Neil Simon’s “Rumors”

Rumors — Neil Simon’s Classic, Laugh-Out-Loud Farce Neil Simon’s Rumors is a first-rate farce packed with broad physical comedy and the great playwright’s trademark wit. It all starts when three affluent couples arrive at an upper-crust Manhattan anniversary party to discover that their host — who happens to be the Deputy Mayor of New York — has accidentally shot himself through the earlobe, while his wife and their staff are missing. Desperate to save the mayor’s reputation, the couples go to zany lengths to keep the police and press from finding out the truth. Go to the Costa Mesa Playhouse for this hilariously tightening web of deceit with plenty of high-octane, door-slamming energy.