The Marx Brothers

The Marx Brothers
Shows about the Marx Brothers

The Marx Brothers appear as characters in several plays. Some plays describe the life of the Brothers,
others show them in the way the appear in the movies.

Minnie's Boys and Groucho - A Life in Revue are plays by Arthur Marx and Robert Fisher that
describe the life of Groucho and the Brothers.

A Day in Hollywood - A Night in the Ukraine by Dick Vosburgh, A Night in Elsinore by
Richard Nathan or A Night in Society by Robert Furr use characters of Marxian style.

Minnie's Boys

a musical about the Marx Family

Written by Arthur Marx and Robert Fisher
Music and lyrics by Larry Grossman and Hal Hackady
Marvin Hamlisch did the incidental music
Groucho is credited as 'Production Consultant'

Opening at the Imperial Theater in NY on March 26, 1970
Groucho was played by Lewis J. Stadlen, who was a regular on BENSON
for a while, toured in a one-man Groucho show, and is still active in NY
Shelley Winters played Minnie

Cast recording was made on Mothers Day (!) 1970
CD by Project 3 Records SPRD 6002 JJ

In one of the bio's, Groucho is reported to have said to the cast after the NY opening,
"Well, kids, we're finally home -- and home is where I'm going. This is amateur night."
Not exactly a rousing curtain speech, but that was Groucho. In ´The Groucho Phile´
Groucho is reported to have said to Lewis J. Stadlen that "he (Stadlen)
was better than I (Groucho) ever was ... and younger."