Michele Lee Is Mame for Pittsburgh CLO in July

By Kenneth Jones
13 Jun 2008

Pittsburgh CLO announced June 13 that Tony- and Emmy-nominated star Michele Lee will play the title role in the musical Mame July 8-13 at the Benedum Center.
Lee is known for her Emmy-nominated work as Karen Mackenzie in the CBS series "Knots Landing." She appeared in the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying on stage and screen, and starred in Broadway's Seesaw, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife (she was Tony-nominated for both). Lee also starred in the Disney classic "The Love Bug."

Mame is the musical of the stage comedy Auntie Mame. The book is by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, the music and lyrics are by Jerry Herman. It's the tale of an "eccentric aunt raising her orphaned nephew Patrick through the good, bad and bizarre." The stage vehicle is based on Patrick Dennis' 1954 novel. The score includes "Open a New Window," "If He Walked into My Life," "We Need a Little Christmas" and "Mame."

For ticket information, visit pittsburghCLO.org.