The Neil Simon Theatre
…d Vinton Freedley. Aarons took the first two letters of his first name and Freedley the first three of his to create the name “Alvin.” Aarons and Freedley eventually built their own theatre, now known as the August Wilson Theatre. The Alvin was rechristened the Neil Simon in 1983 after a successful run of Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs. It was felt that Simon, one of America’s most successful playwrights, certainly deserved the honor. Brighton Bea…