originally published: 01/15/2018
![Players Guild of Leonia Presents Neil Simon's "Lost In Yonkers"](https://www.newjerseystage.com/events2018/LostInYonkers.jpg "Players Guild of Leonia Presents Neil Simon's "Lost In Yonkers"")
(LEONIA, NJ) -- What happens to children in the absence of love? That is the question that lies at the heart of this funny and heartrending play by one of America’s most acclaimed and beloved playwrights. Winner of four Tony Awards, including Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize, Lost in Yonkers is Neil Simon’s moving drama about the cruelties and painful memories that scar a family. The Players Guild of Leonia presents this comedy classic weekends from February 2nd to February 18th.
The play is set in New York, 1942. After the death of their mother two young brothers are sent to stay with their formidable grandmother for the longest ten months of their lives. Grandmother Kuntz is a one-woman German front - a refugee and a widow who has steeled her heart against the world. Her coldness and intolerance have crippled her own children: the boy’s father has no self-esteem; their Aunt Gert has an embarrassing speech impediment; their Uncle Louie is a small-time gangster; and their Aunt Bella has the mentality of a child. But it is Bella’s hunger for affection and her refusal to be denied love that saves the boys - and that leads to an unforgettable, wrenching confrontation with her mother. Filled with laughter, tears, and insight Lost in Yonkers is, yet, another heartwarming testament to Neil Simon’s talent.
The production is directed by Chris Milone. Performances will be take place on February 2-3, 9-10, 16-17 at 8:00pm and Sunday matinees at 3:00pm on February 4, 11, 18. Performances are held in PGL's Civil War Drill Hall Theater, 130 Grand Avenue in Leonia, New Jersey. Free parking is available at Leonia Pool.
Tickets are $18 for seniors/students and $20 for general public. Tickets are available at leoniaplayers.org or by calling 201-947-3606.
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