Barefoot in the Park is an award winning play written by Neil Simon. Simon’s third play and first major hit, Barefoot in the Park premiered on Broadway in 1963, becoming Simon’s longest running show with 1530 performances. The original cast included Robert Redford, Elizabeth Ashley, Mildred Natwick, and Kurt Kasznar.http://en.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/326675 A 2006 Broadway revival starred Patrick Wilson and Amanda Peet in the lead roles.http://www.curtainup.com/barefootinthepark.html

The play earned a Tony for its director and a nomination of Best Play for Simon, as well as Best Actress for Elizabeth Ashley and Best Producer for Saint Subber. Barefoot in the Park was the inspiration for a 1966 television series called “Love on a Rooftop.”http://en.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/326675 In 1967, the play was adapted and made into a feature film. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061385/

Barefoot in the Park tells the story of newlyweds, Paul and Corie Bratter, who have just moved into their first apartment together after a six day honeymoon. Paul, a conservative lawyer, struggles with the spontaneous decisions of the more free-spirited Corie, especially with the apartment she’s rented for the couple, which features an overly small bedroom, a broken skylight, bad plumbing, and a climb up five flights of stairs.http://www.simonfest.org/2011Season.html http://www.stageagent.com/Shows/View/870

When Corie’s mother, a widow, comes to visit the couple, Corie decides to play matchmaker to her mother and Corie and Paul’s upstairs neighbor, Victor Velasco. The two couples attempt to have dinner together, and when things go wrong, the marriage of Corie and Paul nearly ends. http://www.simonfest.org/2011Season.html http://www.stageagent.com/Shows/View/870 The conflict resolves with both husband and wife learning to compromise.http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=3988

The movie version of Barefoot in the Park was released in the U.S. on May 25, 1967, and starred Robert Redford and Jane Fonda in the lead roles. Mildred Natwick reprised her role as Corrie’s mother, and Herb Edelman, who was also part of the Broadway production, played the role of Mr. Velasco. The movie grossed nearly $20 million at the box office.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061385/trivia