Marcel Marceau

Marcel Marceau Mime French Artist Stage Theater
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Break Out Show
American audiences first met Marceau's famous character Bip in 1955. The show, titled "An Evening of Pantomime," started off-Broadway, but was such a huge success, it was moved to Broadway, and then toured the entire U.S.

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