{"product_id":"brighton-beach-memoirs-isbn-9780452275287","title":"Brighton Beach Memoirs","description":"\u003cb\u003eA young boy from Brooklyn comes of age in the first play in Neil Simon’s semi-autobiographical “Eugene Trilogy”—followed by \u003ci\u003eBiloxi Blues\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBroadway Bound\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeet Eugene Jerome and his family, fighting the hard times and sometimes each other—with laughter, tears, and love. It is 1937 in Brooklyn during the heart of the Depression. Fifteen-year-old Eugene Jerome lives in Brighton Beach with his family. He is witty, perceptive, obsessed with sex, and forever fantasizing his baseball-diamond triumphs as star pitcher for the New York Yankees. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs our guide through his “memoirs,” Eugene takes us through a series of trenchant observations and insights that show his family meeting life's challenges with pride, spirit, and a marvelous sense of humor. But as World War II looms ever closer, Eugene sees his own innocence slipping away as the first important era of his life ends—and a new one begins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBrighton Beach Memoirs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Humorous and poignant—something to celebrate!  Neil Simon's love letter to his past....\u003ci\u003eBrighton Beach Memoirs\u003c\/i\u003e belongs to the family genre where the passwords are forgive and remember.”—\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Neil Simon's richest play.”—\u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince 1960, a Broadway season without a \u003cb\u003eNeil Simon\u003c\/b\u003e comedy or musical has been a rare one.  His first play was \u003ci\u003eCome Blow Your Horn\u003c\/i\u003e, followed by the musical \u003ci\u003eLittle Me\u003c\/i\u003e.  During the 1966-67 season, \u003ci\u003eBarefoot in the Park\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Odd Couple\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSweet Charity\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Star-Spangled Girl\u003c\/i\u003e were all running simultaneously; in the 1970-71 season, Broadway theatergoers had their choice of \u003ci\u003ePlaza Suite\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLast of the Red Hot Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePromises, Promises\u003c\/i\u003e.  Next came \u003ci\u003eThe Gingerbread Lady\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Prisoner of Second Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sunshine Boys\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Good Doctor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGod's Favorite\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Suite\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChapter Two\u003c\/i\u003e, the musical \u003ci\u003eThey're Playing Our Song\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Ought to Be in Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBrighton Beach Memoirs\u003c\/i\u003e (which won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play of 1983), \u003ci\u003eBiloxi Blues\u003c\/i\u003e (which won the Tony Award for Best Play of 1985), and the female version of \u003ci\u003eThe Odd Couple\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr. Simon began his writing career in television, writing \u003ci\u003eThe Phil Silvers Show\u003c\/i\u003e and Sid Caesar's \u003ci\u003eYour Show of Shows\u003c\/i\u003e.  He also wrote the screen adaptations of \u003ci\u003eBarefoot in the Park\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Odd Couple\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlaza Suite\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Prisoner of Second Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sunshine Boys\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Suite\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChapter Two\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eI Ought to Be in Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e.  His original screenplays include \u003ci\u003eThe Out-of-Towners\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Heartbreak Kid\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMurder by Death\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Goodbye Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cheap Detective\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeems Like Old Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOnly When I Laugh\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMax Dugan Returns\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Slugger's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e.  He received the Tony Award and the Pulitzer Prize in 1991 for \u003ci\u003eLost in Yonkers\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in 2018.","brand":"Plume","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303761957093,"sku":"NP9780452275287","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780452275287.jpg?v=1767723084","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/brighton-beach-memoirs-isbn-9780452275287","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}