In 2009 , writer and performer Noah Diamond began to research and restore '' I 'll Say She Is '' , working from Johnstone 's 30-page rehearsal typescript and numerous other sources to reconstruct the show . In May 2014 , coinciding with the ninetieth anniversary of the show 's Broadway opening , '' I 'll Say She Is '' received two staged readings , in a new " reconstruction " and adaptation by Diamond , who had by then spent five years researching and expanding the work . A fuller staging was seen in August 2014 at the New York International Fringe Festival , featuring Melody Jane as Beauty , Noah Diamond as Groucho , Seth Shelden as Harpo , Robert Pinnock as Chico , Aristotle Stamat as Zeppo , and Kathy Biehl as Ruby . Both the Marxfest readings and the Fringe productions were co-produced and directed by Trav S.D . A full Off Broadway production opened at the Connelly Theater in June 2016 , running for 3 previews and 23 performances . Directed by Amanda Sisk , it was well received by the New York press , receiving critic 's pick from '' The New York Times '' and lauded by Adam Gopnik in '' The New Yorker '' . Diamond and Shelden reprised their roles as Groucho and Harpo respectively , the British comedian Matt Roper played Chico , actor Matt Walters portrayed Zeppo , while Sabrina Chap arranged the score and worked as musical director and bandleader . A short film featuring interviews and cast rehearsals was featured in the '' Wall Street Journal ''
New York International Fringe Festival
New York International Fringe Festival
I'll Say She Is