Few Tix Remain for VICKI LAWRENCE & MAMA: A 2-WOMAN SHOW, 2/22

They are two of the most recognized women in entertainment, and both performed for over a decade with comedy legend Carol Burnett. They also worked together on their own hit TV series, Mama's Family. Now Vicki Lawrence and her beloved alter ego Mama are coming to the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Boulevard in downtown Aurora, for one-show-only - Sunday, February 22 at 3 p.m. - and boy, is it going to be fun.

Vicki Lawrence and Mama: A Two-Woman Show has already nearly sold out Paramount's beautiful 1,888-seat, Art Deco theater.

Remaining tickets are all $45. For tickets and information, go to ParamountAurora.com, call the Paramount Theatre box office, (630) 896-6666, or visit the Paramount box Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and 2 hours prior to evening performances.

Vicki Lawrence and Mama: A Two-Woman Show is rated G.

More about Vicki Lawrence and Mama: A Two-Woman Show

First, multi-talented Vicki Lawrence takes the stage to share insider scoop and sing a few songs from her long and diverse career, including her days with The Carol Burnett Show.

Then as the audiences watches a short behind-the-scenes bloopers reel, Vicki slips back stage and changes into her most famous comedic character - Mama.

Hang on to your handbag after that, because Mama is in the house, and life ain't going to be the same.

More about Vicki Lawrence

Emmy Award- winning comedienne Vicki Lawrence is one of the most beloved television personalities of her generation. Plucked out of total obscurity as a high school senior, Lawrence went on to become part of the now-legendary cast of The Carol Burnett Show. "I went to the Harvard School of Comedy in front of America," says Lawrence of her Burnett Show training.

In the seventh season, and hundreds of hilarious sketches later, at the ripe, old age of 24, Vicki created her most endearing character to date, Thelma Harper, or "Mama" as she is better known to her fans. After the Burnett Show, Lawrence went on to star in Mama's Family, which consistently topped the ratings for its entire six-year run of original shows. "Mama" has attained almost a cult status among her legions of loyal television viewers.

In 2001 following the unprecedented ratings for the The Carol Burnett Showstopper Special, which delighted more than 50 million viewers, Lawrence decided that the time was right to take Mama out of the closet, dust off her sensible shoes and hit the road with her new touring production, Vicki Lawrence and Mama: A Two-Woman Show.

While the multi-talented entertainer is mostly known for her acting and comedic talents, she also earned a gold record for the 1973 hit, "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia."

"My show is not a retrospective," she explains. "It is a mixture of stand-up comedy, music and my observations about real life."
Lawrence adds, "I think people will get a kick out of the things Mama has an opinion about. Where Mama is concerned, expect the unexpected. There's really nothing she can't do. I hope people will be pleasantly surprised by a side of Vicki they may never have seen. I know they will be looking forward to Mama, and for her part, that crazy old gal will be up to the challenge."

For more information, visit vickilawrence.com.

Vicki Lawrence & Mama: A Two-Woman Show is sponsored by 95.9 FM The River.

For more information, visit ParamountAurora.com.

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