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'Brighton Beach Memoirs' revival is a heartbreaker

"Brighton Beach Memoirs" is not as good as it was in 1983. It is even better. Neil Simon's coming-of-age autobiographical comedy is not as heartwarming as it was when the hit starred young Matthew Broderick and ran three years. It's now also a heartbreaker.

"Brighton Beach" -- the Depression-era memories of a teen named Eugene and his extended family in 1937 -- is the first of an audacious...

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