Marxfest 2024 will feature fun events celebrating Marx Brothers comedy in Manhattan and Brooklyn this month.
Get ready to laugh, New York, as events are popping up in Manhattan and Brooklyn this month to celebrate a milestone anniversary of Marx Brothers comedy.
It’s hard to believe, but the world-famous comedy act has been making people laugh since 1914. To celebrate this centennial-plus occasion,, a festival all about the Marx Brothers, will offer a series of shows, tours, screenings and more fun throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn, from May 17 to 26.and cinema with their theatrical performances, slapstick comedy and witty senses of humor.
Those performing and participating in Marxfest 2024 include actors Robert Klein and Austin Pendleton; New Yorker staff writer Adam Gopnik; Marx Brothers biographer Robert Bader; New York Times columnist Jason Zinoman; stage performer and director Frank Ferrante; writer, producer and director Christopher Hart; revivalist Noah Diamond; burlesque impresario Jonny Porkpie; vaudevillian historian Trav S.D; and Groucho’s grandson, Andy Marx.
son of Broadway legends Kitty Carlisle and Moss Hart discusses his parents and the Marx Brothers. American writer, essayist, and a staff writer for The New Yorker Adam Gopnik takes on the relationship between Groucho and S.J. Perelman. Also enjoy unheard Marx Brothers, audio rarities with John Tefteller.. Saturday, May 18, 9:30 a.m., Algonquin Hotel, 59 W. 44 St, Manhattan. Meet in the lobby of the hotel. Tickets are available online.3 West Club, 3 W. 51st. Street, Grand Ballroom, Second Floor.
New York Times comedy critic Jason Zinoman talks with Robert Klein, a friend of Groucho. Enjoy a discussion with Marx Brothers revivalist Noah Diamond, who will share The Thrill of ‘I’ll Say She Is’ in a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Broadway opening.. Friday, May 24, 6 – 11 p.m., Coney Island USA, 1208 Surf Ave., Brooklyn.
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