Jack Lemmon
Felix Ungar
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1 day ago · From a successful Broadway play in the 60s, The Odd Couple was adapted into a beloved 1968 film and an iconic 70s TV series, bringing its infectious laughter from the stage to the screen. Now returning with a new Australian production, Neil Simon’s comedic gem has cemented itself as a timeless classic, introducing a new generation to one of ...
2 days ago · The concept of The Odd Couple is strange in modern media. The writing leaves the women vapid and the men misogynistic, with only a few scraps of personality handed out to each of the side characters. The main character lives alone in an eight-room apartment and only needs one roommate to help pay the rent.
2 days ago · Oscar is frustrated as hell – all but at wit’s end. That is the straightforward, hilarious contention behind Neil Simon’s play, aptly named The Odd Couple. Photos by Pia Johnson. It premiered on Broadway in 1965 and was parlayed into an Oscar-nominated film, starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, three years later.
2 days ago · Popular stars Shane Jacobson (Oscar) and Todd McKenny (Felix) assume the key roles in this new Australian production and do a terrific job. The play starts out with Felix unusually late for a boys’ regular, weekly poker game. It turns out that he has been turfed out of home by his wife and his five buddies are concerned he could be suicidal.
2 days ago · That is the straightforward, hilarious contention behind Neil Simon’s play, aptly named The Odd Couple. It premiered on Broadway in 1965 and was parlayed into an Oscar-nominated film, starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, three years later. Thereafter followed a well-received television series with Tony Randall and Jack Klugman (1970-1975).
2 days ago · Review. The Odd Couple (John Frost & Crossroads Live) Oscar and Felix are back, this time with Shane Jacobson and Todd McKenney in the title roles of Neil Simon’s classic comedy. Comedy Theatre, Melbourne. Reviewed on 23 May, 2024. by Patricia Maunder on 24 May, 2024.
