Mame 1969

Opened: February 20, 1969

Mame - 1969 - West End History , Info & More

Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Catherine Street London WC2B 5JB London

Based on the novel Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis


Based on the play Auntie Mame by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee

“Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death!” So says the aunt we all wished we had, Auntie Mame. This adored character of theatrical literature comes to the Lyric stage for the first time in Jerry Herman’s delightful musical “Mame.” Join Mame as she leads her young nephew Patrick through life in New York during the depression era; traveling and growing into a young man as Mame struggles to be a fit mother. Andrea Huber (Desireé Armfeldt from “A Little Night Music”) will be our Mame and Leigh Scarritt (Aunt Alicia from “Gigi”) is featured as her actress friend, Vera Charles. “Mame” features a great score including “Open A New Window,” “We Need A Little Christmas,” “You’re My Best Girl,” “Bosom Buddies,” and of course the title song, “Mame.” Don’t miss this family treat

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Mame FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

St. Bridget
It's Today
Open a New Window
The Man in the Moon
My Best Girl
We Need a Little Christmas
The Fox Hunt
Mame
The Letter
Bosom Buddies
Gooch's Song
That's How Young I Feel
If He Walked into My Life
Camouflage
Sterling Silver Boy
Do You Call That Livin'?
Mame, the Most
Loving You
Love Is Only Love

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