Lost in Yonkers Questions and Answers
by Neil Simon

Part of the tension in Lost in Yonkers is the ambiguity around Grandma Kurnitz's alleged thousands of dollars. This tension heightening element is further heightened itself by the ambiguity around...

The dialogue written for the film version of Lost in Yonkers progresses differently than the play, starting from the opening scene. In the play, Arty and Jay are already in the living room,...

Yes, but I wouldn't say that is its primary theme. By that I mean, other themes are more important. Look at how hard the family works to stay together, and what they have to do to survive. Those...