Minick
(1924)
By Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman
Minick is a three-act Broadway play written by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman, based on Ferber’s 1922 short story “Old Man Minick”, that opened on September 24, 1924.
For performance rights, contact: Concord Theatricals
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Other Plays in the Catalogue
By George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind. Music and Lyrics by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby. Cast size: 16 men, 10 women. Animal Crackers opened on October 23, 1928 at the 44th Street Theater, and it ran 191 performances.
A farce about the small-town mania for joining fraternal organizations. Our hero, Jim Helton, nearly bankrupts his entire family savings in order to host the national convention for his beloved Knights of Corsica. Common sense prevails at the very last minute.
Kaufman and Ferber to the backstage life of theater, this time in a theatrical boarding house in New York, where the "star performer" is a Hungarian émigré, a playwright who dreams of recreating his brilliant theatrical troupe in America.
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Contact Us Today
Interested in bringing George S. Kaufman’s timeless plays to your stage?
Please refer to the contact information for each specific play on the various collection pages for direct amateur and professional licensing information.
Plays are represented by Concord Theatricals, Broadway Dramatic Licensing, and Music Theatre International respectively
If you are interested in first-class performance or film/television rights:
In the US, George S. Kaufman’s plays are represented by:
CPK Artists, LLC
In the UK, George S. Kaufman’s plays are represented by:
Alan Brodie Representation
For more information about George S. Kaufman or this website, contact:
Laurence Maslon
Literary Trustee, George S. Kaufman Estate
