The Gingerbread Lady
by Neil Simon

The Gingerbread Lady

Synopsis

"After a short stay in rehab, her best friend age-defying Toby, her daughter Polly, and Jimmy Perry, a gay actor try to help her adjust to sobriety with a jolly birthday party.

Enter Lou Tanner, a former lover, who ends up giving her a black eye.

The party is a wash out, the "gingerbread lady" falls off the wagon and hits the ropes once again.

Later rewritten by Neil Simon as the film Only When I Laugh starring Marsha Mason."undefined

Themes

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 6 total roles, 3 female and 3 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Samuel French
Year Published
1971
ISBN 10
0573609357
ISBN 13
9780573609350
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
88 pages
Language
English
LCC
PS3537.I663 G5 1971b
Print
The Gingerbread Lady is a American play written by and published by Samuel French in 1971. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780573609350 and an ISBN-10 of 0573609357.

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