Biloxi Blues | Critical Overview
Biloxi Blues is one of Simon's most successful plays. Simon won his first Tony Award for best play in 1985, and Matthew Broderick, playing the role of Eugene, won the Tony for leading actor. Following on the heels of Brighton Beach Memoirs, which opened Simon's autobiographical trilogy of plays, Biloxi Blues represented a turning point in the critical reception of Simon's work.
First and foremost, many reviewers commented on Simon's new and readily apparent interest in examining his own past, including his emergence as a writer. Indeed, Simon's...
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