Brighton Beach Memoirs

Opened: March 27, 1983
Closing: May 11, 1986

Brighton Beach Memoirs - 1983 - Broadway Tickets, News, Info & More

Alvin Theatre
250 W. 52nd St. New York, NY

Set in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn, New York in September 1937, this coming of age comedy focuses, thru the eyes of its narrator, 15-year old Eugene Morris Jerome, writer-to-be and alternately perplexed and perceptive observer and guide, on life with the Jerome family. Eugene is a Polish Jewish American teenager who experiences puberty, sexual awakening and a search for identity as he tries to deal with his Depression-era family. Eugene, his parents, Kate and Jack, and his brother Stanley have shared their home for the last three years with Kate's sister Blanche and her two daughters Nora and Laurie since the death of their father. This extended family is troubled by illness, unemployment, poverty, deep resentments and foreboding signs of World War II, but as portrayed by Neil Simon, their lives are neither miserable or pitiful. The family meets their challenges with innocence, dignity, warmth, vigor and spirit, showing that life, at once humorous and poignant, is something to celebrate by all. "Simultaneously poignant and funny. An outstanding show!" - Variety. "A hilarious comedy... A delightful and enriching experience." -CBS-TV

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Brighton Beach Memoirs FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Brighton Beach Memoirs has had 3 productions including Broadway which opened in 1983, Broadway which opened in 1983 and Broadway which opened in 2009.
Brighton Beach Memoirs has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play, with the nomination going to Gene Saks.
Brighton Beach Memoirs has won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play for Gene Saks.
Brighton Beach Memoirs has been nominated for several awards. It was nominated for Best Play at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards. Additionally, it received a nomination for Outstanding Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Neil Simon.
Brighton Beach Memoirs has won several awards. It received the Best Play award from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards. Additionally, it was recognized with the Outstanding Play award from the Drama Desk Awards for Neil Simon's exceptional work.

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