Mame - Sweet Charity Double Bill Poster (Fair Condition)

Jerry Herman and Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee’s 'Mame' stands as an undisputed titan of the golden-era American musical comedy stage, universally celebrated for possessing one of the most sophisticated, brassy scores in lyric theater history. The breathtaking plot follows a glamorous, fiercely independent New York bohemian eccentric whose roaring twenties playground is upended when she inherits her young nephew, fighting the conservative establishment to teach him to live. Most famously validated in its historic premiere directed by Gene Saks, the original production permanently launched a young Angela Lansbury into superstardom.

The historic original 1966 Broadway premiere of Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields, and Neil Simon’s 'Sweet Charity' exploded onto the stage of the Palace Theatre, running for an astonishing 608 performances and capturing the Tony Award for Best Choreography. The brilliant musical comedy follows Charity Hope Valentine, an eccentric, overly optimistic taxi dancer who encounters a frantic series of romantic mix-ups and deceptions while searching for authentic love in Manhattan. Directed and choreographed with definitive physical wit by Bob Fosse, the premiere famously starred Gwen Verdon.