‘Hooray!’ For Star in New Production of Marx Brothers Classic

‘Hooray!’ For Star in New Production of Marx Brothers Classic
Ora Jones (left) in Animal Crackers.
‘Hooray!’ For Star in New Production of Marx Brothers Classic
Ora Jones (left) in Animal Crackers.

‘Hooray!’ For Star in New Production of Marx Brothers Classic

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The theater adaptation of the fast-talking Marx Brothers classic, Animal Crackers is now on stage at the Goodman Theatre. It’s a vaudeville-esque production about a painting that goes missing at a highfalutin party. Treading water in the topsy-turvy turmoil of Animal Crackers is Mrs. Rittenhouse. She’s a society woman who gets pelted with insults by one of Groucho Marx’s most iconic personas, Captain Spaulding. Richard Steele speaks with Ora Jones, who plays Mrs. Rittenhouse.