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Call Me Madam 1950

Ages: 8+
Opened: October 12, 1950

Call Me Madam - 1950 Broadway History , Info & More

Imperial Theatre (Broadway)
249 West 45th St. New York, NY

Sall Adams, the famous Washington D.C. party-giver, is named Madam Ambassador to fictional Lichtenburg, where romance blossoms.


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The Drama Desk Awards to Posthumously Honor Hal Prince with Namesake Lifetime Achievement Award
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 19, 2020


The 65th Annual Drama Desk Awards will celebrate the life and legacy of American theater producer and director Harold 'Hal' Prince with the Drama Desk's newly established lifetime achievement honor.

Ken LeRoy, Original Bernardo in WEST SIDE STORY, Dies at 92
by Stephi Wild - Aug 31, 2019


BroadwayWorld has learned that Ken LeRoy recently passed away at age 92. No other details of his death are known at this time.

Porchlight Music Theatre Announces 25th Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 13, 2019


Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to announce its 25th Anniversary season that includes the 2019 - 2020 Mainstage, Porchlight Revisits and New Faces Sing Broadway productions.. Porchlight's Mainstage and Porchlight Revisits return to the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn Street.  

Stage Directors & Choreographers Foundation Announces Annual Gala
by Julie Musbach - Sep 19, 2018


Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF), the independent, not-for-profit affiliate of SDC, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, today announced unique plans for its 2019 award evening, which will feature original choreographic pieces resulting from a special commissioning program, with the application period now open. SDCF also announced that Victoria Traube would receive a special 'Mr. Abbott' Award at the event, to be held March 25 at the French Institute Alliance Francaise (FIAF).

Breaking: New York City Center Gala Will Tribute A CHORUS LINE; Encores! Line-Up Announced
by Nicole Rosky - May 16, 2018


New York City Center is sure to be a singular sensation this fall!

Berkshire Theatre Group's Off-Broadway Transfer of FIORELLO! Opens Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Sep 9, 2016


BTG's exciting revival is the first ever full-scale New York City and Off-Broadway revival of the hit musical. Previews of Fiorello! will began Sunday, September 4, at East 13th Street Theater (136 East 13th Street, between 3rd and 4th Avenues), with opening night being held tonihgt, September 9, 2016.

Full Company Set for BTG's Off-Broadway Transfer of FIORELLO!
by BWW News Desk - Aug 18, 2016


Today, BTG is thrilled to announce the complete and final casting of this exciting revival - the first ever full-scale New York City and Off-Broadway revival of the hit musical!

Berkshire Theatre Group's FIORELLO! Will Be Musical's First Full-Scale Off-Broadway Revival
by BWW News Desk - Aug 2, 2016


Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) has just announced its sold-out production of Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical Fiorello! will transfer to Off-Broadway's East 13th Street Theater (136 East 13th Street, between 3rd and 4th Avenues), home of Classic Stage Company.

Jess Goldstein, Douglas W. Schmidt & More to Receive 2015 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 3, 2015


Tony Award-winning costume designer, JESS GOLDSTEIN (currently represented on Broadway with Jersey Boys and On the Town), and scenic designer DOUGLAS W. SCHMIDT are among the 2015 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards recipients. The awards will be presented at a ceremony on Friday, May 1, at 6:30pm, at the Hudson Theatre (145 West 44th Street). Mr. Goldstein was selected to receive the 2015 TDF/Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award for costume design and Mr. Schmidt will receive the Robert L.B. Tobin Award for Sustained Excellence in Theatrical Design.

Call Me Madam History

Other Productions of Call Me Madam

1950   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
1951   US Tour National Tour
US Tour
1952   West End London Production
West End
1983   West End London Revival
West End
1995   Off-Broadway Encores! Concert
Off-Broadway
1996   Milburn, NJ (Regional) Paper Mill Production
Milburn, NJ (Regional)
2004   Regional (US) Goodspeed Revival
Regional (US)
2019   Off-Broadway Encores! Concert Revival
Off-Broadway

Call Me Madam - 1950 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1952 Tony Awards Best Stage Technician Peter Feller
1951 Theatre World Awards Performance Russell Nype
1951 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Irving Berlin
1951 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Russell Nype
1951 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Ethel Merman

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