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Title: The Odd Couple - starring Nathan Lane and David Paymer (Audio Theatre Series) by Neil Simon, Dan Castellaneta, Linda Purl, Yeardley Smith, L.A. Theatre Works, Peter Levin, Nathan Lane ISBN: 1-58081-130-2 Publisher: L. A. Theatre Works Pub. Date: 30 January, 2001 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Original "Odd Couple"
Comment: Being a huge fan of "The Odd Couple" television series, I finally decided to read the play on which the TV show is based. THE ODD COUPLE, which premiered in 1965, was Neil Simon's first big success. His writing is consistently amusing and often flat-out hilarious; I laughed especially hard during the first scene, in which Oscar Madison and his poker-playing friends are trying to prevent Felix Unger, just thrown out of his home by his wife, from committing suicide! This "episode" was, of course, the starting point for the TV series, but unlike the show, the play has a single plot: Felix and Oscar get together, date the Pigeon sisters, quarrel, and ultimately "break up." Though the play is a comedy, there are interesting parallels to A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE in Oscar's poker games, particularly the one in the last scene during which Felix leaves. THE ODD COUPLE is an excellent example of Simon's wit. Next, I would love to see it onstage!
Rating: 4
Summary: Classic American Comedy.
Comment: Before the movie, before the television series, before all the spin offs, there was just the play. The story is a classic spin on the buddy plot. Oscar Madison is a successful sports writer who happens to be best friends with Felix Unger, a newswriter for CBS. Each week Oscar has five of his buddies over for a Friday night game of poker. However, on one fateful night Felix fails to appear in time for the game. It turns out Felix has just been thrown out by his wife and has no place to go. Feeling sorry for his old friend, Oscar invites Felix to stay with him and be his roommate. What ensues is a classic Neil Simon look at friendship that will endure for ages.
Rating: 4
Summary: Odd Couple
Comment: When you pair David Paymer and Nathan Lane as Felix and Oscar in the Odd Couple, you are in for a comic tour de force that over stretches its material. With a supporting cast which includes Dan Castellaneta and Yeardley Smith (both from The Simpsons) and Linda Purl, the cast is almost perfect. This production is a little too visual in a few of its jokes. However, on the whole, it unscrupulously grabs the audio listener by his ears and shakes him with laughter.
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Title:Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple": A Study Guide from Gale's "Drama for Students" ASIN: B00006G399 Publisher: The Gale Group Pub. Date: 23 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $3.95 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $3.95 |
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Title: The ODD COUPLE I &II : The Original Screenplays by Neil Simon ISBN: 0684859254 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: 20 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: 1,000 Places to See Before You Die by Patricia Schultz ISBN: 0761104844 Publisher: Workman Publishing Company Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss ISBN: 1592400876 Publisher: Gotham Books Pub. Date: 12 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $17.50 |
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