Actor/director Frank Ferrante goes back to his internationally declared stage efficiency for one evening only in AN DESPITE GROUCHO on Tuesday, October 26 at the Spiegeltent ZaZou, situated on the 14th floor of the Cambria Hotel Chicago Loop (32 W. Randolph Street).
Ferrante, who presently plays the comic host "Caesar" in the cirque extravaganza TEATRO ZINZANNI at the same location, was considered "absolutely nothing except skillful" by the Chicago Tribune for his role as the famous comedian, Groucho Marx.
Composed and carried out by Ferrante, the two-act funny with music commemorates the design and also spirit of comedian, Groucho Marx (1890-1977) whose irreverent humor remains to affect artists. Born the middle boy of Jewish immigrants, Groucho Marx never made it past 6th grade, yet for 72 years he invigorated audiences in every medium - phase, radio, movie, books and tv.
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' GROUCHO' relish the tale's prime complete with greasepaint, keen wit and also unbridled comic physicality. The show is equal components bio, music, popular culture history and stand-up comedy and the result is a riotous romp. 'Groucho' sings (" Hooray for Captain Spaulding," "Lydia The Tattooed Lady," Gilbert & Sullivan's "Willow, Tit-Willow," and so on), dancings and also relates tales of his brothers, Harpo as well as Chico as well as close friends, Charlie Chaplin, W.C. Fields and poet T.S. Eliot. What collections 'GROUCHO' in addition to any other theater piece is the large amount of improvisation. Ferrante as Groucho Marx liberally ad-libs throughout, wending his way via the theater as well as making his target market part of the show. Composed and executed by Ferrante and guided by independent filmmaker Dreya Weber, the manufacturing was recently shot at the two-time Tony Acclaimed Cincinnati Play House in the Park as well as will be transmitted country wide on PBS in spring of 2022. Learn more: Rob Zombie’s Firefly Trilogy: Every Star In All 3 Flicks
Done for 35 years over 3,000 times in greater than 500 cities, Ferrante's 'GROUCHO' played New york city Stage, London's West End, Los Angeles and Australia. For the role, Ferrante made the New york city Theater World Award for 'Outstanding Debut,' a London Laurence Olivier Award election (Tony Honor matching) for 'Comedy Performance of the Year,' a New York Outer Critics Circle election, a Washington D.C. Helen Hayes election as well as two Connecticut Doubters Circle Honors.
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