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Mark Rylance (Valere), David Hyde Pierce (Elomire) and Joanna Lumley (The Princess) are joined by Stephen Ouimette (Bejart), Lisa Joyce (Marquise-Therese Du Parc), Greta Lee (Dorine), Robert Lonsdale (Rene Du Parc), Michael Milligan (De Brie), Liza Sadovy (Catherine De Brie) and Sally Wingert (Madeleine Bejart) as rehearsals begin for Matthew Warchus' production of David Hirson's La Bête.

David Hirson was born in New York City and was educated at Yale and Oxford. He is the author of two plays for the theatre, La Bête (1991) and Wrong Mountain (2000), both of which have been produced on Broadway. He has received numerous honours for his work, including the 1992 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy. The original Broadway production of La Bête was nominated for five Tony awards in 1991. A collected edition of his plays is published by Grove Press. He is currently working on a new version of Die Fledermaus for the Metropolitan Opera.

As previously reported. The Neil Simon Plays' Brighton Beach Memoirs closed on Sunday, November 1st at the Nederlander Theatre. Its sister production, Broadway Bound, scheduled to open later this month, was cancelled.

THE NEIL SIMON PLAYS will close today, Sunday, November 1st at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street).

BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS, the first of THE Neil Simon PLAYS will close Sunday, November 1st. Directed by David Cromer, BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS opened on Sunday, October 25th at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street). BROADWAY BOUND, which was scheduled to join BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS in repertory on November 18th, 2009 has been cancelled.

BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS, the first of THE Neil Simon PLAYS will close Sunday, November 1st. Directed by David Cromer, BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS opened on Sunday, October 25th at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street). BROADWAY BOUND, which was scheduled to join BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS in repertory on November 18th, 2009 has been cancelled.

THE Neil Simon PLAYS are the first Broadway revivals of two of Neil Simon's beloved Eugene Morris Jerome plays, Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound, directed by David Cromer. Brighton Beach Memoirs opened Sunday, October 25th at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street). Broadway Bound joins Brighton Beach Memoirs in repertory on November 18th, with an official opening night set for Thursday, December 10th.

BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS, the first of THE Neil Simon PLAYS, directed by David Cromer, opened last night, Sunday, October 25th at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street). BROADWAY BOUND will join BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS in repertory on November 18th, 2009.

THE NEIL SIMON PLAYS are the first Broadway revivals of two of Neil Simon's beloved Eugene Morris Jerome plays, Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound, directed by David Cromer. Brighton Beach Memoirs opened last night at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street). Broadway Bound joins Brighton Beach Memoirs in repertory on November 18, with opening night on Thursday, December 10.

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BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS, the first of THE Neil Simon PLAYS, directed by David Cromer, opened last night, Sunday, October 25th at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street). BROADWAY BOUND will join BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS in repertory on November 18th, 2009.

BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS, the first of THE Neil Simon PLAYS, directed by David Cromer, opened last night, Sunday, October 25th. BROADWAY BOUND will join BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS in repertory on November 18th, 2009.

THE Neil Simon Plays are the first Broadway revivals of two of Neil Simon's beloved Eugene Morris Jerome plays, Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound, directed by David Cromer. Brighton Beach Memoirs opens tonight, Sunday, October 25 at the Nederlander Theatre. Broadway Bound joins Brighton Beach Memoirs in repertory on November 18, with opening night on Thursday, December 10

Neil Simon gave a wide-ranging interview to the New York Times earlier this week, in which he discusses his nerves about the dual revivals of Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound which are being revived in repertory for the first time since the 1980s when the productions first opened.

BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS, the first of THE Neil Simon PLAYS, directed by David Cromer, opens tonight, Sunday, October 25. BROADWAY BOUND will join BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS in repertory on November 18, 2009.

THE NEIL SIMON PLAYS are the first Broadway revivals of two of Neil Simon's beloved Eugene Morris Jerome plays, Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound, directed by David Cromer. Brighton Beach Memoirs is currently in previews and opens this Sunday, October 25 at the Nederlander Theatre. Broadway Bound joins Brighton Beach Memoirs in repertory on November 18, with opening night on Thursday, December 10. THE NEIL SIMON PLAYS have been making headlines lately in some of the city's most high profile papers, receiving special features in the New York Post and the Wall Street Journal today.

Brighton Beach Memoirs, one of The Neil Simon Plays, opens this Sunday, October 25 at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street). The production, directed by David Cromer, has been making headlines.

BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS, the first of THE NEIL SIMON PLAYS, is currently in previews at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street). The production, directed by David Cromer, opens Sunday, October 25.

The decorated set designer recently spoke with Daily News theater critic Joe Dziemianowicz about his career on stage. In an except from the article, Dziemianowicz writes:

The producers of THE NEIL SIMON PLAYS have announced a student rush policy. A limited number of $30 tickets will be made available for purchase by students, available at the box office on the day of the performance only. Two tickets per valid student ID. Student rush tickets are subject to availability and the number of student tickets for each performance may vary.