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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:musical
gptkb:play
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Jack_Weston
gptkb:Barbara_Barrie
gptkb:1976_Academy_Awards
gptkb:Renée_Taylor
gptkb:Alan_Arkin
gptkb:Norman
gptkb:Neil_Simon
gptkb:Walter_Matthau
gptkb:Ethel_Barrymore_Theatre
gptkb:Larry_Gelbart
gptkb:1975_Tony_Awards
gptkb:Estelle_Getty
gptkb:George_Burns
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:film
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gptkbp:adapted_into
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gptkb:television_special
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:associated_act
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2
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Neil_Simon
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Play
gptkb:award
gptkb:Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Play
gptkb:New_York_Drama_Critics'_Circle_Award_for_Best_Play
Best Play
Best Actor in a Play
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gptkbp:cast
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gptkb:Sam_Levene
gptkb:1997
gptkb:2015
gptkb:Jack_Albertson
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:hospital
gptkb:The_Audience
gptkb:The_Waitress
gptkb:Al_Lewis
gptkb:Willie_Clark
gptkb:Ben_Silverman
The Producer
The Stage Manager
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gptkbp:character_development
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Al Lewis's reflections on life
Willie Clark's struggles
the dynamic between the two leads
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gptkbp:created_by
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gptkb:Neil_Simon
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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positive reviews
considered a classic
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired adaptations
influenced later comedies
inspired other works
inspired parodies
inspired tributes
adaptations in other media
inspired revivals
inspired performances
revivals on Broadway
revival of interest in vaudeville
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Herbert_Ross
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:1975
gptkb:Richard_Benjamin
gptkb:Walter_Matthau
gptkb:Herbert_Ross
gptkb:George_Burns
gptkb:Carol_Arthur
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gptkbp:first_performance
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gptkb:1972
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gptkbp:first_released
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1972 Broadway production
closed after 1,000 performances
opened at the Broadhurst Theatre
produced by Emanuel Azenberg
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gptkbp:follows
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two aging vaudevillians
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:musical
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gptkbp:has_setting
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gptkb:theatre
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gptkbp:has_theme
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nostalgia
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Sunshine Boys
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:American_Theater
gptkb:Vaudeville
gptkb:American_theater
vaudeville
nostalgic themes
comedy writing
character-driven narratives
dramatic structure
comedy duos
Comedy Duos
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:American_theater
comedy duos
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced future comedies
remains popular in theater repertoire
celebrated for its humor and heart
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Al_Lewis
gptkb:Willie_Clark
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gptkbp:notable_character
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gptkb:Al_Lewis
gptkb:Willie_Clark
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gptkbp:notable_guest_stars
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gptkb:Jack_Benny
gptkb:George_Burns
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gptkbp:notable_performance
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workshops
television adaptations
community theater productions
international productions
readings
professional theater productions
high school productions
Broadway revivals
regional theater productions
one-act versions
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" You can't go home again."
" You can't be a comedian without a sense of humor."
" I don't want to be a part of this!"
" I was never a comedian, I was a straight man."
" The last time I saw you, you were in a coffin!"
" We were the best!"
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gptkbp:notable_song
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The Sunshine Boys Theme
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gptkbp:plot
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conflict between the characters
reunion of two old friends
revisiting their past
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gptkbp:premiere_date
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1972-12-15
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gptkbp:premiered_on
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gptkb:musical
gptkb:1972
March 24, 1974
1972-12-20
December 20, 1972
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gptkbp:release_year
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gptkb:1975
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gptkbp:screenplay_by
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gptkb:Herbert_Ross
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gptkbp:set_in
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gptkb:Borough
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Borough
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:Show_Business
gptkb:Community_Center
Aging
aging
nostalgia
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gptkbp:written_by
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gptkb:Neil_Simon
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gptkbp:year
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gptkb:1975
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