Editing Chapter Two (play) (section)

==Productions==
===Stage===
The play had its world premiere at the Los Angeles [[Ahmanson Theatre]] on October 7, 1977, closing November 26. Produced by [[Emanuel Azenberg]] and directed by [[Herbert Ross]], the cast included: [[Judd Hirsch]] as George, [[Anita Gillette]] as Jennie, [[Cliff Gorman]] as Leo, and [[Ann Wedgeworth]] as Faye.<ref>[http://www.centertheatregroup.org/_pdf/Ahmanson_Production_History.doc "Ahmanson Theatre production history"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214043722/http://www.centertheatregroup.org/_pdf/Ahmanson_Production_History.doc |date=December 14, 2007 }} centertheatregroup.org</ref> The production won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards (1977–78): Distinguished Production; and Neil Simon, Distinguished Playwriting.<ref>[https://http  "Ahmanson Theatre Awards"]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114075411/https://http/ |date=January 14, 2016 }} centertheatregroup.org (webcache), December 2007, accessed April 11, 2012</ref>

The play opened on Broadway at the [[Imperial Theatre (Broadway)|Imperial Theatre]] on December 4, 1977, and transferred to the [[Eugene O'Neill Theatre]] in January 1979, where it closed on December 8, 1979 after 857 performances and seven previews.<ref name=bway>[http://www.playbill.com/production/chapter-two-imperial-theatre-vault-0000006040# ''Chapter Two''] Playbill, retrieved October 16, 2017</ref> The Los Angeles cast reprised their roles on Broadway. Cast replacements included [[David Groh]], [[Dick Latessa]], [[Laurence Luckinbill]], [[Robin Strasser]], and [[Susan Browning]].

The play received four 1978 Tony Award nominations: [[Tony Award for Best Play]]; Anita Gillette for [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play]] and Cliff Gorman for [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play]].<ref>[http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=4031 " ''Chapter Two'', Awards and nominations"] Internet Broadway Database, accessed April 11, 2012</ref><ref name=bway/> Ann Wedgeworth won the 1978 [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play]].<ref>Thomas, Robert McG., Jr. "Ain't Misbehavin" and Da Win Tonys", ''The New York Times'', June 5, 1978, p.C18</ref>

The play premiered in the [[West End theatre|West End]] at the [[Gielgud Theatre]] in February 1996, with [[Tom Conti]] and [[Sharon Gless]].<ref name=morley/><ref>Hanks, Robert. [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/with-all-the-wig-in-the-world-1320270.html "Neil Simon's 'Chapter Two' is not a patch on Woody Allen's Annie Hall"] ''The Independent'' (London), 22 February 1996</ref> Gless later recorded a two-disc audiobook of the play with [[David Dukes]] for LA TheatreWorks.

===Television===
A portion of the ''Chapter Two'' 1977 play and ''[[Chapter Two (film)|Chapter Two]]'' (1979 movie) were used in the plot of the sitcom ''[[Seinfeld]]''{{'}}s [[Seinfeld (season 3)|third season]]'s episode: "[[The Letter (Seinfeld)|The Letter]], Season 3, Episode 20".<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0697720/movieconnections?ref_=tttrv_ql_6 "Movie Connections for Seinfeld, The Letter"] [[IMDb]]. Retrieved April 22, 2014.</ref>

===Film===
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Simon adapted the play for the 1979 film version ''[[Chapter Two (film)|Chapter Two]]''. It was directed by [[Robert Moore (director)|Robert Moore]] with [[James Caan]] and Simon's then-wife [[Marsha Mason]], the inspiration for character Jennie.<ref>Passafiume, Andrea.  [https://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/276864 Chapter Two] [[Turner Classic Movies]], accessed April 11, 2012</ref> Caan said he made the film to earn some money while preparing for ''[[Hide in Plain Sight]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Movies: Film Directing: For Caan, It'S Not A Festival|author=Mann, Roderick|work=Los Angeles Times|date=Nov 2, 1980|page=q31}}</ref>