Mame actually opened on New Year’s Eve of 1971, but the remainder of the run occurred in the early weeks of 1972.
Production Staff:
Director – John E. Kinnamon
Set & Lighting Designer – Alan Beck
Assistant Designer – Christine Finn
Technical Assistants – G. Andrew Beck, Diane Benson, Tom Nagle
Musical Director – Donald K. Smith
Costume Design & Execution – Sharman Harper/Stephenson
Assistant Costume Designer – Christine Finn
Costume Assistants – Dianne Miller, Mary Elwood, Theodore Rubenstein, Janet Manuel, Glynis Long, Debbi Macchio, Bonnie & Cheryl Phillips, Kathi Dunne, Josephine Smith, Jeannie Smith
Dance & Musical Number Staging – George Spelvin (**see note below**)
Associate Choreographer – Bobbi Smith Capps
Dance Captain – Diane Benson
Pianists – Barry Hamilton, Tony Geralis
Burn Brae Staff:
Buffet – Charles E. Miller
Bar – Dusty Rhodes, Dick David, Gene Jackson
Box Office and Group Sales – Diane Benson, Bobbi Smith Capps, Sharman Harper/Stephenson
Hostess – Loretta Smith
Photographer – Joe B. Mann
Technical Director & Resident Designer – Alan Beck
Musical Director – Donald K. Smith
Resident Choreographers – Bobbi Smith Capps, Diane Benson
Production Assistant – David S. Harper
Top: Vachik Mangassarian
Bottom, (L-R): Tina Heindish, Patrick Collins, Lonnie Lohfeld
Patrick and Lonnie
Unfortunately, few photographs from this early Burn Brae production survived (two of the three we uncovered appear above). So we’d like to offer clips of two songs from this video of a later production at one of Burn Brae’s satellite facilities that features three of Burn Brae’s grand dames: 1. Jean Ann Kain singing “If He Walked Into My Life” and 2. Jean Ann, Phyllis Goldblatt and Jane Beckman performing “Bosom Buddies (reprise).”
Cast:
Patrick Dennis, age 10 – Patrick Collins
Agnes Gooch – Tina Heindish
Vera Charles – Phyllis Goldblatt
Mame Dennis – Lonnie Lohfeld
Ralph Devine – Stephen King
Lindsey Woolsey – Dusty Rhodes
Ito – Vachik Mangassarian
Dwight Babcock – Dick David
Stage Manager – James Hyde
Madame Branislowski – Toni Emelio
Gregor – Mark Waldrop
Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside – John Stevenson
Uncle Jeff – James Hyde
Cousin Fan – Ann J. Northam
Sally Cato – Annette MacKinnon
Mother Burnside – Toni Emelio
Patrick Dennis, age 19-29 – Jim Wilson
Junior Babcock – Bill Krause
Mrs. Upson – Annette MacKinnon
Mr. Upson – Gene Jackson
Gloria Upson – Ann J. Northam
Pegeen Ryan – Patti White
Peter Dennis/Patrick Collins Alternate – Matthew Cauley
Mame’s Friends:
DANCERS – Diane Benson, Bobbi Smith Capps, Robin O’Dwyer, Glynis Long, Vicki Smith, Ronnie O’Dwyer, Stephen King, Bill Goeren, Mark Waldrop
CHORUS – Judi Jackson, Marsha Mirman, Cheryl Keuroglian, Connie Dameron, Mike Collins, Gene Jackson, Jim Kelliher, Patti White, James Hyde, Bill Krause, Dusty Rhodes, Ann J. Northam, Annette MacKinnon, Toni Emilio
Data for this production was provided by John Stevenson.
Note: “George Spelvin” is the famous pseudonym used in Broadway programs since 1886 by well-known actors and production personnel who do not want to reveal their real names to the public for a variety of reasons.
Mame 1972
