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The Odd Couple
Written by Neil Simon
Narrated by Nathan Lane, Dan Castellaneta and Full Cast
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About this audiobook
Poker buddies Felix Ungar and Oscar Madison suddenly find themselves bachelors again and innocently decide to share an apartment. In this classic comedy by America’s most prolific and successful playwright, these two legendarily mismatched roommates bring down the house when they try to live together in one eight-room New York City apartment.
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Dan Castellaneta, Stanley DeSantis, Steven Hack, Jamie Hanes, Nathan Lane, David Paymer, Linda Purl and Yeardley Smith.
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Dan Castellaneta, Stanley DeSantis, Steven Hack, Jamie Hanes, Nathan Lane, David Paymer, Linda Purl and Yeardley Smith.
Author
Neil Simon
Neil Simon is the writer of more than forty Broadway plays, including Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple, The Out-of-Towners, and Lost in Yonkers, which won the Pulitzer Prize.
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Reviews for The Odd Couple
Rating: 4.2727272727272725 out of 5 stars
4.5/5
22 ratings4 reviews
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This original version seemed a little dated. Then, being a deadbeat dad got a laugh. Some of the humor, though, remained timeless. A reminder of what a genius Neil Simon was.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very witty writing along with suneen performance. A story and a situation that doesn’t look impossible. The characters are such that you can connect with them. Though I will never like to get into a divorce situation but let’s say in a fictional world I do then this can be a story :)
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5l liked this play. There's something about the characters that makes me think of the Seinfeld characters...hee hee...though it's a little moralistic here and there.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5One of those plays that I'm sure is much funnier performed than read. So, if you're truly interested, try and find a performance rather than reading it.