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*Broadway Bound*
Broadway Bound
Genre	Comedy; Drama
Based on	Broadway Bound; by Neil Simon
Written by	Neil Simon
Directed by	Paul Bogart
Starring	Corey Parker; Jonathan Silverman
Theme music composer	David Shire
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Emanuel Azenberg; Michael Brandman
Producer	Terence Nelson
Cinematography	Isidore Mankofsky
Editor	Andy Zall
Running time	89 minutes
Production company	ABC Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 23, 1992

Broadway Bound is a 1992 American made-for-television comedy film directed by Paul Bogart, written by Neil Simon, and starring Corey Parker and Jonathan Silverman.^[1]^[2] Simon adapted his semi-autobiographical 1986 play Broadway Bound, the third chapter in what is known as the Eugene trilogy, the first being Brighton Beach Memoirs and the second being Biloxi Blues. Silverman, who played Eugene Jerome in the original stage version of Broadway Bound and in the film adaptation of Brighton Beach Memoirs, plays Eugene's older brother Stanley in the film. Parker played Pvt. Arnold Epstein in the film adaptation of Biloxi Blues. In a 1992 interview, Simon explained that Broadway Bound was not adapted as a theatrical film like the previous two works in the trilogy for the reason that it "was too expensive for the big screen, because it required extensive outdoor period sets of New York City."^[3]

Synopsis

The film is about Eugene and his older brother, Stanley, dealing with their parents' relationship falling apart as the brothers work together toward being comedy writers for the radio, and, eventually, television.

Cast

Corey Parker as Eugene Morris Jerome
Jonathan Silverman as Stanley Jerome
Anne Bancroft as Kate Jerome
Hume Cronyn as Ben
Jerry Orbach as Jack Jerome
Michele Lee as Blanche

Reception

Cronyn won a 1992 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Mini-series Special for his role in the film.^[4]

References

^ Erickson, Hal. Broadway Bound (1992)" movies.nytimes.com, accessed April 10, 2012
^ Curry, Pat. "Simon's Play Is Tv Bound" sun-sentinel.com, March 23, 1992
^ "A Life in the Theater". Conversations with Neil Simon. University Press of Mississippi. 2019. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-4968-2290-1.
^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (9 ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. p. 1661 Retrieved July 29, 2024..