Neil Simon's Pulitzer Prize-wining play is a family drama set in Yonkers, New York, in 1942
“Lost in Yonkers” isn’t exactly “Uncle Vanya” when it comes to its portrayal of a restless, quarrelsome household. But the turmoil of the Kurnitz family in Neil Simon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama produces moments of genuine catharsis. As such, the 1991 play holds up much better today than many of Simon’s more self-conscious domestic dramedies.
Bella is a woman in her 30s whose mental development is described as “childlike.” It is her lot in life to be caregiver for and reluctant companion to her mother, Grandma Kurnitz , and seemingly denied any possibility of happiness. Her futile sweetness and desperate daydreams may be secondary to the plight of brother Eddie’s two sons, Jay and Arty , who have been deposited in Grandma’s house for 10 months. But it’s Bella who is most “lost” in Yonkers.
Both boys must cope with their stern, unsentimental grandmother, who regards their presence as one foisted upon her. Besides the neediness of Bella, Grandma’s home — which is connected to the candy store she operates — is intruded upon by the arrival of secretive son Louie , an underworld bagman complete with bag.
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