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| Minneapolis Musical Theatre's “MAME“ |
June 11–27, 2010
Leave it to the Minneapolis Musical Theatre to put a surprising twist on the classic musical Mame as MMT co-founder Kevin Hansen assumes the title role. Mame’s wild, adventurous spirit is inside everyone who lives for the moment and believes that ‘life is a banquet!’ Call 612-339-4944 or visit www.aboutmmt.org for tickets and information. There is a special 10% discount to people that would simply use the code PRIDE when ordering tickets by phone (612-339-4944) or online at www.aboutmmt.org
Mame is one of the most enduring and popular shows in musical comedy history. The staying power of its story stretches from the original novel, Auntie Mame by Edward Everett Tanner III (writing under the pen name Patrick Dennis); to the movie and stage versions of the same name, both starring Rosalind Russell; to its final incarnation as the Broadway musical Mame, originally starring Angela Lansbury. A later film version of the musical featured Lucille Ball in the title role. The madcap life of eccentric Mame Dennis and her bohemian, arty clique is disrupted when her deceased brother's 10-year-old son Patrick is entrusted to her care. Rather than bow to convention, Mame introduces the boy to her free-wheeling lifestyle, instilling in him her favorite credo, "Life is a banquet, and most poor sons-of-bitches are starving to death." Mame loses her fortune in the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and tries her hand at a number of jobs, with comically disastrous results, but perseveres with good humor and an irrepressible sense of style.
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