Neil Simon fest is a Utah first From: Deseret News (Salt Lake City) | Date: July 13, 2003| Author: | Copyright 2003 Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

The Utah Neil Simon Festival, making its home in Cedar City -- already renowned as Utah's "festival city" -- opens a five-week run on Friday.

Housed in Cedar's new Heritage Center complex, the company's first season will include two classic Neil Simon comedies -- "The Odd Couple" and "Barefoot in the Park," playing in repertory through Aug. 16.

Richard Bugg, who teaches acting at Southern Utah University, is founding artistic director of the Neil Simon Festival. (He'll also be directing "Barefoot" and playing fanatically fussy Felix Unger in "Odd Couple.")

Bugg got the idea for starting a new ...

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