MARXFEST
Marxfest is the brainchild of Kevin Fitzpatrick, who envisioned a month-long, five-borough festival to honor the centennial of the Marx Brothers' stage names in May of 2014. To realize this goal, Kevin assembled a formidable team of deranged Marxists: Trav S.D., Brett Leveridge, Jonny Porkpie, Kathy Biehl, and me. And so the Marxfest Committee was born. Below are some memories from Marxfest 2014, as well as Marxfest's Marx Brothers Weekend, held on Governors Island in 2017.
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MARXFEST, 2014
Advance chatter:
The festival:
MARXPRESS
New York Times, 4/3/14: Elephants and Pajamas? It’s the Marxfest, Of Course
The Villager, 5/15/14: Marxfest, a month at the races, carries on
The Halli Casser-Jayne Show, 4/30/14: Interviews: Trav S.D., Bill Marx, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Noah Diamond, Dick Cavett
Indie Theater Now Podcast, 4/27/14: Martin Denton with Trav S.D., Jonny Porkpie, and Noah Diamond
Hi! Drama, 5/30/14: Barry Liebmann's Review of Marxfest's I'll Say She Is
Blogcritics, 5/25/14: Theatre Review: Staged Reading of I'll Say She Is
Cinematically Insane, 5/24/14: 90 Years Later, Lost Marx Brothers Musical is Reborn
Classicalite, 5/24/14: Lost Marx Brothers Musical in Revival This Summer
Classicalite, 4/12/14: Lost Marx Brothers Musical Back After 90 Years