The play, Coco, Lavin, and Moore all were nominated for Tony Awards.[4]
Plot overviewedit
Barney Cashman, a middle-aged, married nebbish wants to join the sexual revolution before it is too late. A gentle soul with no experience in adultery, he fails in each of three seductions:
Elaine Navazio, a sexpot who likes cigarettes, whiskey, and other women's husbands;
Bobbi Michele, an actress friend whom he discovers is madder than a hatter; and
Jeannette Fisher, his wife's best friend, a staunch moralist.
A Chinese adaptation, starring the husband-wife team of Xu Zheng and Tao Hong (who played all 3 seductresses), was so well received in China that the couple performed the play over 30 times in 2005 and 2006.[6]
In 1999 a North American Tour starring Gary Burghoff played throughout the US and Canada. The show was produced by William and Sally Rogers and in addition to Burghoff featured Sherry Lubov-Ripps, Genah Gale and Nancy Marvy.
Receptionedit
Clive Barnes, in his review in The New York Times, wrote: "He is as witty as ever...but he is now controlling that special verbal razzle-dazzle that has at times seemed mechanically chill... There is the dimension of humanity to its humor so that you can love it as well as laugh at it."[2]
Referencesedit
^Last of the Red Hot Lovers Listing playbillvault.com, accessed April 8, 2012
^ abBarnes, Clive. "Stage: 'Red Hot Lovers': Comedy by Neil Simon Opens at the O'Neill", The New York Times, December 29, 1969, p. 37
last, lovers, this, article, about, broadway, production, film, adaptation, film, comedy, neil, simon, premiered, broadway, 1969, written, byneil, simoncharactersbarney, cashmanelaine, navaziojeanette, fisherbobbi, micheledate, premiereddecember, 1969, 1969, p. This article is about the Broadway production For the film adaptation see Last of the Red Hot Lovers film Last of the Red Hot Lovers is a comedy by Neil Simon It premiered on Broadway in 1969 Last of the Red Hot LoversWritten byNeil SimonCharactersBarney CashmanElaine NavazioJeanette FisherBobbi MicheleDate premieredDecember 28 1969 1969 12 28 Place premieredEugene O Neill TheatreNew York CityOriginal languageEnglishGenreComedySettingAn apartment in the East Thirties December August and September late afternoon Contents 1 Production 2 Plot overview 3 Adaptations 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksProduction editThe play opened on Broadway at the Eugene O Neill Theatre on December 28 1969 and closed on September 4 1971 after 706 performances and six previews 1 Directed by Robert Moore the original cast featured James Coco Linda Lavin as Elaine Doris Roberts as Jeannette and Marcia Rodd as Bobbi 2 The scenic design was by Oliver Smith the costumes by Donald Brooks and the lighting by Peggy Clark 3 Later in the run Dom DeLuise replaced Coco Cathryn Damon and then Rita Moreno replaced Lavin and Barbara Sharma replaced Rodd The play Coco Lavin and Moore all were nominated for Tony Awards 4 Plot overview editBarney Cashman a middle aged married nebbish wants to join the sexual revolution before it is too late A gentle soul with no experience in adultery he fails in each of three seductions Elaine Navazio a sexpot who likes cigarettes whiskey and other women s husbands Bobbi Michele an actress friend whom he discovers is madder than a hatter and Jeannette Fisher his wife s best friend a staunch moralist Adaptations editSimon adapted his play for a 1972 film directed by Gene Saks The cast featured Alan Arkin Sally Kellerman as Elaine Paula Prentiss as Bobbi and Renee Taylor as Jeanette 5 A Chinese adaptation starring the husband wife team of Xu Zheng and Tao Hong who played all 3 seductresses was so well received in China that the couple performed the play over 30 times in 2005 and 2006 6 In 1999 a North American Tour starring Gary Burghoff played throughout the US and Canada The show was produced by William and Sally Rogers and in addition to Burghoff featured Sherry Lubov Ripps Genah Gale and Nancy Marvy Reception editClive Barnes in his review in The New York Times wrote He is as witty as ever but he is now controlling that special verbal razzle dazzle that has at times seemed mechanically chill There is the dimension of humanity to its humor so that you can love it as well as laugh at it 2 References edit Last of the Red Hot Lovers Listing playbillvault com accessed April 8 2012 a b Barnes Clive Stage Red Hot Lovers Comedy by Neil Simon Opens at the O Neill The New York Times December 29 1969 p 37 Simon Neil 1970 Last of the Red Hot Lovers New York City Samuel French Inc p 3 ISBN 978 0573611438 Tony Awards 1970 Listing broadwayworld com accessed April 8 2012 Greenspun Roger Last of the Red Hot Lovers 1972 Screen Last of the Red Hot Lovers at Music Hall The New York Times August 18 1872 Ma Yingying 2006 01 11 话剧 最后一个情圣 春节封箱演出 China Times in Chinese Retrieved 2015 04 23 External links edit Last of the Red Hot Lovers at the Internet Broadway Database Last of the Red Hot Lovers at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Last of the Red Hot Lovers amp oldid 1190891593, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
