Jake's Women is a 1992 play by Neil Simon. The play centers on Jake, a writer suffering from psychosis. Jake talks to many of the women he knows, both in real life and in his imagination, as he works to save his marriage. In 1996, the play was made into a TV movie starring Alan Alda. Productions Jake's Women opened on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theater on March 24, 1992 and closed on October 25, 1992 after 245 performances and 14 previews. Directed by Gene Saks, the cast featured Alan Alda (Jake), Helen Shaver (Maggie), Brenda Vaccaro (Karen), Kate Burton (Julie), Joyce Van Patten (Edith), Tracy Pollan (Molly at 21), and Talia Balsam (Sheila). The sets and costumes were by Santo Loquasto and the lighting by Tharon Musser. Alan Alda was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. History Jake's Women premiered at the Old Globe Theatre (San Diego, California) in March 1990, running through April, starring Peter Coyote with direction by Jack O'Brien. According to Simon, after that production closed he re-wrote "70 percent", and the role of Jake was re-cast with Alan Alda with a new director, Gene Saks. The role of Jake was re-written, according to Simon: "Jake used to just react to the other people...now he's the centerpiece." Prior to its Broadway opening, Jake's Women was staged at the Stevens Center in Winston-Salem as part of the North Carolina School of the Arts Broadway Preview Series. The show, starring Alan Alda, had 19 sold-out performances. In 2016 Jake's Women was staged at Beit Zvi Theatre in Ramat Gan, Israel. Plot Act One: Jake, a successful writer living in New York in 1990, gets into an argument over the phone with sister Karen about meeting up for dinner. After hanging up, an imaginary Maggie 'appears', stating he's always working and he's so busy she doesn't even know why he thought of her. Jake and Maggie reminisce about the first time they met. Jake calls on his sister Karen to help him. Jake explains that he and Maggie are in trouble, and he believes that she has been having an affair. Karen aggravates him into admitting he had an affair a year ago before explaining he loves Maggie more than ever and would do anything to keep her. Maggie arrives home and Jake explains that they are going to dinner with Karen on