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Description / My Opinion
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CD Now - Ordered 05/19/1999 - Shipped 05/29/1999 - Received 06/08/1999 Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by Onna White, Produced for Records by Goddard Lieberson, also based on the play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, Orchestrations by Philip J. Lang, Musical Director and Vocal Arrangements: Donald Pippin, Settings Designed by William & Jean Eckart, Costumes Designed by Robert Mackintosh, Lighting by Tharon Musser, Dance Music Arranged by Roger Adams, Assistant Choregrapher: Tom Panko, Associate Producer: John Bowab, Directed by Gene Saks. Mame opened May 24, 1966, at the Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, and ran for 1508 performances. The booklet contains a 3 pages synopsis from Charles Burr's original LP liner notes, a one page text by Jerry Herman followed by a half page text by Tom Shepard. Talking of pictures, there are six small B&W pictures of cast members and authors, and the back cover of the booklet is a big B&W (well, orange&white picture of Lieberson Goddard, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Herman and Clive J. Davis. . The back of the jewel box holds a B&W picture of Angela Lansbury on stage.
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Musical Numbers
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| 1 | 4:03 | Overture | Orchestra |
| 2 | 1:56 | St. Bridget | Jane Connell, Frankie Michaels |
| 3 | 4:39 | It's Today | Angela Lansbury, Company |
| 4 | 3:46 | Open A New Window | Angela Lansbury, Company |
| 5 | 2:56 | The Man In The Moon | Bea Arthur, Angela Lansbury, Moon Maidens |
| 6 | 3:24 | My Best Girl | Frankie Michaels, Angela Lansbury |
| 7 | 3:03 | We Need A Little Christmas | Angela Lansbury, Frankie Michaels, Jane Connell, Sab Shimono |
| 8 | 6:17 | Mame | Charles Braswell, Company |
| 9 | 1:29 | The Letter | Frankie Michaels, Jerry Lanning |
| 10 | 1:30 | My Best Girl (Reprise) | Jerry Lanning |
| 11 | 4:08 | Bosom Buddies | Angela Lansbury, Bea Arthur |
| 12 | 3:27 | Gooch's Song | Jane Connell |
| 13 | 2:12 | That's How Young I Feel | Angela Lansbury, Company |
| 14 | 3:54 | If He Walked Into My Life | Angela Lansbury |
| 15 | 2:53 | Finale | Angela Lansbury, Company |
| 16 | 1:56 | St. Bridget | Jerry Herman |
| 17 | 3:53 | It's Today | Jerry Herman, Alice Borden |
| 18 | 3:29 | Camouflage | Jerry Herman, Alice Borden |
| 19 | 3:24 | Open A New Window | Jerry Herman, Alice Borden |
| 20 | 3:37 | Mame | Jerry Herman, Alice Borden |
The Cast
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| | Mame | Angela Lansbury | | | Patrick Dennis (Young) | Frankie Michaels | | | Patrick Dennis (Older) | Jerry Lanning | | | Agnes Gooch | Jane Connell | | | Vera Charles | Beatrice Arthur | | | Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside | Charles Braswell | | | Ito | Sab Shimono | | | Dwight Babcock | Willard Waterman | | | M. Lindsey Woolsey | George Coe | | | Sally Cato | Margaret Hall | | | Mr. Upson | John C. Becher | | | Mrs. Upson | Johanna Douglas | | | Gloria Upson | Diana Walker | | | Mother Burnside | Charlotte Jones | | | Pegeen Ryan | Diane Coupe |
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