This is a post from our new contributor, Elizabeth... We love A Night at the Opera, the Marx Brothers film from 1935. In the film the Brothers ruin and then save a production of "Il Trovatore", Verdi's great opus with its "Anvil Chorus". So far, this is our limited experience with this opera. We are hoping to change that this weekend when the Austin Lyric Opera starts off their 19th season with a production... more ›

Duck Soup isn't just that Marx Brothers movie Woody Allen wanders into during Hannah and Her Sisters, it is also, in our humble (well, okay, not so humble) opinion, the greatest comedy of all time. With the sad, but lovable exception of Zeppo (though some disagree), the Marx Brothers are true comedy geniuses. Duck Soup is chock full of memorable quotes, like this exchange: Rufus T. Firefly: Not that I care, but where is... more ›