The First Couple of NYC Culture

There's a big profile today about the actors Matthew Broderick and Sara Jessica Parker who have been married for almost 25 years.

They've both had long, incredible careers and are, in very different ways, cultural icons. Matthew is, and probably always will be, Ferris Bueller; Sarah Jessica will probably always be Carrie Bradshaw. But despite the numerous movies and TV shows they've starred in over the decades, they are, at heart, NYC theater actors. Sarah got her start in the original Broadway run of Annie and Matthew began in the original Broadway run of Brighton Beach Memoirs. Amazingly, as long as their careers have been, and as long as they've been together, they have almost never worked together -- until now.

Later this month they will appear on Broadway in Neil Simon's Plaza Suite, and this will doubtless be one of the big Broadway events of the year. 

What's incredible about their careers, let along their marriage, is how long they've lasted and how multi-varied they've been. They've effortlessly go back and forth between theater, movies, and TV, and they also seem to be appearing in something, somewhere. And even though they're actors, there's been precious little drama in their private lives and marriage. 

They're not the most famous or glamorous couple in showbusiness but, in NYC, they are certainly one of the first couples of NYC culture.