Civic Light Opera Company presents musical I REMEMBER MAMA

The Broadway Musical

Music by Richard Rodgers

Lyrics by Martin Charnin                    

Book by Thomas Meehan

 "Rodgers' score has all the charm and quality of his collaboration with Oscar Hammerstein"- Newsday

For his final score, Richard Rodgers (of The Sound of Music, The King and I, Oklahoma! and South Pacific) teamed with Martin Charnin (of Annie) and Thomas Meehan (of The Producers) and turned to a play Rodgers and Hammerstein had produced on Broadway 35 years earlier that had gone on to become a modern classic. Set in San Francisco following the turn of the century, this story of a Norwegian family's survival at the holidays and throughout the year in the New World is told in retrospect by the eldest daughter -- a successful writer recounting the start of her career and the childhood that inspired it. She takes us back to relive familial hardships and triumphs including the near loss of their home, Papa's desperate return to Norway when he can no longer find work, and the sale of her first story - this one. But, of course, it's Mama she remembers most of all, always guiding their precarious journey with a firm hand and a warm heart.

The Civic Light Opera Company is pleased to present the Canadian premiere of Richard Rodgers' final musical.  Designed and directed by JOE CASCONE, this production stars, in its large cast, CAROLINE MORO-DALICANDRO as Mama, DAVID HAINES as Papa, LARRY WESTLAKE as the irascible Uncle Chris and ANDREA BARKER as Katrin, the eldest daughter who "remembers" it all.  This charming, home-spun musical is perfect family fare for the holidays!

I REMEMBER MAMA opens December 21^st and runs through the holiday season until January 6^th. 

DATES:                     Dec. 21-23, 28-30, Jan. 4-6 at 8 p.m.  (Thursday-Saturday)

                                    Dec. 27, Jan. 3 at 7 p.m. (Wednesday)

                                    Sundays, Dec. 24, 31 and Saturday, Jan. 6 at 2 p.m.          

Note: The performance on January 4^th and the matinee on January 6^th are now sold out.

VENUE:                      FAIRVIEW LIBRARY THEATRE, 35 Fairview Mall Drive, North York 

TICKETS:                  $20 Fri/Sat/Sun; $17.50 Wed/Thurs

TO RESERVE:          Call the BOX OFFICE at 416-755-1717 or visit the website at: www.CivicLightOperaCompany.com/

For further information, please call Sandi Horwitz at (416) 229-9313.