Article: FEMALE CAST ENGENDERS `ODD' VERSION.(News)

An unorthodox pairing of the female persuasion aims to amuse Marquie Dinner Theatre guests tonight when Neil Simon's ``The Odd Couple'' opens. Directed by Don Pearlman, a cast of eight players will depict eccentric co-dependent roommates Olive Madison and Florence Unger and their circle of friends.

``It hasn't been done and most people aren't aware of it,'' said Pearlman of the show featuring women in the lead parts. Unlike its male counterpart, the female version of the play never made it from Broadway to the big screen or television.

``So many people have seen the original, they'll be thinking of Olive and Florence as Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon,'' ...

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