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

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Auntie Mame

Broadway
Comedy
Original

Auntie Mame Playbill - Dec 1956
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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.
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Cast CurrentCast Opening NightProduction Credits Opening Night
  • Cris Alexander
    Cris Alexander
    Huntsman
    (Original)
    Mr. Loomis
    (Original)
    Osbert
    (Original)
    Raymond
    (Replacement)
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  • Cris Alexander
    Cris Alexander
    Huntsman
    (Original)
    Mr. Loomis
    (Original)
    Osbert
    (Original)
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Pro Info

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

Inside The Playbill

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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