<Li> Roy: One of the poker buddies . Oscar's accountant . Roy has a dry wit but is less acerbic than Speed . </Li> <Li> Cecily and Gwendolyn Pigeon: Oscar and Felix's giggly upstairs neighbors, a pair of English sisters . The former is a divorcée, the latter a widow . </Li> <P> The Odd Couple premiered on Broadway at the Plymouth Theatre on March 10, 1965 and transferred to the Eugene O'Neill Theatre where it closed on July 2, 1967 after 964 performances and two previews . Directed by Mike Nichols, the cast starred Walter Matthau as Oscar Madison and Art Carney as Felix Ungar . The production gained Tony Awards for Walter Matthau, Best Actor (Play), Best Author (Play), Best Direction of a Play, and Best Scenic Design (Oliver Smith), and was nominated for Best Play . </P> <P> Matthau was replaced with Jack Klugman, starting in November 1965 and later Pat Hingle, starting in February 1966 . Carney was replaced with Eddie Bracken starting in October 1965 and later Paul Dooley . </P>

Who played in the odd couple on broadway