Lectures For Lifelong Learners!

Broadway’s most popular and most financially successful playwright wrote more than 30 comedies for the stage, including Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple and his autobiographical Brighton Beach trilogy. In addition, he penned the book of a handful of Broadway musicals and the screenplay for more than 30 movies, both original stories and adaptations of his plays. This talk charts his unparalleled career, as he evolved from a gag writer to a more character-rich dramatist, illustrated with video clips from his plays and movies.