Neil Simon’s The Sunshine Boys
“Both Pace and Mathews shine as … the kings of comedy.”
Jared Curtis, Cityview
(full review - adobe pdf)
“Humor, irony from ‘Sunshine Boys’ light the stage”
Michael Morain, Des Moines Register
(full review - adobe pdf)
“Rich rays of talent flood ‘Sunshine’ stage”
John Busbee, KFMG 99.1 FM’s “The Culture Buzz”
(full review - adobe pdf)
| download poster now (PDF: 8.04 Mb) |
Listen to the John Busbee’s Culture Buzz inteview (KFMG 99.1FM) with stars Mike Pace, Steve Mathews and director Mike Cornelison online!
Buy the script on amazon.com:
The Collected Plays of Neil Simon, Vol 2 (book)
Buy the original movie on amazon.com:
The Sunshine Boys (DVD)
ORIGINAL RUN
May 1-11, 2008
The cast and crew
| Willie Clark | Steve Mathews Δ |
| Al Lewis | Mike Pace Δ |
| Ben Silverman | John Robinson Δ |
| Eddie | Brendan Dunphy Δ |
| Sketch Nurse | Tammy Brice Δ |
| Registered Nurse | Roni Dixon Δ |
| Director | Michael Cornelison |
| Scenic Design | Sean Kearney |
| Costume Design | Christy Wilkins |
| Stage Manager | Dave Williams |
Δ denotes CHANGE debut
About the show
Legendary vaudevillian comedy duo Lewis & Clark performed on stage, screen and television for forty-three years under the moniker “The Sunshine Boys”. After performing one night on the Ed Sullivan Show, Al Lewis walks out on the team which forces Willie Clark into retirement. Now, it’s eleven years later and CBS is inviting the “Boys” to reunite for a special on the history of comedy, with the pair representing the vaudeville era at its best. Though Clark still holds deep resentment toward Lewis, he is convinced by his nephew Ben, who is also his agent, to revive Lewis & Clark’s signature routine “The Doctor Will See You Now” one last time. Can the two, who haven’t spoken in twelve years, come back together for one last time without killing one another?
The Sunshine Boys is pure Neil Simon – quick comedic “set-up and knock-down” dialogue and sympathetic snapshots of these two men take the audience for a thrilling rollercoaster ride from curtain up until curtain call.
