Neil Simon’s ‘Plaza Suite’ now at Delray Playhouse
February 13, 2012 · 0 Comments
DELRAY BEACH — As a comic writer, Neil Simon is America’s undisputed box office champion. With hit Broadway comedies like Come Blow Your Horn and Barefoot in the Park, musicals like Sweet Charity and Promises, Promises and hit films like The Goodbye Girl, Simon has proven himself a master of every form.
But it was his work as a television writer for such legendary comedians as Sid Caesar, Carl Reiner and Phil Silvers that inspired the trio of one-act plays he called Plaza Suite. Each play tells the story of a couple occupying a suite in New York’s Plaza Hotel.
One couple is celebrating their 23rd (or 24th) wedding anniversary. Another couple is revisiting a romance after 17 years. And the third tries to avert disaster, having discovered that their daughter (a bride-to-be) has locked herself in the hotel bathroom.
Michael DeGrotta plays the male half of the three couples, while Laura Medley, Meri Ziev and Andrea Gottlieb play his female counterparts. Others in the cast include Christina Breeza, Ryan Mahannah and Eric Salas.
PLAZA SUITE opened Jan. 27 and plays through Feb. 19. Tickets are available through membership or individually at $30. Student tickets are half-price. For reservations, call The Playhouse Box Office at (561) 272-1281 Ext. 4. Group rates are available.
The Delray Beach Playhouse is located at 950 NW 9th Street (off Swinton Avenue in Lake Ida Park).
