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"Mack & Mabel" is a speculative romantic comedy based on the relationship between two of the pivotal figures of the silent film era: slapstick comedy pioneer Mack Sennett and his frequent leading lady Mabel Normand.
Music By Jerry Herman
Lyrics By Jerry Herman
Book/Libretto by: Michael Stewart
Type of Musical: Broadway
Opened: October 6, 1974
Theatre: Majestic Theatre, New York
# of Performances: 66
Synopsis
It begins in 1911, when Mabel shows up on Sennett's New York set as a deli delivery girl and immediately catches the director's eye. Soon she is starring in Sennett's two-reelers, and she joins him when he moves his operation to the new movie capital of Hollywood. She also joins him in a romance, one which is complicated by his dictatorial directing style. When Mabel expresses an interest in expanding into feature dramas, Sennett discourages her, leading her to leave him professionally--and personally--for slick director William Desmond Taylor
Song List
ACT I
- Overture
- Movies Were Movies
- Look What Happened to Mabel
- Big Time
- I Won't Send Roses
- I Won't Send Roses (Reprise)
- I Wanna Make The World Laugh
- Mack & Mabel
- I Wanna Make The World Laugh (Reprise)
- Wherever He Ain't
- Hundreds of Girls
ACT II
- Entr'acte
- When Mabel Comes In The Room
- Hit 'Em on the Head
- Time Heals Everything
- Tap Your Troubles Away
- I promise you a Happy ending
ADDED SONGS FOR REVIVAL
- Mack & Mabel
- Hit 'Em On The Head
CUT SONG FOR REVIVAL
- My Heart Leaps Up
Cast List
Original Broadway cast starred: Robert Preston, Bernadette Peters, Lisa Kirk and Stanley Simmons.
Original London cast starred: Howard McGillin, Caroline O'Connor, Kathryn Evans and Alan Mosley.
Concert line-up: Denis Quilley, George Hearn, Stubby Kaye, Debbie Shapiro (Gravitte), Paige O'Hara, Robert Meadmore, Frances Ruffelle, Georgia Brown, Tommy tune, Jerry Herman (himself) and David Jacobs.
Awards & Nominations
Tony Award Nominations 1975
- Actor (Musical) - Robert Preston
- Actress (Musical) - Bernadette Peters
- Director (Musical) - Gower Champion
- Musical David Merrick
- Book (Musical) -Michael Stewart
- Costume Designer -Patricia Zipprodt
- Scenic Designer -Robert Wagner
- Choreographer - Gower Champion
Misc. Show Information
Concert version: Sunday 21st February 1988 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
London: 7th November 1995 at the Piccadilly Theatre, London and closed on 29th June 1996.
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