DELRAY BEACH– The Delray Beach Playhouse opens its 65th season with one of Neil Simon’s best-loved and most popular plays, “The Sunshine Boys.”
The comedy opens Sept. 30 and plays through Oct. 16. 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. For Group Reservations, call (561) 272-1281 Ext. 5.
“Sunshine Boys” is a loving tribute to the great comic performers of a by-gone era. It was a smash hit on Broadway and later became an Academy Award-winning film.
It tells the story of Al Lewis and Willie Clark, a comedy team who headlined in vaudeville for 43 years. But Willie has refused to speak to Al for over a decade, ever since Al decided to retire from show business.
As the play begins, a major network studio wants to feature the team on a television show about the history of comedy. But will Willie agree to overlook his anger and resentment to work with Al in one final, nationally televised performance? Willie’s nephew (and agent) Ben urges him to do the show, so the team’s most famous sketch can be preserved for posterity. But Willie is not easily reconciled.
Len Stanger and Charles Newman appear as “Willie” and “Al” while Frank Stanzione appears as Willie’s long-suffering nephew, “Ben”. Others in the cast include Tana Velen, Lisa Kerr and Kyle Reinberg.