Auntie Mame (Broadway, Broadhurst Theatre, 1956) | Playbill

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Auntie Mame

Broadway
Comedy
Original

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SYNOPSIS: Roaring Twenties socialite Mame Dennis teaches her orphaned nephew the nature of free living and free thinking, attempting to keep him from the clutches of the uptight world of his late father's estate executor and, later, his fiancée, in Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee's adaptation of the Patrick Dennis novel.
People (65)
  • Cris Alexander
    Cris Alexander
    Huntsman
    (Original)
    Mr. Loomis
    (Original)
    Osbert
    (Original)
    Raymond
    (Replacement)
  • Jan Handzlik
    Jan Handzlik
    Michael Dennis
    (Original)
    Patrick Dennis, as a boy
    (Original)
  • William Martel
    William Martel
    Bishop ElefTharosees
    (Original)
    Cousin Jeff
    (Original)
    Theatre Manager
    (Original)
  • Barry Towsen
    Barry Towsen
    Customer's Son
    (Original)
    Emory Macdougal
    (Replacement)
  • Guy Arbury
    Guy Arbury
    Butler
    (Replacement)
    Claude Upson
    (Replacement)
    Fred
    (Replacement)
  • Ray Fulmer
    Ray Fulmer
    Patrick Dennis, as a young man
    (Replacement)
  • Dennis Joel
    Dennis Joel
    Michael Dennis
    (Replacement)
    Patrick Dennis, as a boy
    (Replacement)
  • Peter Pell
    Peter Pell
    Huntsman
    (Replacement)
    Osbert
    (Replacement)
  • Spivy
    Spivy
    Mother Burnside
    (Replacement)
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  • Cris Alexander
    Cris Alexander
    Huntsman
    (Original)
    Mr. Loomis
    (Original)
    Osbert
    (Original)
  • Jan Handzlik
    Jan Handzlik
    Michael Dennis
    (Original)
    Patrick Dennis, as a boy
    (Original)
  • William Martel
    William Martel
    Bishop ElefTharosees
    (Original)
    Cousin Jeff
    (Original)
    Theatre Manager
    (Original)
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Pro Info

  • Opening Date
    Oct 31 1956
  • Closing Date
    Jun 28 1958
  • Performances
    639 as of Feb 08, 2025

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Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956
Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956
Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956
Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956
Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956
Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956
Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956
Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956
Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956
Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956
Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956
Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956
Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956
Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956
Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956
Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956
Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956
Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956
Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956
Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956
Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956
Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956
Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956
Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956
Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956
Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956
Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956
Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956
Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956
Auntie Mame - December 31, 1956

Awards

Theatre World Awards
1957 Theatre World Award Winner
Tony Award
1957 Stage Technician Nominee
1957 Scenic Design (Play or Musical) Nominee
1957 Best Featured Actress in a Play Winner
1957 Best Actress in a Play Nominee

Shows That Opened That Season: 1956–1957

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