First Lady Suite 1993

Opened: November 30, 1993
Closing: December 26, 1993

First Lady Suite - 1993 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

A collection of related chamber musicals focusing on the wives of American presidents and the people around them. Over Texas visits the Secretaries of Jacqueline and John F. Kennedy as they fly into Dallas on November 22, 1963. In Where's Mamie? Mamie Eisenhower travels through time and space to warn her husband off an affair and of the upcoming racial strife during his presidency. The comic Olio features Margaret Truman attempting to sing at a recital while she is constantly interrupted by Lady Bess. The final piece, "Eleanor Sleeps Here," finds Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok flying over Washington with Amelia Earhart

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First Lady Suite FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of First Lady Suite have there been?
First Lady Suite has had 4 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 1993, Off-Broadway which opened in 1993, Regional (US) which opened in 2002 and Off-Off-Broadway which opened in 2004.

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