Simon, Neil - Jackson R. Bryer with Neil Simon (interview date 1991)
Jackson R. Bryer with Neil Simon (interview date 1991)
“An Interview with Neil Simon,” in Studies in American Drama, 1945-Present, Vol. 6, No. 2, 1991, pp. 153-76.
[In the following interview, Simon discusses his plays, his development as a playwright, how he writes, Hollywood, the role of the actor, and his disinclination to be a director.]
A critic has described Neil Simon as “relentlessly prolific.” By virtually any accepted standard, he is the most successful playwright in the history of the American theatre. In thirty years, his 26 Broadway shows (including revivals of Little Me and The Odd Couple) have played a total of well over 15,000 performances. When The Star-Spangled Girl opened in December 1966, Simon had four Broadway productions running simultaneously. Despite this popular success and general critical approval, Simon did not win his first Tony Award for Best Play until 1985 (Biloxi...
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