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Mame (musical)
''Mame'' is a musical with the book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. Originally titled ''My Best Girl'', it is based on the 1955 novel ''Auntie Mame'' by Patrick Dennis and a 1956 Broadway play, by Lawrence and Lee, that starred Rosalind Russell. Set in New York and spanning the Great Depression and World War II, it focuses on eccentric bohemian Mame Dennis, whose famous motto is "Life is a banquet and most poor sons of bitches are starving to death."〔"Sons of bitches" was changed to "suckers" in the film version. Weaver, David E. ("Mame’s Boys: Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee" ), ''Ohioana Quarterly'', Fall 2006, Ohioana Library Association, accessed September 5, 2012〕 Her fabulous life with her wealthy friends is interrupted when the young son of her late brother arrives to live with her. They cope with the Depression in a series of adventures.
In 1958, a film titled ''Auntie Mame'', based on the play, was released by Warner Brothers once again starring Rosalind Russell in the title role. Russell was nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe for her portrayal.
The musical opened on Broadway in 1966, starring Angela Lansbury and Beatrice Arthur. The production became a hit and spawned a 1974 film with Lucille Ball in the title role and Arthur reprising her supporting role, as well as a London production, a Broadway revival, and a 40th anniversary revival at the Kennedy Center in 2006.
==Background==
The musical was inspired by the success of the 1956 Broadway comedy and subsequent 1958 film version starring Rosalind Russell, as well as the 1955 novel by Patrick Dennis. Dennis wrote several more comic novels, including a sequel, ''Around the World with Auntie Mame'', and ''Little Me'', which was made into a Broadway musical starring Sid Caesar. The success of that musical may have prompted Lawrence and Lee to turn ''Mame'' into a musical.〔(''Allmusic's'' review of ''Mame'' )〕 Mary Martin turned down the title role, and after numerous actresses had been considered, the part went to Angela Lansbury. Jerry Herman tried to cast Judy Garland, and wrote the show with her in mind. He was talked out of it by her managers who thought she could not handle the stress of eight shows a week on Broadway.〔(" 'Mame' " ) AngelaLansbury.net, accessed December 31, 2011〕
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