Animal Crackers
Book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind
Music and Lyrics by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby
Directed by Henry Wishcamper
Casting note: for all performances during the extension week—October 27 - November 1—Mara Davi and Tony Yazbeck will be replaced by their understudies, Katie Spelman and Patrick Sarb.
Hooray for Captain Spaulding! When a celebrated painting goes missing from Mrs. Rittenhouse's fancy house party in honor of African explorer Captain Spaulding, her guests set out to find the thief in a series of madcap antics and exploits. Based on the original Marx Brothers Broadway hit and film classic, this contemporary adaptation of Animal Crackers is an outrageous, rollicking, laugh-out-loud musical comedy.
The running time for Animal Crackers is approximately two hours and 30 minutes, including one 15-minute intermission.
