I'll Say She Is Revival 2016

Run Time:
Two hours and 20 minutes, with one intermission
Ages: 6+
Opened: June 2, 2016
Closing: July 03, 2016

I'll Say She Is - 2016 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Connelly Theatre
220 E. 4th St. (between Avenues A and B) New York, NY 10009

I'LL SAY SHE IS is a revue in which the Marx Brothers attempt to thrill and amuse a wealthy heiress in search of excitement. Their resulting adventures, in a riotous series of comedy sketches and musical numbers, take them to Wall Street, Times Square, a Chinatown opium den, and even Napoleon's palace.

I'LL SAY SHE IS established the Marx Brothers as one of the greatest comedy acts of all time. However, unlike their later stage musicals The Cocoanuts and Animal Crackers, I'll Say She Is was never adapted for film, or revived on stage. The show was lost to history, until writer, performer, and Groucho Marxist Noah Diamond spent six years researching, restoring, and adapting it. Diamond's new book Gimme a Thrill: The Story of I'll Say She Is, the Lost Marx Brothers Musical, and How it Was Found has just been released by BearManor Media.

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