Word: laughter
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sophomoric days of brotherly derision are behind him, and now he boosts his sister's morale in all the right situations while trying to improve his own stagnant life. In the meantime, his antics offer some great quips and scenes guaranteed to have you doubled you over in laughter...
...guess I was, although I really wanted nothing to do with show business, and I just thought, do something else, do something different. But when I got into high school, and auditioned for a play for the first time, it was over. I didn't get the part [laughter]. But I was hooked...
...Laughter on the 23rd floor is the bittersweet tale of the office hijinks of a group of writers for a '50s variety show, starring the comedian Max Prince (Nicholas Meunier '02). Not much happens in the way of plot--there are two meetings and a Christmas party--but Simon makes up for it by creating a hilarious group of eccentrics, which the cast of this production brought to life with great success...
...standout in a very strong cast is Reihan Morshed Salam '01 as Ira. He provoked laughter from the first moment he stumbled onstage as the hysterical, perpetually tardy hypochondriac of the group. Whether throwing shoes out the window after a contest with Brian (Daniel Brunet), writing "I have a brain tumor" on the wall as "proof" of his illness or fighting with Max over a line, Salam stole the show whenever he got a chance. He had quite a bit of competition from Milt (Geoff Oxnard '99), the womanizing flashy dresser, and Val (Fred Hood '02), the choleric Russian head...
...plays the young, timid novice in the background while his narration reflects the experience of an older man. Both outside forces--the network's lack of support for the show, the repressive atmosphere of the McCarthy era--and internal ones threaten the happy time represented by Laughter, as time itself brings changes to all of the characters Max, the star of the show, is a pill-popping alcoholic whose addictions only grow worse; Carol and Milt face motherhood and divorce respectively; and Brian makes good on his oft-stated declaration that he is going to leave for Hollywood. This...