Biloxi Blues
1985 play written by Neil Simon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Biloxi Blues is a semi-autobiographical play by Neil Simon. It portrays the conflict of Sergeant Merwin J. Toomey and Arnold Epstein, one of many privates enlisted in the military stationed in Biloxi, Mississippi, seen through the eyes of Eugene Jerome, one of the other soldiers. This play is the second chapter in what is known as his Eugene trilogy, following Brighton Beach Memoirs and preceding Broadway Bound. The play won the Tony Award for Best Play, and Barry Miller won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance as Arnold Epstein.
1985 play written by Neil Simon
| Biloxi Blues | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Neil Simon |
| Characters | Roy Selridge Joseph Wykowski Don Carney Eugene Morris Jerome Arnold Epstein Sgt. Merwin J. Toomey James Hennesey Rowena Daisy Hannigan |
| Date premiered | December 8, 1984 |
| Place premiered | Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles |
| Original language | English |
| Series | Eugene Trilogy: Brighton Beach Memoirs Biloxi Blues Broadway Bound |
| Subject | A Jewish boy from Brooklyn undergoes basic Army training in the Deep South |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Setting | Biloxi, Mississippi, 1945 |