Who wrote the plays The Sunshine Boys and The Odd Couple?
The New Odd Couple The New Odd Couple The New Odd Couple is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1983, and was an updated version of the 1970s television series "The Odd Couple". "The New Odd Couple" was the second attempt to remake a series of one of Neil Simon's plays with a primarily African-American cast. The first was "Barefoot in the Park" (which also premiered on September 24, 1970, the same day the original "Odd Couple" series did). In this series, Felix and Oscar were both African-American college buddies who met in the 1950s. Felix was portrayed by Ron
The Odd Couple (play) as Oscar, William Christopher as Felix, and William Richard Rogers as Murray. The production was directed by Curt Wollan. In 2001, "Wheel of Fortune" host Pat Sajak and Hawaii TV news anchor Joe Moore (Sajak's Vietnam roommate and close friend) played Felix and Oscar at the Hawaii Theatre Center as a benefit for Hawaii's Manoa Valley Theater. In 2002, Simon wrote an updated version of "The Odd Couple", titled "Oscar and Felix: A New Look at the Odd Couple". This version incorporated updated references and elements into the original storyline. This production ran at the Geffen Playhouse (Los Angeles) from