Simon's classic - though as he admitted while the first two acts are seemless, the third act is wonky (he fixed it enough on the road to work but it's not as good as the first two - I'm not sure what else he could have done. Had a custody dispute between the two over something? Brought in Felix's wife?)
The central situation is so strong, so universal, as are the two archetypal leads, it has overshadowed the excellent support fact - the Greek chorus poker game and most of all the Pigeon sisters, who are brilliant. It's a delight of easy construction, character drive jokes, excellent recall and pay off.
Nathan Lane was Oscar in this one, Dave Paynter was Felix. I think Lane would be better as Felix.
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