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Last of the Red Hot Lovers

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  3w, 1m

Neil Simon

Middle-aged and married, overworked and overweight, Barney Cashman wants to join the sexual revolution before it's too late and arranges three seductions: the first, Elaine Navazio proves to be a foul-mouthed bundle of neuroses; Bobbi Michele is next, a 20-ish actress who's too kooky by half; finally comes September and Jeanette Fisher, a gloomy, depressed housewife who happens to be married to Barney's best friend.

Last of the Red Hot Lovers

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 1m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptations (Stage & Screen)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary

"Mr. Simon has created a great character here...it is extraordinarily funny and yet also charming...as witty as ever, perhaps wittier." - The New York Times

Middle-aged and married, overworked and overweight, Barney Cashman wants to join the sexual revolution before it's too late and arranges three seductions: the first, Elaine Navazio proves to be a foul-mouthed bundle of neuroses; Bobbi Michele is next, a 20-ish actress who's too kooky by half; finally comes September and Jeanette Fisher, a gloomy, depressed housewife who happens to be married to Barney's best friend.


History

Last of the Red Hot Lovers was first presented at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York City on December 28, 1969. It was directed by Robert Moore.

Keywords
Performing Groups
BARNEY CASHMAN
ELAINE NAVAZIO
BOBBI MICHELE
JEANETTE FISHER
  • Time Period Contemporary, 1960s
  • Setting An apartment in New York's East Thirties.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

"Mr. Simon has created a great character here...it is extraordinarily funny and yet also charming...as witty as ever, perhaps wittier." - The New York Times

"Delightfully hilarious and witty, as well as filled with wisdom about human nature...an uproariously funny author. But he is far more than that. He has a mellow and compassionate understanding of how weak and essentially well meaning mankind behaves...a genuinely brilliant play." - New York Post

"Despite its age, Last of the Red Hot Lovers has a vintage charm and a universal, timeless quality that keeps it red hot." - Salut Star, Read More 

"Blisteringly funny!" - The Philadelphia Inquirer, Read More

 

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

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Neil Simon

Neil Simon

American playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon (1927-2018) is widely regarded as one of the most successful, prolific and performed playwrights in theatre history. In addition to Lost In Yonkers, which won a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize, his plays and musicals include Come ...

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