Extended Prior to Tonight’s Opening!
Neil Simon’s Lost in Yonkers
Now Through November 23
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West Palm Beach, Fla. (Friday, November 1, 2024) Due to overwhelming demand, Palm Beach Dramaworks is taking the unprecedented step of extending the run of one of its productions before it opens! Neil Simon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Lost in Yonkers, opening tonight, November 1 (7:30pm), will now run through November 23, rather than the previously announced closing date of November 17. | |
Lost in Yonkers featuring Laura Turnbull,
photo by Curtis Brown | |
Three performances have been added: Wednesday, November 20 (7:30pm); Thursday, November 21 (2pm); and Saturday, November 23 (2pm). If necessary, more shows will be added at a later date.
“What a wonderful way to begin our 25th Anniversary Season,” said Producing Artistic Director William Hayes. “I believe Lost in Yonkers is Simon’s finest play, and it’s clear that the public has real affection for it. I don’t usually do this, but I have to say that I think audiences will fall in love with our cast; each and every actor is absolutely wonderful.”
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Will Ehren (left) and Victor de Paula Rocha, photo by Curtis Brown. |
Set in 1942, this funny and touching coming-of-age story is both an exploration of the wounds inflicted by family, and a testament to the power of familial love, resiliency, and survival. Two teenage boys, Jay and Arty, are left in the care of their Grandma Kurnitz when their widowed father, Eddie, in desperate need of money, takes a job as a scrap iron salesman traveling the south. With no one else to turn to, Eddie’s only recourse is to leave his sons with his hard-hearted, autocratic mother, even though he’s aware of the soul-crushing damage she did to him and his siblings – Louie, who’s tied up with the mob; Gert, who has breathing problems; and, especially, Bella, 35 going on 15 and still living with her mom.
The reviews were perhaps the best of Simon’s illustrious career. “Neil Simon’s most thrilling and ambitious play.” “Destined to become an American classic.” “We always knew Neil Simon could make us laugh. We didn’t know he could break our hearts, too.” “An unqualified triumph!” “Powerful and profound.” “Broadway desperately needs a comedy, a drama, a hit. With Lost in Yonkers, Neil Simon has given us all three.”
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(Left to Right) Fig Chilcott, Will Ehren, Victor de Paula Rocha, and Suzanne Ankrum,
photo by Curtis Brown
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PBD’s production features Laura Turnbull as Grandma Kurnitz, Fig Chilcott (PBD debut) as Bella, Jordan Sobel as Louie, Patrick Zeller (PBD debut) as Eddie, Will Ehren (PBD debut) as Jay, Victor de Paula Rocha (PBD debut) as Arty, and Suzanne Ankrum as Gert. Scenic design is by Bert Scott, costume design is by Brian O’Keefe, lighting design is by Carolina Ortiz Herrera (PBD debut), and sound design is by Roger Arnold. Amanda Quaid (PBD debut) is the dialect coach, and casting is by McCorkle Casting Ltd. (PBD debut). The director is Julianne Boyd, founding artistic director of the acclaimed Barrington Stage Company, making her PBD debut.
Diane and Mark Perlberg are the sponsors of PBD’s 25th Anniversary Season.
The West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority and West Palm Beach Arts & Entertainment District are additional sponsors of PBD’s 25th Anniversary Season.
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Tickets for all performances are $92, except for opening night of each production ($107) and previews ($72). Student tickets are available for $15 with a valid K-12 or university/college ID, and anyone under 40 pays $40 (no additional fees) with a photo ID. Tickets for educators and active military are half price with proper ID (other restrictions apply). Group rates and subscription packages for four or five plays are also available. Tickets can be purchased through the box office, in person or by phone (561.514.4042 ext 2), and online 24 hours a day at palmbeachdramaworks.org.
All performances, prices, and dates subject to change.
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Palm Beach Dramaworks is a professional, nonprofit theatre company founded in 2000 and located in the heart of downtown West Palm Beach. Each season, the award-winning company produces five shows and offers a wide variety of programs for students at the theatre and in schools. Committed to fostering the future of theatre, PBD has become a hub for playwrights in Florida and around the country to nurture their work through the Perlberg Festival of New Plays. PBD is a member of Theatre Communications Group, Florida Professional Theatres Association, the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, and the National New Play Network. In 2024, PBD was honored as Non-Profit of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches. pambeachdramaworks.org
The Don & Ann Brown Theatre is located in the heart of downtown West Palm Beach, at 201 Clematis Street. For ticket information contact the box office at (561) 514-4042, or visit tickets.palmbeachdramaworks.org
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