Auntie Mame
Comedy - Original
Broadhurst Theatre
Data not verified
- First Preview:
- Opening Date: October 31, 1956
- Closing Date: June 28, 1958
- Previews: 0
- Performances: 639
Playwright: Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee
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.
Opening Night Cast
| Rosalind Russell | Auntie Mame | |
| Cris Alexander | Mr. Loomis Huntsman Osbert |
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| Robert Allen | Mr. Babcock | |
| Dorothy Blackburn | Doris Upson | |
| Barry Blake | Emory Macdougal | |
| Geoffrey Bryant | Dr. Shurr |
Opening Night Production Credits
 |
Jerome Lawrence | Writer |
| Robert E. Lee | Writer | |
| Morton Da Costa | Director | |
| Oliver Smith | Production Design | |
| Noel Taylor | Costume Design | |
| Peggy Clark | Lighting Design |
Awards
Theatre World
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Theatre World Award | Peggy Cass | Winner |
Tony Award
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Actress in a Play | Rosalind Russell | Nominee |
| 1957 | Featured Actress in a Play | Peggy Cass | Winner |
| 1957 | Scenic Design (Play or Musical) | Oliver Smith | Nominee |
| 1957 | Stage Technician | Joseph Harbach | Nominee |
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