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  • Playwright Neil Simon walks out for a curtain call with actors Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick at the opening night of 'The Odd Couple' in 2005
    Playwright Neil Simon walks out for a curtain call with actors Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick at the opening night of 'The Odd Couple' in 2005
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    Goodbye to the Great Neil Simon

    Neil Simon, legendary writer of The Odd Couple and countless other hits, has died at 91. He practically invented the sitcom along the way

    byRachel Shukert
  • Polish Tea Room counter pictured in November 2012. (Flickr)
    Polish Tea Room counter pictured in November 2012. (Flickr)
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    Sitting Shiva for the Polish Tea Room

    Broadway’s iconic, unassuming Jewish café to close at the end of the year

    bySamuel G. Freedman
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    (Getty Images)
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    Coney Island Winter

    Site of famous coaster up for sale

    byJenny Merkin
  • The cast of the current New York revival of Brighton Beach Memoirs(© Joan Marcus)
    The cast of the current New York revival of Brighton Beach Memoirs(© Joan Marcus)
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    Neil Simon Unbound

    As it progressed, the playwright’s autobiographical trilogy grew more dark—and more true

    bySamuel G. Freedman
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    The Kid Is Back in Town

    The remake of The Heartbreak Kid favors bawdiness over sharp-edged satire

    byLawrence Levi
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