Directed by DREYA WEBER
Award-winning actor/director/playwright Frank Ferrante recreates his PBS, New York and London acclaimed portrayal of legendary comedian Groucho Marx. Called "masterful" by the Chicago Tribune and "a tour-de-force" by Variety, this fast-paced 90 minutes of hilarity contains all of the best Groucho one-liners, anecdotes and songs. Ferrante portrays the young Groucho of stage and film and reacquaints us with the likes of brothers Harpo, Chico, Zeppo and Gummo, Charlie Chaplin, W.C. Fields, Greta Garbo, MGM's Louis B. Mayer and Marx foil Margaret Dumont.
“An affectionate, funny and unsentimental portrait...a truly delightful show.” – Hollywood Reporter
ADVISORY: Frank Ferrante in An Evening With Groucho is appropriate for ages 12 and up with very mild adult content. The comical stylings of this iconic performer are sure to bring a smile and a chuckle to every audience member.
RUNNING TIME: Frank Ferrante in An Evening With Groucho runs approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes, including one intermission.
Photo of Frank Ferrante as Groucho Marx by Michael Doucett.
Jenifer Morrow
Oct 19, 2017, 12:35 PM
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A stage manager at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park since 1994, Jenifer became the PSM (head of the department) in 2005. She has worked on more than 100 productions, including a number of regional and world premieres, and has traveled to several other theatres to bring co-productions back to the Playhouse. Her recent credits include Shakespeare in Love, Little Shop of Horrors, The Second City’s Holidazed & Confused Revue, A Prayer for Owen Meany, Satchel Paige and the Kansas City Swing, To Kill a Mockingbird, Low Down Dirty Blues, The Secret Garden, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Buzzer, Chapatti, Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical, Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Suicide Club, Venus in Fur, 4000 Miles, Fly, Double Indemnity, The Book Club Play, The Three Musketeers, Thunder Knocking on the Door, Speaking in Tongues, High, The Fantasticks, Daddy Long Legs and The Fall of Heaven. Jenifer served as the PSM at Santa Fe Stages for several seasons. She has also stage managed at La Jolla Playhouse, Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Long Wharf Theatre, Goodspeed Musicals, Virginia Shakespeare Festival, The Ordway and Players Theatre Columbus. One of her most memorable experiences was stage managing the U.K. tour of Miss Evers’ Boys at The Barbican Centre in London and at the historic Bristol Old Vic.
Comic Genius
Oct 26, 2017
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Ferrante has given more than 2,500 performances in some 400 cities as the iconic, cigar-chomping comedian with the bushy mustache and zingy one-liners. He’ll add Cincinnati to that list when An Evening With Groucho comes to the Shelterhouse.
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A Brazen Rascal
Oct 31, 2017
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Frank Ferrante brings the legendary humor of Groucho Marx to the Shelterhouse this season in An Evening With Groucho. Take a look at some of the comedian's most memorable roles as one part of the hilarious Marx Brothers.
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Vaudeville: The World that Gave Rise to the Marx Brothers
Nov 17, 2017
Natalie Clare
Vaudeville was defined by its variety of song, dance, music and comedy performed onstage. Its heyday lasted from the 1890s to the 1930s, and it was a genre that spanned the country.
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Broadway: The Stages that Made the Marx Brothers Famous
Dec 5, 2017
Natalie Clare
By the 1920s, the Marx Brothers had run the gamut of vaudeville success and failure. Yet the world of theatre was on the cusp of change. New York City had become a bustling theatre town that would soon launch them into stardom.
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Hollywood: The Films that Made the Marx Brothers Legends
Dec 12, 2017
Natalie Clare
The Depression weighed heavily on Broadway. Across the country, however, the motion picture industry was taking off. Hollywood quickly became the new home to actors, writers, directors, composers and everyone in between — including the Marx Brothers.
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