Nanette Fabray in CALL ME MADAM

[broadwaydanwi]

Posted: 5/11/21 at 3:42pm

As warmer weather finally reaches us here in Milwaukee, I would like to celebrate summer stock by sharing just one more page on my website about a 1979 production of CALL ME MADAM at Melody Top that starred Nanette Fabray. So much happened during the run of this show that I think a movie could be written about it: a feud between the venue’s management and the Journal over a somewhat negative review, a headliner with a hearing impairment who performed her role with both a speaking/singing voice and sign language, an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction on opening night, and a practical joke between two dancers in rehearsal that left the creative team in fits of laughter. I would really like to know if anyone here saw Guy Little escorting Ms. Fabray to the Wisconsin State Fair on her day off from performing on stage. I was told she enjoyed the animals. Click on the link in this message to see production and backstage photos from CALL ME MADAM, as well as autographs from three of its stars. At the bottom of the page, there are five audio clips pulled from a live recording of the show.

Nanette Fabray in CALL ME MADAM at Melody Top