A nostalgic, outrageous, rollicking, laugh-out-loud Marx Brothers musical comedy.
“Disorder is the order of the evening, and lowbrow humor is its highest calling,” proclaimed The Washington Post in celebration of the
recent revival of the 1928 comic musical. A wacky romp for the experienced and
a madcap initiation for those unfamiliar with the classic antics of Groucho,
Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo Marx—Animal
Crackers takes us into Margaret DuMont/Mrs. Rittenhouse’s oh-so-dignified
weekend party as it is upended by Groucho/Captain Spaulding and other dubious
guests. Lunacy ensues, dignities are compromised, and romance reigns in a
nonstop “profusion of puns, gags, and hysteria with only an occasional pause
(or maybe, gasp) for breath.”—The
Washington Tribune