Plaza Suite

Neil Simon's hilarious comedy follows three brief encounters in the same suite at the famed Plaza Hotel in New York City. A BBC and KCRW co-production.

Part 1—Visitors from Mamaronek: A bubbly wife sets the scene for the perfect anniversary by returning to the site of their honeymoon—and then her bubbles burst with the entry of a tired, disinterested husband.

Featuring:

Michelle Costa as Jean McCormick

Marsha Mason as Karen Nash

Alfred Molina as The Waiter

Kerry Shale as The Bellhop

Joe Spano as Sam Nash

Part 2—Visitor from Hollywood: A Hollywood producer awaits the arrival of an old love interest—now a suburban housewife. He plans to spark a tryst; her plans are very different.

Featuring:

Hector Elizondo as Jessie Kiplinger

JoBeth Williams as Muriel Tate

Part 3—Visitors from Forest Hills: A mother and father are ready to celebrate their daughter’s wedding day—if only she’d come out of the bathroom.

Featuring:

Edward Asner as Roy Hubley

Richard Dreyfuss as Borden

Amy Irving as Mimsy

Marsha Mason as Norma Hubley

Directed by Martin Jenkins. Recorded before a live audience at the BBC Broadcasting House, London in March of 1989.