Laughter On The 23rd Floor

Simon, Neil

ISBN 10: 0679439064 / ISBN 13: 9780679439066

Published by Random House, New York, 1995

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REVIEW COPY WITH SLIP LAID IN. IN ADDITION THERE IS A NICE FOLD OVER PROGRAM FOR "A CONVERSATION WITH NEIL SIMON" THAT WAS HELD AT THE 92ND STREET Y IN 1972 AND HAS BEEN SIGNED IN INK BY MR. SIMON ON THE FRONT COVER. Autobiographical play about writers on a hit comedy show in the 50's. The show had a modest run of 320 performances and starred Nathan Lane. Nice artwork on the front panel of the dustjacket. Fine/fine, the program has light wear. Also included is a first printing of Neil Simon's 2nd book of memoirs "The Plaly Goes On" WHICH IS SIGNED BY HIM. Fine.fine. Sold as a collection only.

Seller Inventory # 008192

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Laughter On The 23rd Floor
• Publisher: Random House, New York
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0679439064
• ISBN 13: 9780679439066
• Binding: Boards & Cloth with Dustjacket
• Edition: 1st Edition. 1st Printing.
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Signed Books
  • Theatre And Plays

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Synopsis

Set in 1953, Neil Simon's "flat-out funniest play in years" (Dennis Cunningham, CBS-TV) re-creates the mayhem, neuroses, nonstop gags, and constant one-upmanship of a team of brilliantly funny social misfits as they write The Max Prince Show, a weekly variety program. Among the crew are Milt, the insult artist; Ira, the hypochondriac whose dream is to have a virus named after him; and Val, a Russian emigre who takes a Berlitz course so he can curse without an accent. They are devoted to their boss, Max, a comic genius, a tyrant, and a paranoiac with a heart of gold. But his penchant for tippling and popping too many pills is growing under the pressures of a rising McCarthyism, network executives, and sponsors who want him to cut back his "too-smart" show and staff so that they can chase after the Leave It to Beaver and Father Knows Best audience.