Based on the novel Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis
Based on the play Auntie Mame by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
“Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death!” So says the aunt we all wished we had, Auntie Mame. This adored character of theatrical literature comes to the Lyric stage for the first time in Jerry Herman’s delightful musical “Mame.” Join Mame as she leads her young nephew Patrick through life in New York during the depression era; traveling and growing into a young man as Mame struggles to be a fit mother. Andrea Huber (Desireé Armfeldt from “A Little Night Music”) will be our Mame and Leigh Scarritt (Aunt Alicia from “Gigi”) is featured as her actress friend, Vera Charles. “Mame” features a great score including “Open A New Window,” “We Need A Little Christmas,” “You’re My Best Girl,” “Bosom Buddies,” and of course the title song, “Mame.” Don’t miss this family treat
1966 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
1968 | US Tour |
1st National Tour US Tour |
1969 | West End |
London Production West End |
1983 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
1999 | Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
Paper Mill Production Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
2006 | Washington, DC (Regional) |
Kennedy Center Revival Washington, DC (Regional) |
2006 | Boston |
Barrington Stage Production Boston |
2012 | East Haddam, CT (Regional) |
Goodspeed Musicals Production East Haddam, CT (Regional) |
Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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1967 | Theatre World Awards | Performance | Sheila Smith |
1966 | Theatre World Awards | Performance | Jerry Lanning |
1966 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Onna White |
1966 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Gene Saks |
1966 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Mame |
1966 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Jerry Herman |
1966 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Frankie Michaels |
1966 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Beatrice Arthur |
1966 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Angela Lansbury |
1966 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design | William Eckart |
1966 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design | Jean Eckart |
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