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USA: Oye! Times readers Get FREE $30 to spend on Amazon, Walmart…Neil Simon’s The Female Odd Couple Flips the Genders of the Comedy Classic
Covina Center for the Performing Arts (Covina, CA)
In Neil Simon’s female version of his Tony-winning 1965 buddy comedy, two of the playwright’s most beloved characters — the fastidious Felix and the slovenly Oscar — are transformed into Florence the neat freak and Olive the slob. Simon has made other changes, too, like turning a ritual poker game into Trivial Pursuit night and subbing the neighboring Pigeon sisters for the hilarious Costazuela brothers. It’s a zany take on the classic tale of two wildly mismatched roommates.
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