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Revival
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Mame Playbill - July 1983
Mame
Broadway
Musical
Revival
Gershwin Theatre
222 W. 51st St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
Roaring Twenties socialite Mame Dennis teaches her orphaned nephew the nature of free living and free thinking, attempting to keep him from the clutches of the uptight world of his late father's estate executor and, later, his fiancée.
lyrics:
Jerry Herman
music:
Jerry Herman
book:
Jerome Lawrence
,
Robert E. Lee
People (65)
Angela Lansbury
Mame Dennis
(Original)
Jane Connell
Agnes Gooch
(Original)
Anne Francine
Vera Charles
(Original)
Sab Shimono
Ito
(Original)
Willard Waterman
Dwight Babcock
(Original)
Ellyn Arons
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Pegeen Ryan
(Original)
John C. Becher
Mr. Upson
(Original)
Alyson Bristol
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Merwin Foard
Bishop
(Original)
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Marshall Hagins
Elevator Boy
(Original)
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Roshi Handwerger
Patrick Dennis, age 10
(Original)
Ken Henley
Bubbles the Clown
(Original)
Gregor
(Original)
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Jacob Mark Hopkin
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Ralph Devine
(Original)
Michaela Hughes
Gloria Upson
(Original)
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Suzanne Ishee
Bird Dancer
(Original)
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Kenneth Kantor
Leading Man
(Original)
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Uncle Jeff
(Original)
Harry Kingsley
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Louise Kirtland
Dance Teacher
(Original)
Mrs. Upson
(Original)
Melinda Koblick
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Barbara Lang
Sally Cato
(Original)
David Loring
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Carol Lurie
Cousin Fan
(Original)
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Daniel Mahon
Peter Dennis
(Original)
Brian McAnally
Doorman
(Original)
Mame's Friend
(Original)
David Miles
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Messenger
(Original)
Patrick S. Murphy
Bird Dancer
(Original)
Junior Babcock
(Original)
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Byron Nease
Patrick Dennis, age 19-29
(Original)
Viewma Negromonte
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Michele Pigliavento
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Richard Poole
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Stage Manager
(Original)
Cissy Rebich
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Joseph Rich
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Mollie Smith
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Fran Stevens
Madame Branislowski
(Original)
Mother Burnside
(Original)
Scot Stewart
Beauregard Jackson Picket Burnside
(Original)
Donald Torres
M. Lindsay Woolsey
(Original)
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Angela Lansbury
Mame Dennis
(Original)
Jane Connell
Agnes Gooch
(Original)
Anne Francine
Vera Charles
(Original)
Sab Shimono
Ito
(Original)
Willard Waterman
Dwight Babcock
(Original)
Ellyn Arons
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Pegeen Ryan
(Original)
John C. Becher
Mr. Upson
(Original)
Alyson Bristol
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Merwin Foard
Bishop
(Original)
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Marshall Hagins
Elevator Boy
(Original)
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Roshi Handwerger
Patrick Dennis, age 10
(Original)
Ken Henley
Bubbles the Clown
(Original)
Gregor
(Original)
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Jacob Mark Hopkin
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Ralph Devine
(Original)
Michaela Hughes
Gloria Upson
(Original)
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Suzanne Ishee
Bird Dancer
(Original)
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Kenneth Kantor
Leading Man
(Original)
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Uncle Jeff
(Original)
Harry Kingsley
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Louise Kirtland
Dance Teacher
(Original)
Mrs. Upson
(Original)
Melinda Koblick
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Barbara Lang
Sally Cato
(Original)
David Loring
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Carol Lurie
Cousin Fan
(Original)
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Daniel Mahon
Peter Dennis
(Original)
Brian McAnally
Doorman
(Original)
Mame's Friend
(Original)
David Miles
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Messenger
(Original)
Patrick S. Murphy
Bird Dancer
(Original)
Junior Babcock
(Original)
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Byron Nease
Patrick Dennis, age 19-29
(Original)
Viewma Negromonte
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Michele Pigliavento
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Richard Poole
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Stage Manager
(Original)
Cissy Rebich
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Joseph Rich
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Mollie Smith
Mame's Friend
(Original)
Fran Stevens
Madame Branislowski
(Original)
Mother Burnside
(Original)
Scot Stewart
Beauregard Jackson Picket Burnside
(Original)
Donald Torres
M. Lindsay Woolsey
(Original)
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Jerome Lawrence
Book
Based on the play
Robert E. Lee
Book
Based on the play
Jerry Herman
Music
Lyrics
Production Supervisor
Patrick Dennis
Based on the book <i>Auntie Mame</i>
John Bowab
Director
Onna White
Original Choreography
Diana Brill
Choreography Recreated
William and Jean Eckart
Original Scenic Design
Peter Wolf
Scenic Design Adaptation
Robert Mackintosh
Costume Design
Thomas R. Skelton
Lighting Design
Christine Voellinger
Sound Design
Hiram Ortiz
Hair Design
Make-Up Design
Philip J. Lang
Music Orchestrations
Donald Pippin
Vocal Arrangements
Frank Hartenstein
Production Manager
Paul Phillips
Stage Manager
Peter J. Taylor
Assistant Stage Manager
Mark Reiner
Casting
Contemporary Casting
Casting
Brian McAnally
Dance Captain
Niko Companies, Ltd.
General Manager
John A. Prescott
Executive Marketing Director
SHOBIZADS
Advertising
Kenn Duncan
Photographer
The Mitch Leigh Company
Producer
Manny Kladitis
Associate Producer
Michael Lynne
Executive Producer
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Pro Info
First Preview
Jul
20
1983
Opening Date
Jul
24
1983
Closing Date
Aug
28
1983
Previews
7
Performances
41
as of Dec 02, 2025
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