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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, and is the only one in which Eugene is not the central character. 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.

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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, and is the only one in which Eugene is not the central character. 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. (en)
  • Biloxi Blues es una obra de teatro del dramaturgo estadounidense Neil Simon, estrenada en 1984. Se trata de la segunda obra de una trilogía, centrada en el personaje de Eugene Morris Jerome y fue precedida por Brighton Beach Memoirs y sucedida por Broadway Bound. (es)
  • Biloxi Blues est une pièce de théâtre de Neil Simon créée en 1984 à l' de Los Angeles. Ce récit semi-autobiographique est la deuxième pièce de La Trilogie d'Eugene. (fr)
  • Biloxi Blues è un'opera teatrale semi-autobiografica del commediografo statunitense Neil Simon, debuttata a Los Angeles nel 1984. La commedia ha debuttato a Broadway nel 1985 ed è rimasta in scena per oltre cinquecento repliche, vincendo il Tony Award alla migliore opera teatrale. Da essa, nel 1988, Mike Nichols ne ha tratto il film Frenesie... militari (omonimo nel titolo originale), con sceneggiatura dello stesso Neil Simon e protagonista Matthew Broderick. (it)
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  • Arnold Epstein
  • Daisy Hannigan
  • Don Carney
  • Eugene Morris Jerome
  • James Hennesey
  • Joseph Wykowski
  • Rowena
  • Roy Selridge
  • Sgt. Merwin J. Toomey
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  • 1984-12-08 (xsd:date)
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  • 1984-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • Biloxi, Mississippi, 1945
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  • A Jewish boy from Brooklyn undergoes basic Army training in the Deep South
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  • Arnold Epstein (en)
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  • Don Carney (en)
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  • James Hennesey (en)
  • Joseph Wykowski (en)
  • Rowena (en)
  • Roy Selridge (en)
  • Sgt. Merwin J. Toomey (en)
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  • Comedy (en)
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  • Biloxi Blues (en)
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  • 1984-12-08 (xsd:date)
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  • Biloxi Blues (en)
  • Brighton Beach Memoirs (en)
  • Broadway Bound (en)
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  • Biloxi, Mississippi, 1945 (en)
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  • A Jewish boy from Brooklyn undergoes basic Army training in the Deep South (en)
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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, and is the only one in which Eugene is not the central character. 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. (en)
  • Biloxi Blues es una obra de teatro del dramaturgo estadounidense Neil Simon, estrenada en 1984. Se trata de la segunda obra de una trilogía, centrada en el personaje de Eugene Morris Jerome y fue precedida por Brighton Beach Memoirs y sucedida por Broadway Bound. (es)
  • Biloxi Blues est une pièce de théâtre de Neil Simon créée en 1984 à l' de Los Angeles. Ce récit semi-autobiographique est la deuxième pièce de La Trilogie d'Eugene. (fr)
  • Biloxi Blues è un'opera teatrale semi-autobiografica del commediografo statunitense Neil Simon, debuttata a Los Angeles nel 1984. La commedia ha debuttato a Broadway nel 1985 ed è rimasta in scena per oltre cinquecento repliche, vincendo il Tony Award alla migliore opera teatrale. Da essa, nel 1988, Mike Nichols ne ha tratto il film Frenesie... militari (omonimo nel titolo originale), con sceneggiatura dello stesso Neil Simon e protagonista Matthew Broderick. (it)
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  • Biloxi Blues (en)
  • Biloxi Blues (obra de teatro) (es)
  • Biloxi Blues (fr)
  • Biloxi Blues (it)
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