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''The Prisoner of Second Avenue'' is an American black comedy play by Neil Simon, later made into a film released in 1975. ==Productions== ''The Prisoner of Second Avenue'' premiered on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on November 11, 1971 〔Barnes, Clive. "Stage: Creeping Paranoia and Crawling Malaise", ''The New York Times'', November 12, 1971, p.55〕 and closed on September 29, 1973, after 798 performances and four previews. Produced by Saint Subber and directed by Mike Nichols, the cast featured Peter Falk and Lee Grant starring as Mel and Edna Edison, and Vincent Gardenia as Mel's brother Harry.〔〔(''The Prisoner of Second Avenue'' ) Internet Broadway Database, accessed April 11, 2012〕 The production received 1972 Tony Award nominations for Best Play, for Mike Nichols for Best Director, Play, and Vincent Gardenia for Supporting Actor, Play.〔"Nominations for the Tony Awards Are Announced", ''The New York Times'', April 4, 1972, p.54〕 Clive Barnes, in ''The New York Times'', wrote that "it is, I think, the most honestly amusing comedy that Mr. Simon has so far given us."〔 Walter Kerr, in ''The New York Times'' wrote: "He () has made a magnificent effort to part company with the mechanical, and his over-all success stands as handsome proof that humor and honesty can be got into bed together."〔Kerr, Walter. " 'The Prisoner of Second Avenue' Merely Complains", ''The New York Times'', November 21, 1971, p.D1〕 The play ran in the West End at the Vaudeville Theatre, produced by Old Vic Company/Old Vic Productions and Sonia Friedman Productions, opening on June 30, 2010 in previews. Directed by Terry Johnson, the cast starred Jeff Goldblum and Mercedes Ruehl. This marked Ruehl's London stage debut.〔Shenton, Mark. (Goldblum and Ruehl Begin Performances in West End's Prisoner of Second Avenue" ) playbill.com, June 30, 2010〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Prisoner of Second Avenue」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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