MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
May 24, 1966
Closing Date
Jan 03, 1970
1st Preview
May 18, 1966
1st Preview
May 18, 1966
Previews
5
Performances
1,508
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Winter Garden Theatre
(May 24, 1966 - Oct 04, 1969)
Broadway Theatre
(Oct 06, 1969 - Jan 03, 1970)
Setting
Mame's Beekman Place apartment and various locales in which she becomes involved. 1928 - 1946.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Produced by Fryer, Carr & Harris Inc; Associate Producer: John Bowab
Book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee; Music by Jerry Herman; Lyrics by Jerry Herman; Based on the novel "Auntie Mame" by Patrick Dennis; Based on the play "Auntie Mame" by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee; Musical Director: Donald Pippin; Vocal arrangements by Donald Pippin; Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang; Dance arrangements by Roger Adams
Directed by Gene Saks; Choreographed by Onna White; Assistant Choreographer: Tom Panko
Scenic Design by William and Jean Eckart; Costume Design by Robert Mackintosh; Lighting Design by Tharon Musser; Hair Design by Ronald De Mann
General Manager: Joseph P. Harris; Company Manager: Richard Grayson
Production Stage Manager: Terence Little; Stage Manager: Ralph Linn and Delman Hendricks; Assistant Stage Mgr: Stan Page and Nancy Lynch
Conducted by Donald Pippin; Orchestra Personnel Manager: Morris Stonzek
Press Representative: David Lipsky; Associate Press Representative: Lisa Lipsky and Marian Graham; Dance Captain: Pat Cummings; Advertising: Lawrence Weiner and Associates
Angela Lansbury
Mame Dennis
May 18, 1966 - Mar 30, 1968
Beatrice Arthur
Vera Charles
May 18, 1966 - Jul 08, 1967
Jane Connell
Agnes Gooch
May 18, 1966 - Mar 30, 1968
Frankie Michaels
Patrick Dennis, age 10
Willard Waterman
Dwight Babcock
Diana Baffa
Mame's Friend
John C. Becher
Mr. Upson
Jack Blackton
Mame's Friend
Charles Braswell
Beauregard Jackson Picket Burnside
May 18, 1966 - Mar 30, 1968
David Chaney
Mame's Friend
George Coe
M. Lindsay Woolsey
Diane Coupé
Pegeen Ryan
Pat Cummings
Mame's Friend
Jack Davison
Bishop
 
Leading Man
 
Mame's Friend
Johanna Douglas
Dance Teacher
 
Mrs. Upson
Clifford Fearl
Uncle Jeff
Margaret Hall
Sally Cato
Hilda Harris
Mame's Friend
Charlotte Jones
Madame Branislowski
 
Mother Burnside
Tommy Karaty
Mame's Friend
Nicole Karol
Mame's Friend
Gene Kelton
Mame's Friend
Randy Kirby
Junior Babcock
Jerry Lanning
Patrick Dennis, age 19-29
Nancy Lynch
Mame's Friend
Michael Maitland
Peter Dennis
Art Matthews
Doorman
 
Stage Manager
 
Mame's Friend
Ross Miles
Mame's Friend
Stan Page
Elevator Boy
 
Mame's Friend
Ruth Ramsey
Cousin Fan
 
Mame's Friend
Betty Rosebrock
Mame's Friend
Scotty Salmon
Mame's Friend
Bella Shalom
Mame's Friend
Sab Shimono
Ito
Bill Stanton
Messenger
 
Mame's Friend
John Taliaferro
Gregor
 
Mame's Friend
Jo Tract
Art Model
 
Mame's Friend
Diana Walker
Gloria Upson
Jodi Williams
Mame's Friend
Kathy Wilson
Mame's Friend
Ron Young
Ralph Devine
Standby: Charlotte Fairchild (Mame Dennis)
Understudies: Jack Blackton (Patrick Dennis, age 19-29), David Chaney (Gregor, Junior Babcock, Stage Manager), Jack Davison (M. Lindsay Woolsey), Clifford Fearl (Dwight Babcock, Mr. Upson), Laurie Franks (Gloria Upson), Hilda Harris (Ito), Michael Maitland (Patrick Dennis, age 10), Art Matthews (Beauregard Jackson Picket Burnside), Stan Page (Uncle Jeff), Betty Rosebrock (Pegeen Ryan), Jo Tract (Sally Cato, Mother Burnside, Madame Branislowski) and Jodi Williams (Agnes Gooch, Cousin Fan, Dance Teacher, Mrs. Upson)

Winter Garden Theatre (May 24, 1966 - Oct 04, 1969)

Production Stage Manager: Ralph Linn; Stage Manager: Paul Phillips; Assistant Stage Mgr: Art Matthews
Dance Captain: Diana Baffa

Cast

Celeste Holm
During Angela Lansbury's vacation
Mame Dennis
Aug 14, 1967 - Aug 26, 1967
Ann Miller
Mame Dennis
May 26, 1969 - Dec 1969
Jane Morgan
Mame Dennis
Dec 02, 1968 - May 24, 1969
Janis Paige
Mame Dennis
Apr 01, 1968 - Nov 30, 1968
Sheila Smith
During Angela Lansbury's vacation
Mame Dennis
Feb 13, 1967 - Feb 25, 1967
Audrey Christie
Vera Charles
Apr 01, 1968 - Sep 21, 1968
Anne Francine
Vera Charles
Jul 10, 1967 - Mar 30, 1968
 
Vera Charles
Sep 23, 1968 - Jan 03, 1970
Laurie Franks
Agnes Gooch
Jun 30, 1969 - Oct 04, 1969
Helen Gallagher
Agnes Gooch
Apr 01, 1968 - Jun 28, 1969
Sheila Smith
During Angela Lansbury's vacation
Vera Charles
Mar 27, 1967 - Apr 09, 1967
Sean Allan
Mame's Friend
Edward Becker
Messenger
 
Gregor
 
Mame's Friend
Diane Blair
Mame's Friend
Ron Bostick
Mame's Friend
Tally Brown
Madame Branislowski
 
Mother Burnside
Hank Brunjes
Ralph Devine
Henry Brunjes
Mame's Friend
Eileen Casey
Mame's Friend
David Chaney
Patrick Dennis, age 19-29
Clifford Fearl
Mr. Upson
Laurie Franks
Gloria Upson
 
Cousin Fan
Joseph Gallison
Patrick Dennis, age 19-29
Luigi Gasparinetti
Mame's Friend
 
Gregor
Stuart Getz
Patrick Dennis, age 10
May 08, 1967 - Mar 30, 1968
Chris Hagan
Patrick Dennis, age 10
Ed Herlihy
Dwight Babcock
Apr 01, 1968 - ?
Roland Ireland
Mame's Friend
Ruth Jaraslow
Madame Branislowski
 
Mother Burnside
Tommy Karaty
Junior Babcock
Robert Kaye
Beauregard Jackson Picket Burnside
Gene Kelton
Messenger
Ray MacDonnell
M. Lindsay Woolsey
Alec MacKay
Mame's Friend
David Manning
Patrick Dennis, age 10
Apr 01, 1968 - ?
John Mark
Peter Dennis
Tom Matsusaka
Ito
Shawn McGill
Peter Dennis
Ross Miles
Elevator Boy
Tod Miller
Broadway debut
Mame's Friend
Stan Page
Uncle Jeff
Eric Painter
Mame's Friend
Randy Phillips
Beauregard Jackson Picket Burnside
Apr 01, 1968 - ?
Roger Allan Raby
Mame's Friend
 
Junior Babcock
 
Patrick Dennis, age 19-29
Joey Raymond
Peter Dennis
Carol Richards
Mame's Friend
Kathleen Robey
Mame's Friend
Mary Roche
Mame's Friend
 
Cousin Fan
Casper Roos
Bishop
 
Uncle Jeff
 
Mame's Friend
 
Leading Man
Honey Sanders
Madame Branislowski
 
Mother Burnside
Sab Shimono
Ito
Roy Smith
Mame's Friend
Sheila Smith
During Angela Lansbury's vacation
Sally Cato
Danny Snow
Peter Dennis
Eleonore Treiber
Mame's Friend
Susan Walther
Gloria Upson
 
Mame's Friend
Willard Waterman
Dwight Babcock
Marilyn Wilber
Mame's Friend
Jerry Wyatt
Mame's Friend
 
Junior Babcock
Ron Young
Mame's Friend
Standby: Sheila Smith (Mame Dennis)
Understudies: Sean Allan (Patrick Dennis, age 19-29), Edward Becker (Mr. Upson, Uncle Jeff), David Chaney (Patrick Dennis, age 19-29), Laurie Franks (Agnes Gooch, Mrs. Upson), Luigi Gasparinetti (Gregor), John Mark (Patrick Dennis, age 10), Ruth Ramsey (Agnes Gooch, Mrs. Upson), Carol Richards (Gloria Upson, Pegeen Ryan), Mary Roche (Cousin Fan), Casper Roos (Dwight Babcock, M. Lindsay Woolsey), Betty Rosebrock (Gloria Upson), Eleonore Treiber (Ito), Marilyn Wilber (Cousin Fan) and Jerry Wyatt (Junior Babcock, Stage Manager)

Broadway Theatre (Oct 06, 1969 - Jan 03, 1970)

Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization

Cast

Charlotte Fairchild
Mame Dennis
Dec 1969 - Jan 03, 1970
Marilyn Cooper
Agnes Gooch
Dec 15, 1969 - Jan 03, 1970
Helen Gallagher
Agnes Gooch
Oct 06, 1969 - Dec 13, 1969
Jim Connor
Gregor
 
Uncle Jeff
William Gibberson
M. Lindsay Woolsey
music by Jerry Herman; lyrics by Jerry Herman
Act 1
Sung By
St. Bridget
Patrick Dennis, age 10 and Agnes Gooch
It's Today
Mame Dennis and All
Open a New Window
Mame Dennis and All
The Man in the Moon
Vera Charles, Mame Dennis and All
My Best Girl
Patrick Dennis, age 10 and Mame Dennis
We Need a Little Christmas
Mame Dennis, Patrick Dennis, age 10, Agnes Gooch, Ito and Beauregard Jackson Picket Burnside
The Fox Hunt
Uncle Jeff, Patrick Dennis, age 10, Cousin Fan, Mother Burnside and Cousins
Mame
Beauregard Jackson Picket Burnside and All
Act 2
Sung By
Mame (Reprise)
Patrick Dennis, age 10 and Patrick Dennis, age 19-29
My Best Girl (Reprise)
Patrick Dennis, age 19-29
Bosom Buddies
Mame Dennis and Vera Charles
Gooch's Song
Agnes Gooch
That's How Young I Feel
Mame Dennis and All
If He Walked into My Life
Mame Dennis
It's Today (Reprise)
Mame Dennis and All
Open a New Window (Reprise)
Company and Mame Dennis

Tony Award®

 

Best Musical

1966 Nominee
Produced by Fryer, Carr & Harris Inc
Music by Jerry Herman
Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
 

Best Composer and Lyricist

1966 Nominee
Music by Jerry Herman
Lyrics by Jerry Herman

Best Actress in a Musical

1966 Winner
Angela Lansbury

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

1966 Winner
Frankie Michaels

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

1966 Winner
Beatrice Arthur
 

Best Scenic Design

1966 Nominee
Scenic Design by William and Jean Eckart
 

Best Choreography

1966 Nominee
Choreographed by Onna White
 

Best Direction of a Musical

1966 Nominee
Directed by Gene Saks

Theatre World

Award

1967 Recipient
Sheila Smith

Award

1966 Recipient
Jerry Lanning
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