Animal Crackers (musical)

Animal Crackers is a musical play with music and lyrics by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby and a book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind. The musical starred the Marx Brothers and is set at the Long Island Home of Mrs. Rittenhouse; a character portrayed by Margaret Dumont in the 1928 production on Broadway.

This article is about the musical. For the 1930 film, see Animal Crackers (1930 film).
Animal Crackers
Die cut handout for the original 1928 production
MusicBert Kalmar
Harry Ruby
LyricsBert Kalmar
Harry Ruby
BookGeorge S. Kaufman
Morrie Ryskind
Productions1928 Broadway
1982 Washington, D.C.
1992 Connecticut
1993 New Jersey
1999 West End
2009 Chicago

The lyrics and music of Animal Crackers entered the public domain in the United States in 2024.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.