Auntie Mame is in Seattle
She was eccentric, wealthy, flamboyant and totally over the top. But secretly I think we all want to have an Auntie Mame swoop into our lives and and liven things up for a bit. After all, her motto is “Life is a banquet and most poor sons-of-bitches are starving to death.”
The basic plot line is this: Flamboyant socialite (Mame) has young nephew (Patrick) who comes to live with her. Going from rich to poor during the Crash of ‘29, and subsequent depression, Mame must find a job and support the two of them. Eventually Mame meets and marries a wealthy suitor, and poor Patrick gets shipped off to boarding school while the newlyweds travel the world. Unfortunately, on the honeymoon Mame is widowed. Upon returning home, Mame discovers Patrick is engaged to a bimbo, has become a terrible snob, and she must rescue him from all this.
If you think that sounds a little corny, and the plot line similar to a handful of movies that you’ve seen, you’ll realize the plot still works. After all, Mame opened on Broadway in 1956, and seems to have been copied ever since.
Mame is currently appearing in Seattle at the Fifth Avenue Theater. Stop in and see how it all turns out.
Location: 5th Avenue Theater, 1306 5th Avenue, downtown (map it)
Dates & Times: Runs through March 2nd, 2008. Online schedule here.
Tickets: Available online, $28 – 88, prices vary depending on dates and seat location
Parking: Numerous pay lots in the area, most with reasonable prices after 6 pm.
Watch this clip from the 1958 movie version of Mame starring Rosalind Russell and Forrest Tucker.
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