Barefoot in the Park

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Barefoot in the Park is a 1963 Tony-nominated comedy play by Neil Simon, about a young couple, Paul and Corie Bratter, and their odd neighbors in their small apartment building in Greenwich Village, New York. It explores the troubles that newlyweds face, most of them related to one of said neighbors, Victor Velasco. Simon was partly inspired by the early days of his first (and at the time only) marriage. While he had found success with Come Blow Your Horn in 1961, this was his first smash hit.

The play's Broadway premiere was on October 23, 1963, at the Biltmore Theatre. It was directed by Mike Nichols (who won a Tony Award—the first of many—for his direction), and starred Elizabeth Ashley, Robert Redford, Kurt Kasznar, Mildred Natwick, Herbert Edelman, and Joseph Keating as the opening cast. Ashley earned a Tony nomination for her performance. The production lasted nearly four years, running 1530 performances.

In 2006, the play was revived on Broadway with Amanda Peet and Patrick Wilson as the newlywed couple, and featuring Tony Roberts and Jill Clayburgh. The critics were not kind, many finding the production, which ran only 109 performances, unfunny and dated.

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[edit] Film

Main article: Barefoot in the Park (film)

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Barefoot in the Park, with a black cast, was also a short lived sitcom on ABC in the 1970-1971 TV season.

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Barefoot in the Park was performed and videotaped onstage for Home Box Office in 1981. Richard Thomas played Paul Bratter, Bess Armstrong played Corie Bratter, Barbara Barrie played Mrs. Banks, and Hans Conreid played Victor Velasco.