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MINNIE'S BOYS
Musical with music by Larry Grossman, lyrics by Hal Hackady and book by Robert Fisher and Arthur Marx.
New London Theatre London
Sunday 21 June 1981
One Performance Only
Musical that charts the story of the world famous Marx Brothers.
Cast
| Mrs Runbinstein | JANE WELLMAN |
| Mrs Casey | MARIA FRIEDMAN |
| Mrs Flanagan | DENNI SAYERS |
| Mrs Krupnik | JILLIAN MACK |
| Minnie Marx | JULIETTE ALDERDICE |
| Julie Marx (Groucho) | LINAL HAFT |
| Leonard Marx (Chico) | PAUL ANTONY LEONARD |
| Adolph Marx (Harpo) | STEVE O'HARA |
| Herbert Marx (Zeppo) | MARK HUTCHINSON |
| Milton Marx (Gummo) | RICHARD PETTYFER |
| Sam Marx (Frenchie) | BRENT VERDON |
| Mr Hockmeister | MARTYN BOYDON |
| Al Sheen | ROBERT BRIDGES |
| Sidebark | JAMES MEEX |
| Sam Baxter | MARK WHITE |
| Cindy Sidebank | KIM MENDEZ |
| Maxie | CURTIS DABEK |
| The Broadway Bombshells | DINAH JONES
MARIA FRIEDMAN
MARISA CAMPBELL
SUSAN FLANNERY
YVETTE GLOVER
PATRICIA ANN BENNETT
NORMA ATALLAH
JANE WELLMAN |
| Minnie Marx's Neighbours | BARBARA RHODES
DEIDRE LAIRD
CHRISSIE WATSON
STEFAN REEKIE
RAY BEGLEY
DAVID OAKLEY
PAUL TOMINSON
KEVIN BUTLER
MARCUS MACKENZIE
DEBBIE OWEN |
| Western Union Boy | ROLAND BRINE |
| Mr Robwell | PATRICK WILKES |
| Mr E F Albee | BRUCE BARRY |
| Mrs McNish | ELIZABETH DAVIES |
| The Theatre Manager | ROGER RICHARDSON |
| The Theatre Usherette | DEBBIE OWEN |
| Murdoch | ROSAMUND SHELLEY |
| Mrs Sammuelheusen | MADGE RYAN |
| Vera Montez | NORMA ATALLAH |
Production Team
| Director | JOHN DEIDRICH |
| Choreographer | JO-ANNE ROBINSON |
| Musical Director | PHILLIP EDWARDS |
| Lighting | HOWARD EATON |
| Sound | JONATHAN DEANS
CHARLES WRIGHT |
Musical Numbers
| Five Growing Boys | Minnie and her Neighbours |
| Rich Is | Al Sheen, Minnie, Sam, Milton, Leonard, Herbert, Julie, Adolph |
| The Four Nightingales | Julie, Herbert, Adolph |
| Underneath It All | Maxie, Le Tush and The Broadway Bombshells |
| Mama, A Rainbow | Adolph |
| You Don't Have To Do It For Me | Minnie, Adolph, Herbert, Julie, Leonard |
| Where Was I | Julie, Herbert, Leonard, Adolph |
| You Remind Me Of You | Julie, Mrs McNish |
| They Give Me Love | Minnie |
| Empty | Sam Marx |
| Minnie's Boys | The Company |
| Be Happy! | Minnie, Adolph, Herbert, Leonard, Milton |
| The Act | Minnie, Julie, Leonard, Adolph, Herbert |
| Finale | The Company |
Notes
This special charity performance was staged by the cast and crew of Oklahoma! which was then currently running at the Palace Theatre. Proceeds from the production where donated to the Theatre of the Disabled and Capital Radio's Help a London Child.
The Broadway production was seen at the Imperial Theatre in Spring 1970 when it run for 10 weeks. The production starred Shelly Winters.
Minnie's Boys was co-written by Groucho's son, Authur.
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