The Marx Brothers infilitrate the Florida real estate boom circa 1920 and find Margaret Dumont, jewells to steal, pockets to pick, lovers to confuse, hotel guests to confound and a treasure trove of songs by Irving Berlin.
The show that introduced the standard "Always" in 1925 was a smash Off-Broadway hit in 1997. That's right-the Big Apple went bananas for the Cocoanuts! Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo - brush up your slap-stick and head south for a feast of wild hilarity!
Cast Requirements: PRINCIPALS
3 Women
5 Men (including 4 Marx Brothers)
FEATURED
2 Men
ENSEMBLE
Singing-dancing ensemble with numerous small roles.
CHARACTERS
Jamison (Zeppo)
Mrs. Potter
Harvey Yates
Penelope Martyn
Polly Potter
Robert Adams
Henry W. Schlemmer (Groucho)
Willie the Shill (Chico)
Silent Sam (Harpo)
Hennessey
Set Requirements: THE COCOANUTS takes place in 1925 at the Cocoanut Hotel in Cocoanut Beach, Florida.
SPECIFIC LOCATIONS
The Lobby of the Cocoanut Hotel
Two Rooms in the Hotel
Florida Drop
Auction Drop
The Patio of the Cocoanut Manor
The Veranda
Genre / Style: Musical Comedy
Rehearsal / Orchestral Material: Rehearsal Set (22 Books, 1 Logo CD)
20 Libretto/Vocal books
2 PIANO CONDUCTOR SCORE
Orchestration Package (8 Books)
1 PIANO CONDUCTOR SCORE
1 REED I (Flute, Clarinet, Alto Sax)
1 REED II (Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Tenor Sax)
1 VIOLIN
1 TRUMPET
1 BASS (Doubling Tuba)
1 PERCUSSION
Musical Numbers: Florida By The Sea, The Bellhops, Everyone In The World Is Doing The Charleston, A Little Bungalow, The Monkey Doodle-Doo, The Tale of A Shirt.