Umberto Orsini and Franco Branciaroli, directed by Massimo Popolizio, star in one of Neil Simon’s most famous comedies, a play that has been the subject of numerous stage productions as well as celebrated film and television adaptations, including one by Woody Allen. Two aging vaudeville actors, who parted ways after a long career together due to irreconcilable differences, are invited to reunite for a one-night-only television special dedicated to the history of the glorious American variety show tradition. However, old conflicts quickly resurface, setting in motion a theatrical mechanism of brilliant comedy and profound melancholy. Inspired by the lives of a famous vaudeville duo, Joe Smith and Charles Dale, Simon’s The Sunshine Boys premiered on Broadway in 1972. Notably, a highly acclaimed 1975 film adaptation directed by Herbert Ross, with a screenplay by the playwright himself, starred Walter Matthau and George Burns, earning multiple awards.

by Neil Simon
translation by Masolino D’Amico
with Umberto Orsini, Franco Branciaroli
and with featuring Flavio Francucci, Chiara Stoppa, Eros Pascale, Emanuela Saccardi
voice of the TV director and directed by Massimo Popolizio
set design Maurizio Balò
costumes Gianluca Sbicca
lighting Carlo Pediani
sound Alessandro Saviozzi
Teatro de gli Incamminati, Compagnia Orsini, Teatro Biondo Palermo
In collaboration with CTB Centro Teatrale Bresciano, Amat Associazione Marchigiana Attività Teatrali, and the Municipality of Fabriano