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A classic musical based on the novel "Auntie Mame" by Patrick Dennis and the play "Auntie Mame" by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee.

Story:

Mame Dennis's eccentric, bohemian lifestyle is interrupted when her late brother's son is entrusted to her care. But rather than adopt to any societal standards about child rearing, money-making and romance - Mame does everything with her own dramatic flair.

Fun Fact

One day, a young Jerry Herman came home to find his house festively decorated. He asked his mother why, since it wasn't his birthday or a holiday. Her answer: "It's today," inspired the song of the same name in Mame.
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: Composer and Lyricist
Jerry Herman

: Librettist
Jerome Lawrence

: Librettist
Robert E. Lee

Broadway Premiere

Theatre: Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway Theatre

Opening Night: May 24, 1966

Total Performances: 1,508

Original Cast: Angela Lansbury, Beatrice Arthur, Jane Connell, Willard Waterman, Frankie Michaels

Director: Gene Saks

Choreographer: Onna White

Producer: Fryer, Carr & Harris Inc

Musical Director: Donald Pippin

Orchestrations: Philip J. Lang

Scenic Design: William and Jean Eckart

Costume Design: Robert Mackintosh

Lighting Design: Tharon Musser

1983 Broadway Revival

Theatre: George Gershwin Theatre

Opening Night: Jul 24, 1983

Total Performances: 41

Original Cast: Angela Lansbury, Jane Connell, Anne Francine, Sab Shimono, Willard Waterman

Director: John Bowab

Choreographer: Diana Baffa-Brill

Producer: The Mitch Leigh Company

Musical Director: Jim Coleman

Orchestrations: Philip J. Lang

Scenic Design: Peter Wolf

Costume Design: Robert Mackintosh

Lighting Design: Thomas Skelton

1974 Film Version

Movie Name: Mame

Type: Hollywood Musical

Director: Gene Saks

Starring: Lucille Ball, Robert Preston, Bea Arthur

Musical Numbers

Mame

We Need A Little Christmas

St. Bridget

It's Today

Open a New Window

The Moon Song

The Fox Hunt

Bosom Buddies

Gooch's Song

That's How Young I Feel

If He Walked Into My Life

The Man in the Moon

My Best Girl

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CDs

: Original Broadway Cast Album

Sheetmusic

: Vocal Selections

Videos

: Original Hollywood Version DVD

Books

: But Darling, I'm Your Auntie Mame!: The Amazing History of the World's Favorite Madcap Aunt

Other

1966 Tony Award Nominations

Best Actress in a Musical - Angela Lansbury
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Frankie Michaels
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Beatrice Arthur
Best Musical
Best Composer and Lyricist
Best Scenic Design
Best Choreography
Best Direction of a Musical