Broadway Bound

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Broadway Bound is a semi-autobiographical stage comedy by Neil Simon that follows two brothers pursuing careers in show business while navigating the tensions within their Jewish family in postwar Brooklyn.

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instanceOf comedy play
semi-autobiographical work
stage play
author Neil Simon NERFINISHED
basedOn Neil Simon's early life experiences
character Ben Epstein NERFINISHED
Jack Jerome NERFINISHED
Kate Jerome NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Neil Simon NERFINISHED
dramaticForm three-act play
dramaticStructure family-centered narrative
featuresEthnicBackground Jewish-American family GENERATED
follows Biloxi Blues NERFINISHED
Brighton Beach Memoirs NERFINISHED
genre comedy
drama
hasAutobiographicalElements true
hasTone bittersweet
dramatic
humorous
intendedAudience adult theatre audiences
language English
mainCharacter Eugene Jerome NERFINISHED
Stanley Jerome NERFINISHED
medium theatre
narrativeFocus two brothers pursuing careers in show business
narrativePerspective Eugene Jerome as narrator
originalLanguage English
partOfSeries Eugene trilogy NERFINISHED
placeInAuthorCareer later work of Neil Simon
premiereLocation Broadway NERFINISHED
settingLocation Brooklyn, New York City NERFINISHED
settingTime late 1940s
post-World War II era
subjectMatter Jewish family life
aspiration
coming of age
family conflict
marital problems
show business careers
theme Jewish-American identity
changing family dynamics
generational conflict
pursuit of artistic ambition

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Neil Simon notableWork Broadway Bound
Neil Simon wrotePlay Broadway Bound