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美国著名喜剧作家尼尔·西蒙的《迷失在扬克斯》今年春天在百老汇引起轰动,在接连进行的一系列评奖活动中名列榜首,不仅荣膺1991年普利策戏剧奖,而且获得了外圈评论家协会奖的3项奖、戏剧协会奖的4项奖,有6月2日又一举夺得5项托尼奖(均包括最佳剧本奖)。《迷失在扬克斯》接连获得重要戏剧奖,不仅仅是西蒙的喜剧艺术手法已达到炉火纯青的标志,更是他写严肃题材获得成功的象征。他在剧中充分发挥各种喜剧手段的作用,特别是幽默的俏皮话不时激发着观众的情绪。他能“让观众前一秒钟还在开怀大笑,后一秒钟就感到了戏剧的张力。”也就是说,
The famous American comedy writer Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers” caused a sensation on Broadway this spring, ranking first in a series of awards in succession. Not only won the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, but also won outside 3 of the Circle Critics Association Awards, 4 of the Drama Association Awards, and 5 of the Tony Awards on June 2 (both including the best screenplay award). “Lost in Yonkers” has won important drama awards one by one, not only Simon’s comedy art practices have reached a blaze of flames, but also he wrote a serious theme success symbol. He made full use of all kinds of comic instruments in the play, especially the humorous and playful words inspire the mood of the audience from time to time. He was able to “let the audience laugh a second before and feel the tension of the play in a second.” That is,