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By Andrew Gans
In the York Theatre Company's upcoming staging of Minnie's Boys, Pamela
Myers, will head the cast as Minnie Marx.
Part of the York's Musicals in Mufti series, Minnie's Boys will play the
Off-Broadway venue May 30-June 1. Stuart Ross directs.
Minnie's Boys features music by Larry Grossman, lyrics by Hal Hackady,
book by Arthur Marx and Robert Fisher. The musical, according to press
notes, is described as such: "The early true-life adventures of the Marx
Brothers and their indefatigable mother inspired this heartfelt, tuneful
laugh fest. The long-suffering Minnie Marx, has five teenage sons who
keep her life in perpetual chaos. Unwilling to settle for a life of
poverty, she encourages the boys to follow their dreams of vaudeville
stardom, touring with them through good times and bad. Then Adolph,
Leonard, Milton, Herbert and Julius develop their stage personas, and
become known to the world as Harpo, Chico, Gummo, Zeppo and Groucho."
Minnie's Boys will play five performances: Friday at 8 PM, Saturday at
2:30 and 8 PM, and Sunday at 2:30 and 7:30 PM. Audience discussions will
follow the matinees.
Pamela Myers was nominated for a 1971 Tony Award for Best Featured
Actress in a Musical for her work as Marta in Sondheim's Company and was
most recently seen on Broadway as Cinderella's stepmother in the
Tony-winning revival of Into the Woods.
The York Theatre Company plays the Theatre at Saint Peter's, which is
located at 54th Street, east of Lexington Avenue.
For more information or to purchase tickets, priced $35, call (212)
935-5820 or visit www.yorktheatre.org.
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"Mufti" means "in street clothes, without the usual trappings."
The series of semi-staged performances will also include Grind (June
13-15) and Goodtime Charley (June 27-29) as well as a new Larry Grossman
revue (July 11-13).
The latter will feature songs penned by Grossman for Broadway musicals,
television, revues, cabaret acts and a presidential inauguration.
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