Overview
Synopsis
Minnie's Boys traces the early years of the Marx Brothers. Mother Minnie helps her boys form a vaudeville act and develop their distinctive comedic identities as Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo.
Show Information
- Book
- Robert Fisher , Arthur Marx
- Music
- Larry Grossman
- Lyrics
- Hal Hackady
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 1970
- Genres
- Cast Size
- large
- Ideal For
- Mostly Male Cast, Large Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
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Songs
Act 1
- Five Growing Boys
- Rich Is
- More Precious Far
- Four Nightingales
- Underneath It All
- Mama, a Rainbow
- You Don't Have to Do It for Me
- If You Wind Me Up
- Where Was I When They Passed Out Luck?
Act 2
- You Remind Me of You
- Minnie's Boys
- Be Happy
- The Act
- Finale
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
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