Sunday, November 23, 2014

A Follow Up on Mike Nichols

I just want to make an addendum to my "Absent Friends" post of three days ago about the death of Mike Nichols.



First, a correction.  Nichols won nine Tony Awards, not six. Wow.

As for the addendum, four of those Tony Awards were for directing the following plays:

  • Barefoot in the Park
  • The Odd Couple
  • Plaza Suite
  • Prisoner of Second Avenue
What do those played have in common? They were all write by the incomparable Neil Simon.


This raises the question: Could  there ever have been greater convergence of talent in the American theater than the collaborations of Neil Simon and Mike Nichols?

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