The recent revival of Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs, directed by David Cromer, closed on November 1 after 25 previews and nine performances. The planned production of Simon’s Broadway Bound, which was supposed to run in rep at the Nederlander Theatre with the earlier play, is now off. The closing and cancellation were due to weak ticket sales ...

It was an old-school extravaganza on opening night of Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs, which is making a welcome return to Broadway 26 years after its original production. With a fantastic cast under the direction of super-hot Chicago native David Cromer, the revival of this heartfelt family saga (soon to be joined in rep by Broadway Bound) opened at ...

It's been 23 years since Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs last played on Broadway, but the family dramedy is so well-loved that many theatergoers still have warm memories of the show. Word of Mouth panelists Angie, Phil and Joe didn't see Brighton Beach the first time out, but were happy to catch up with the Jerome family ...

Age: 19

Hometown: Potomac, Maryland

Currently: Making his Broadway debut as Eugene Morris Jerome, the precocious teen narrator (and alter ego of playwright Neil Simon) in the revival of Brighton Beach Memoirs.

Comedy Tonight: The youngest son of a lawyer and a film documentarian, Robbins debuted professionally in children’s shows at the Kennedy Center under the direction of Debbie ...

They co-starred in David Mamet’s political comedy November two years ago, and now Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf will be on Broadway this season a couple of very different shows: He’s headed back to NYC next spring as Gomez in The Addams Family, and she’s currently in previews as matriarch Kate Jerome in Brighton Beach Memoirs. On ...

One of the most beloved stage families of the late 20th century is back where they belong, on a Broadway stage, in the eagerly awaited revival of Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs. Based on the playwright’s real-life extended family in Depression-era Brooklyn, the Jeromes are being played by a stellar cast including Laurie Metcalf as Kate and newcomer ...

One of the fall season’s big events is the return of Neil Simon’s autobiographical plays Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound, which will be produced in rep at Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre with a cast headed by Laurie Metcalf. On August 24, after the actors’ first read-through of both plays under the direction of the red-hot David Cromer ...