Directed by: Melissa Steiner
Produced by: Doni COzer
by Neil Simon
Fools is a light-hearted romantic comedy by Neil Simon, set in the small village of Kulyenchikov, Ukraine (Russian Territory), during the late 1800s.
The Broadway production, directed by Mike Nichols, opened on April 6, 1981 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. The cast included John Rubinstein, Harold Gould, Richard B. Shull, Florence Stanley, and Pamela Reed.
Fools allegedly was written as the result of an agreement Simon made with his wife during their divorce proceedings. She was promised the profits of his next play, so he attempted to write something that never would last on Broadway. Given it closed after forty performances, he succeeded.
With the permission of Simon, Fools was adapted into a 1990 musical with the title Kulyenchikov. It was produced in San Jose, California in November of that year. The revised libretto, music, and lyrics were by San Francisco Bay Area playwright/composer Ted Kopulos. In addition to the score of 14 songs, an additional character was created - Alexei, Leon's con-artist uncle, who acted as an inadvertent love interest for Yenchna and demonstrated how even the smartest of con men can be beaten at their own game by the stupidest of villagers.
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