Read Hugh Gallagher’s review of Purple Rose “Odd Couple” in Pulp
The most famous stage bromance, The Odd Couple, is as hilarious as ever at Chelsea’s Purple Rose Theatre, where the jokes just keep coming but the play’s underlying humanity rises to the top.
Neil Simon had a long, prolific and successful career, but The Odd Couple is probably his most enduring and most produced work. Following its box office success on Broadway and as a hit movie, it is produced regularly across the country and has even inspired a female version.