Frank Ferrante's GrouchoFriday, May 3rd at 10 pm "In the divisive times we live in today, there is one commonality we all share: the need to laugh. And there is plenty and more in F
By Steve Vertlieb: Saw "Groucho: A Life in Review" at The Walnut Street Theater last weekend, and thought it was superb. Frank Ferrante as Groucho (Julius) Marx is brilliant as he portrays the legendary comedian from his early days in burlesque and vaudeville to success at Paramount Pictures, while later at MGM under the watchful,
By Steve Vertlieb: Saw "Groucho: A Life in Review" at The Walnut Street Theater last weekend, and thought it was superb. Frank Ferrante as Groucho (Julius) Marx is brilliant as he portrays the legendary comedian from his early days in burlesque and vaudeville to success at Paramount Pictures, while later at MGM under the watchful,
The stars of such endearing, beloved and totally slapstick comedies as “A Day at the Races,” “Duck Soup,” “A Night at the Opera” and “Animal Crackers,” among many others Harpo, Chico, Zeppo and Groucho Marx arose from vaudeville onto the big screen in the early 1930s. Although each member of the Marx Brothers troupe brought their own unique flavor to the comedic melting pot, it was Groucho, with his trademark thick greasepaint mustache, glasses, eyebrows, precocious charm and quick wit that was eagerly embraced by, and connected with, a plethora of multi-generational audiences.
The stars of such endearing, beloved and totally slapstick comedies as “A Day at the Races,” “Duck Soup,” “A Night at the Opera” and “Animal Crackers,” among many others Harpo, Chico, Zeppo and Groucho Marx arose from vaudeville onto the big screen in the early 1930s. Although each member of the Marx Brothers troupe brought their own unique flavor to the comedic melting pot, it was Groucho, with his trademark thick greasepaint mustache, glasses, eyebrows, precocious charm and quick wit that was eagerly embraced by, and connected with, a plethora of multi-generational audiences.