Based on part of Neil Simons own life, the play mixes laughter with heartache. George Schneider, a writer whose wife has recently died, returns to a lonely apartment. His younger brother Leo, a theatrical press agent and born matchmaker, tries to snap George out of his emotional tailspin by supplying him with unwanted – and unsuccessful – dates. Then Leo comes up with Jennie Malone – and she’s a winner. Still it’s a rocky road ahead for the not-so-young lovers. George struggles with contradictory impulses to embrace a new life but remain faithful to the old. George and Jennie stumble on, tripping over George’s pent-up emotions and Jennie’s wariness born of her recent marital fiasco. In a hilarious, farcical subplot, Leo has a fling with Faye, Jennie’s dizzy and neurotic married friend. The author has updated numerous references in the script to enhance current productions of this timeless comedy.
