Season 2, Episode 5: Behind every summer is a community that keeps Fire Island alive. This episode explores the history of the beloved Pines Pantry through the eyes of its iconic Pantry Girls, alongside the volunteer firefighters of The Pines and Cherry Grove who protect the island from fires, hurricanes, beach erosion, and an uncertain future.
Photos: Christine Baranski as Mame
By: BWW News Desk
Mame, starring Christine Baranski as the glamorous aunt of the title, will begin previews at the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theatre on May 27th, open officially on June 1st and run through July 2nd. Directed by Eric Schaeffer, the classic 1966 musical--with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman and a book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee--will also star Harriet Harris as has-been actress Vera Charles, Max von Essen as older Patrick, Jeff McCarthy as southern gentleman Beauregard Jackson Picket Burnside, Emily Skinner as timid secretary Agnes Gooch and Alan Muraoka as Ito, as well as Harrison Chad as Young Patrick, Ed Dixon as Lindsay Woolsey/Uncle Jeff, Michael L. Forrest as Babcock, Ruth Gottschall as Doris Upson/Madame
B., Ethan Langsdorf-Willoughby as Peter, Mary Stout as Mother Burnside, and Harry A.
Winter as Claude Upson.
Mame "follows the whirlwind adventures of an unconventional aunt and her nephew with a rogue's gallery of memorable characters -- plus encounters with proper society," state press notes.Mame will play Tuesday-Sunday evenings at 7:30 PM with matinees on Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30 PM. Tickets, which range from $25 to $90, can be ordered by calling (202) 467-4600 or (800) 444-132. Visit www.kennedy-center.org for more information. Photos by Joan Marcus
Mame "follows the whirlwind adventures of an unconventional aunt and her nephew with a rogue's gallery of memorable characters -- plus encounters with proper society," state press notes.Mame will play Tuesday-Sunday evenings at 7:30 PM with matinees on Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30 PM. Tickets, which range from $25 to $90, can be ordered by calling (202) 467-4600 or (800) 444-132. Visit www.kennedy-center.org for more information. Photos by Joan Marcus
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