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Me And Thee
Charles Horine
The Gingerbread Lady
by Neil Simon
Synopsis
Genre: Dramatic Comedy Characters: 3 males 3 females Scenery: Interior Maureen Stapleton won Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actress for the role of Evy Meara a popular singer who has hit the skids.
After a shortstay in rehab her best friend age-defying Toby her daughter Polly andJimmy Perry a gay actor try to help her adjust to sobriety with a jollybirthday party.
Enter Lou Tanner a former lover who ends up givingher a black eye.
The party is a wash out the "gingerb
Press Reviews
"He has combined an amusing comedy with the atmosphere of great sadness. His characteristic wit and humor are at their brilliant best, and his serious story of lost misfits can often be genuinely and deeply touching."
— New York Post
"Mr. Simon's play is as funny as ever-the customary avalanche of hilarity, and landslide of pure unbuttoned joy."
— The New York Times
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Mia Moravis in "The Gingerbread Lady," Act 1 (Branch River Theatre, NH)
Publication
Publisher Samuel French
Year 1971
Binding Paperback
Pages 88
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573609350
ISBN-10 0573609357
LCC PS3537.I663 G5 1971b
The Gingerbread Lady is a American comedy play written by Neil Simon and published by Samuel French (1971).
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