You all know my pal Frank Ferrante, who often tours in a show where he does an uncanny recreation of Groucho Marx in his prime. If you're anywhere near Bainbridge Island in Washington, he'll be performing as the legendary gent on July 26…and then later in the year and next, he'll be popping up in the darnedest places across the country. You might want to consult his schedule to see if he's coming your way. Every time he plays anywhere, I get a couple of e-mails from folks thanking me for the recommendation.
Also through the end of August, he'll be playing his other character, Caesar, who serves as the ringmaster/host of Teatro ZinZanni in Seattle. Teatro ZinZanni is something you must experience once in your life…and if you go once, you'll want to go again and again. It's a dinner theater event that some describe as a Cirque du Soleil for adults but with gourmet dining. I went to the one in San Francisco last time Frank played there — there are two — and I had a great evening indeed. Frank was great but so was everyone and everything else. (By the way: The current host at the one in San Francisco — hostess, actually — is Joan Baez.)
Our video today is a little promotional spot for the show…one of Teatro ZinZanni's many skilled mixologists shows Caesar how to make a Vesper. Inasmuch as the one alcoholic beverage I've ever had in my life was a dose of Nyquil 35 years ago, the instructional value of this video is lost on me. But it's nice to see Caesar and it's nice to see his Cleopatra, an exquisite actress-acrobat named Dreya Weber who lights up Teatro ZinZanni with an aerial act of great beauty.
Frank also recently made his debut as an animation voice actor in a special hour-long episode of The Garfield Show but I'll tell you all about that when it's closer to airing, which will be some time next year. For now, here's Cocktail Time With Caesar…