{"product_id":"gimme-a-thrill-the-story-of-ill-say-she-is-the-lost-marx-brothers-musical-hardback","title":"GIMME A THRILL: THE STORY OF \"I'LL SAY SHE IS,\" THE LOST MARX BROTHERS MUSICAL (hardback)","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\u003c!--\n\/* Font Definitions *\/@font-face\t{font-family:\"Cambria Math\";\tpanose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;\tmso-font-charset:1;\tmso-generic-font-family:roman;\tmso-font-format:other;\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\tmso-font-signature:0 0 0 0 0 0;}@font-face\t{font-family:Calibri;\tpanose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;\tmso-font-charset:0;\tmso-generic-font-family:auto;\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\tmso-font-signature:-536870145 1073786111 1 0 415 0;} \/* Style Definitions *\/p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\t{mso-style-unhide:no;\tmso-style-qformat:yes;\tmso-style-parent:\"\";\tmargin-top:0in;\tmargin-right:0in;\tmargin-bottom:8.0pt;\tmargin-left:0in;\tline-height:107%;\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\tfont-size:12.0pt;\tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\";\tmso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;\tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;}p.MsoNoSpacing, li.MsoNoSpacing, div.MsoNoSpacing\t{mso-style-priority:1;\tmso-style-unhide:no;\tmso-style-qformat:yes;\tmso-style-parent:\"\";\tmargin:0in;\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\tfont-size:12.0pt;\tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\";\tmso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;\tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;}.MsoChpDefault\t{mso-style-type:export-only;\tmso-default-props:yes;\tfont-size:11.0pt;\tmso-ansi-font-size:11.0pt;\tmso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;\tfont-family:Calibri;\tmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\tmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;\tmso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;\tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;\tmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\tmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;\tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\tmso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}.MsoPapDefault\t{mso-style-type:export-only;\tmargin-bottom:8.0pt;\tline-height:107%;}@page WordSection1\t{size:8.5in 11.0in;\tmargin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;\tmso-header-margin:.5in;\tmso-footer-margin:.5in;\tmso-paper-source:0;}div.WordSection1\t{page:WordSection1;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eA BROADWAY LEGEND OF 1924\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eIncludes more than eighty rare photographs, some published here for the first time.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eBefore they made the films which are their principal legacy, the Marx Brothers were the stars of three Broadway musicals in the 1920s. Two of these, \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eThe Cocoanuts\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eAnimal Crackers\u003c\/i\u003e, are popular classics, familiar from the Brothers’ immortal film versions, and from numerous stage revivals. But the boys’ 1924 Broadway debut, \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eI’ll Say She Is\u003c\/i\u003e, was never filmed or revived, and it slipped through history’s fingers. Although it was the most successful thing the Marx Brothers ever did on stage, it was unseen for ninety years after the original production closed, and has been considered a lost work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eIn 2009, writer, performer, lyricist, and Groucho Marxist Noah Diamond began a seven-year odyssey which led to the restoration, adaptation, and finally the historic first revival of this legendary entry in the Marx and musical theatre canons. \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eGimme a Thrill\u003c\/i\u003e tells the whole story for the first time—the complete history of \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eI’ll Say She Is\u003c\/i\u003e from 1923 to 2014.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eillsaysheis.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eNoah Diamond \u003c\/b\u003eadapted the book and lyrics for \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eI’ll Say She Is\u003c\/i\u003e and has a long history of playing Groucho, on and off the stage. 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