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Photos PHOTO ARCHIVE: Celebrating More Than 50 Years of Angela Lansbury on the Stage! Dame Angela Lansbury will be honored at the American Theatre Wing's annual gala Sept. 15. Playbill.com offers a look back at her most memorable performances over the last 50+ years.
By Matthew Blank
September 11, 2014

Lansbury made her Broadway debut in 1957's Hotel Paradiso. She worked consistently on Broadway through the 1960s and 1970s, taking on such roles as Cora Hoover Hooper in Anyone Can Whistle, Rose in Gypsy, Mame Dennis in Mame, Anna in The King and I and Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd.

Following a nearly 25-year hiatus, she returned to the Great White Way in the 2007 production of Terrence McNally's Deuce. Lansbury was last on Broadway as Mrs. Sue-Ellen Gamadge in Gore Vidal's election-time comedy The Best Man.

Celebrating More Than 60 Years of Angela Lansbury on the Stage

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Celebrating More Than 60 Years of Angela Lansbury on the Stage

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Angela Lansbury in 1945
Angela Lansbury in 1945
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Hotel Paradiso

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A Taste of Honey

Angela Lansbury and Joan Plowright in <i>A Taste of Honey</i>, 1960
Angela Lansbury and Joan Plowright in A Taste of Honey, 1960
Angela Lansbury and Joan Plowright in <i>A Taste of Honey</i>, 1960
Angela Lansbury and Joan Plowright in A Taste of Honey, 1960
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Angela Lansbury in <i>A Taste of Honey</i>, 1960
Angela Lansbury in A Taste of Honey, 1960
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James Frawley, Angela Lansbury and Arnold Soboloff in <i>Anyone Can Whistle</i>, 1964
James Frawley, Angela Lansbury and Arnold Soboloff in Anyone Can Whistle, 1964
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Angela Lansbury and company of A Little Family Business, 1982

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Angela Lansbury in A Little Family Business, 1982

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Angela Lansbury and John McMartin in A Little Family Business, 1982

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Angela Lansbury in Mame, 1966

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Angela Lansbury in Mame, 1966

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Angela Lansbury in Mame
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Angela Lansbury in Mame.
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Angela Lansbury and company in Mame
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Angela Lansbury and Anne Francine in <i>Mame</i>
Angela Lansbury and Anne Francine in Mame
Angela Lansbury and cast in <i>Mame</i>, 1966
Angela Lansbury and cast in Mame, 1966
Angela Lansbury, Jane Connell, Sab Shimono and Frankie Michaels in <i>Mame</i>, 1966
Angela Lansbury, Jane Connell, Sab Shimono and Frankie Michaels in Mame, 1966
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Milo O’Shea and Angela Lansbury in <i>Dear World</i>, 1969
Milo O’Shea and Angela Lansbury in Dear World, 1969
Angela Lansbury and Kurt Peterson in <i>Dear World</i>, 1969
Angela Lansbury and Kurt Peterson in Dear World, 1969
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Angela Lansbury in <i>Dear World</i>, 1969
Angela Lansbury in Dear World, 1969
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Ed Riley and Angela Lansbury
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Bonnie Langford, Lisa Peluso, and Angela Lansbury
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Angela Lansbury and Zan Charisse
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Angela Lansbury and Zan Charisse
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Angela Lansbury and Rex Robbins
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Bonnie Langford, Lisa Peluso, and Angela Lansbury
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Charles Rule, Rex Robbins, and Angela Lansbury
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Zan Charisse, Angela Lansbury, and Maureen Moore
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Zan Charisse, Angela Lansbury, and Rex Robbins
Mary Louise Wilson, Zan Charisse and Angela Lansbury in <i>Gypsy</i>, 1974
Mary Louise Wilson, Zan Charisse and Angela Lansbury in Gypsy, 1974
Zan Charisse, Angela Lansbury and Rex Robbins in <i>Gypsy</i>, 1974
Zan Charisse, Angela Lansbury and Rex Robbins in Gypsy, 1974
Angela Lansbury and in <i>Gypsy</i>, 1974
Angela Lansbury and in Gypsy, 1974
Zan Charisse, Angela Lansbury and Rex Robbins in <i>Gypsy</i>, 1974
Zan Charisse, Angela Lansbury and Rex Robbins in Gypsy, 1974
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Angela Lansbury and children in The King and I

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Angela Lansbury and children in <i>The King and I</i>
Angela Lansbury and children in The King and I
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Angela Lansbury in The King and I

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Angela Lansbury and Michael Kermoyan in <i>The King and I</i>
Angela Lansbury and Michael Kermoyan in The King and I
Angela Lansbury in <i>The King and I</i>
Angela Lansbury in The King and I
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Angela Lansbruy in The King and I
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Angela Lansbury in Sweeney Todd

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Angela Lansbury in Sweeney Todd
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Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou in Sweeney Todd
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Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou in Sweeney Todd
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Angela Lansbury and George Hearn in Sweeney Todd
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Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou
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Angela Lansbury and Jack Eric Williams
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Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou
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Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou
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Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou
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Len Cariou, Merle Louise, and Angela Lansbury
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Len Cariou, Victor Garber, and Angela Lansbury
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Deuce Playbill
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Marian Seldes and Angela Lansbury in Deuce
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Angela Lansbury
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Angela Lansbury
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Blithe Spirit Playbill
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Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury, Rupert Everett and Susan Louise O'Connor
Angela Lansbury, Rupert Everett and Susan Louise O'Connor
Deborah Rush, Rupert Everett, Angela Lansbury, Jayne Atkinson and Simon Jones
Deborah Rush, Rupert Everett, Angela Lansbury, Jayne Atkinson and Simon Jones
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A Little Night Music Playbill - Opening Night
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Angela Lansbury
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Angela Lansbury, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Keaton Whittaker
Angela Lansbury and Catherine Zeta-Jones
Angela Lansbury and Catherine Zeta-Jones
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The Best Man Playbill - Opening Night
Angela Lansbury and Candice Bergen in <i>The Best Man</i>, 2012
Angela Lansbury and Candice Bergen in The Best Man, 2012
Angela Lansbury in <i>The Best Man</i>, 2012
Angela Lansbury in The Best Man, 2012
Kerry Butler, Eric McCormack and Angela Lansbury in <i>The Best Man</i>, 2012
Kerry Butler, Eric McCormack and Angela Lansbury in The Best Man, 2012
John Larroquette, Angela Lansbury and Candice Bergen in <i>The Best Man</i>, 2012
John Larroquette, Angela Lansbury and Candice Bergen in The Best Man, 2012
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Angela Lansbury

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