mamet. We have to
talk about old playwrights, because
nobody is writing plays today for
Broadway. And you can't talk about
who makes the best musical nowa-
days, because there aren't many new
musicals. It's not like the old days
when Cole Porter and Irving
Berlin and Rodgers and Hammerstein
were writing brilliant musicals.
JN: The Nederlanders named one
of their theaters after you. How did
it feel?
NS: Jimmy Nederlander came to my
apartment in New York and I
thought he was going to talk about
doing a play for one of his theaters.