LA CANADA PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS
LOST IN YONKERS
A play by Neil Simon
Family is a hard place to grow up.
In 1942, two young brothers are sent to live with their formidable grandmother and colorful extended family in Yonkers, New York. Neil Simon’s Pulitzer Prize winning "Lost in Yonkers" blends humor and heart in a poignant coming of age story about family, resilience, and the complicated ways we learn to love one another.
PERFORMANCES
November 2 - 4, 2026
7:00 PM
TICKETS
Admission is free. Open seating, no ticket necessary.
ABOUT THE PLAY
Neil Simon’s Lost in Yonkers opened on Broadway in 1991 and became one of the most celebrated works of his career, running for 780 performances. Set in 1942, the deeply funny and moving family drama earned both the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play, demonstrating Simon’s remarkable ability to portray humor, tenderness, and resilience.
“The best play Simon ever wrote.”