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APA Theatre presents Auntie Mame
The award winning theatre program of the Huntington Beach Academy for the
Performing Arts in Huntington Beach will be presenting the epic comedy Auntie
Mame. There will be four performances- November 15-17 at 7:30 pm and
November 18 at 2:00 pm at 1095 Main Street; Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Auntie Mame has a wildly
successful history. The novel by
Patrick Dennis was published in 1955 and spent 112 weeks on the best seller
list. The play adapted by
Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee The play opened on Broadway in 1956 and was a
Tony Award winning hit that ran for 639 performances. The film adaptation opened
in 1958. Nominated for seven Academy Awards, it was the # 1 Box Office Hit of
the Year. The musical adaptation Mame
opened in 1966 and was a huge hit running until 1970.
The story of an orphaned boy coming to live with his colorful aunt
contains some of the funniest characters and scenes ever written.
It spans almost twenty years including the years of Mame trying to bounce
back from the Stock Market Crash.
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