Tonight It's 'Mame'!

  

 

 

PRESENTS

THE ALL-AMERICAN CLASSIC

 

MAME

 

 Previews October 9 and opens October 16

 

 

Based on the 1955 best-selling novel by Patrick Dennis and the 1956 hit Broadway play Auntie Mame, MAME will preview October 9, open October 16 and run through December 21 at Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, IL.  Two of the most recognized women in Chicago theater will star in this production of the Tony Award winning musical.  Jeff Award winner Barbara Robertson, who recently starred as “Madame Morrible” in the Chicago production of WICKED, will portray “Mame” through November 16.  November 19 through the end of the run will feature one of Chicago’s most beloved actors Kat Taylor in the role. Taylor has starred in the National Tours of LES MISERABLES as “Fantine” and PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.  Artistic Director William Osetek will direct.

The original source material, Patrick Dennis' novel Auntie Mame, was the surprise literary sensation of 1955. Mame's madcap adventures as a free-thinking heiress spent 112 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, selling more than two million copies in five languages. Once Mame was introduced to the intrigued public, no one medium was big enough to hold her story. Mame moved triumphantly from page to stage to screen, then, in musical form, back to stage and again to screen.

In 1956, Rosalind Russell brought Mame to life on stage in the Broadway play. The stage musical MAME opened in 1966 to great acclaim, giving star Angela Lansbury (who won a Tony for the role) a new career as a Broadway diva. In 1969, MAME premiered in the West End on the Theatre Royale stage at the Drury Lane Theatre and in 1974, Lucille Ball took on the role in a movie musical version of the classic story.

An all-star Chicago cast will star in the roles of many memorable characters that have touched the hearts of audiences everywhere including Alene Robertson, Jeff Kuhl, Kelly Cronin, Marilynn Bogetich, David Kortemeier, Tammy Mader, Fred Stone, Ryan Reilly, Joey Stone, Anne Acker, Max Chung, Kelly Clark, Jastine Dumlao, Michael Ehlers, Michael Glazer, Kent Haina, Karl Hamilton, Galen Murphy-Hoffman, Danielle Plisz, Jacqueline Ritz, Mary Robin Roth, Derek Rippe and Liam Byrnes will star as “Patrick”.

Barbara Robertson stars as “Auntie Mame” and Derek Rippe stars as “Peter Dennis” in MAME

 

 Kelly Cronin as “Agnes Gooch”, Barbara Robertson as “Mame” and Liam Byrnes as “Patrick”

 

Liam Byrnes as “Patrick”, Barbara Robertson as “Mame” and Jeff Kuhl as “Babcock”

Kelly Clark as “Cousin Fan”, Barbara Robertson as “Mame”, Liam Byrnes as “Patrick”, Jacqueline Ritz as “Sally Cato”, David Kortemeier as “Beauregard” (down on his knee) and Karl Hamilton as “Uncle Jeff” in MAME

Barbara Robertson as “Auntie Mame” with ensemble members in MAME, opening October 16 and running through December 21 at Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, IL.  For tickets call (630) 530-0111 or visit www.ticketmaster.com or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com.

 

The performance schedule is as follows: Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. ($28), Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. ($28) and 8 p.m. ($31), Fridays at 8:30 p.m. ($33), Saturdays at 5 p.m. ($33) and 8:30 p.m. ($33) and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. ($33) and 6 p.m. ($31).  Dinner packages range from $42.75 to $54 (depending on the day of the week).  Inquire at box office or website for details and prices. For reservations, phone (630) 530-0111 or call TicketMaster at 312-559-1212. You may also visit www.ticketmaster.com or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com.

 

Photo Credit:  Johnny Knight