CURRENT SEASON

Lost in Yonkers

by Neil Simon Directed by Jenn Thompson March 13 through April 14, 2012 The Beckett Theatre Theatre Row 410 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036
SYNOPSIS
Set in Yonkers in 1942, the play chronicles the story of two young brothers left in the care of the dysfunctional extended family they hardly know. Hard-hearted Grandma Kurnitz extols her own punishing brand of tough love while their tender and mentally challenged Aunt Bella offers unintended lessons in courage and resolve. As a war rages halfway across the world, a subtler generational battle is waged in the Kurnitz home, echoing the growing pains and hard truths of a nation and a family. This Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning comedy by America's most prolific playwright won over critics and audiences alike when it debuted on Broadway in 1991 and marked Simon's entry into the elite ranks of serious dramatists.
PRESS
Lost in Yonkers Entertainment Weekly There's nothing quite like the gentle thrill of reencountering something from the past - a... [read more] Lost in Yonkers New York Calling Neil Simon's serious yet often funny play "Lost in Yonkers," produced on Broadway in 1991, is... [read more] Rediscovering Neil Simon The Wall Street Journal Neil Simon's "Lost in Yonkers," which won a Pulitzer Prize in 1991 and whose original production ran... [read more] Lost in Yonkers Time Out "The one place in the world you're safe is with your family." That's what a shady uncle tells his... [read more] Lost in Yonkers Theatermania Two of the undeniably hilarious comedic performances currently on view are being given by Matthew... [read more] Lost in Yonkers The Six O' Clock Sun Run, don't walk, to TACT's production of Lost In Yonkers, now playing at Theater Row 410 West 42nd... [read more] What Makes You Free? Scribicide It is 1942 and in Poland, Jews are marching into the gas chambers. But in Yonkers, they are... [read more] Lost in Yonkers, Revised With the Permission of Neil Simon, Begins NYC Run; Cynthia Harris Stars Playbill Cynthia Harris is the imperious immigrant grandmother in The Actors Company Theatre/TACT revival of... [read more] LOST IN YONKERS - FINDS ITSELF A WONDROUS NEW PRODUCTION OFF-B'WAY AT TACT Oscar E. Moore Waiting around for twenty years for just the right New York revival of his 1991 Pulitzer Prize and... [read more] Lost in Yonkers nytheatre.com I have a hard time considering Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers a neglected, rarely seen classic. I... [read more] Sharing a Legacy of Loss Among Three Generations The New York Times After experiencing the warmly satisfying revival of "Lost in Yonkers" at the Beckett Theater it... [read more] Lost in Yonkers Light and Sound I am very happy to report that the folks at TACT have mastered the art of speaking Neil Simon. This... [read more] Lost in Yonkers Curtain Up You're not going to like the tyranical, stingy Grandma Kurnitz. Eddie, Jay and Arty's father, leaves... [read more] Lost in Yonkers DC Theatre Scene I've written about the work of the Actors Company Theatre (TACT) before, and here I am again to... [read more] Neil Simon's "Lost In Yonkers" finds new life in Off-Broadway revival NY Daily News In the new production of Neil Simon's 1991 Pulitzer-winning "Lost in Yonkers," clouds loom over the... [read more] Lost in Yonkers Backstage.com It's surprising to learn that "Lost in Yonkers," Neil Simon’s finest play - it won him the... [read more] Troubled family, dark humor, in 'Lost in Yonkers' Who's afraid of grandma? Only everyone who's related to her, in Neil Simon's dysfunctional Kurnitz... [read more] Lost in Yonkers Arts and Leisure News Sometimes we suspect, and sometimes rightly, that our memory has improved a production - that... [read more] Lost in Yonkers The Epoch Times Neil Simon has sometimes been criticized because his plays, though undeniably funny, are often... [read more] Getting "Lost in Yonkers" Again The Broadway Blog You can't choose your family. The old cliche rang insistently through my mind as I watched Lost in... [read more] SIMON'S "LOST" FOUND Static Multimedia, FILM FESTIVAL TRAVELLER Off-Broadway, Neil Simon's 1991 Pulitzer and Tony winner, Lost in Yonkers, is being wonderfully... [read more]