For we need a little music!
Broadway | 1966 | Tracked
Cast: Angela Lansbury (Auntie Mame), Bea Arthur (Vera Charles), Jane Connell (Agnes Gooch), Charles Braswell (Beauregard Jackson Picket Burnside)
Notes: First rehearsal of the show when the cast originally moved into the Winter Garden Theatre.
US Tour | Los Angeles | June 25, 1968 | Soundboard | Tracked
Cast: Angela Lansbury (Mame Dennis), Anne Francine (Vera Charles), Jane Connell (Agnes Gooch), Stuart Getz (Patrick Dennis, age 10), Jerry Lanning (Patrick Dennis, age 19-29), Charles Braswell (Beauregard), Sab Shimono (Ito), Willard Waterman (Babcock), George Coe (Woolsey), Diana Walker (Gloria Upson), John C Becher (Mr. Upson), Michael Maitland (Peter Dennis), Margaret Hall (Sally Cato), Diane Coupé (Peegan), Clifford Fearl (Uncle Jeff), Charlotte Jones (Madame Branislowski), Randy Kirby (Junior Babcock), Ron Young (Ralph Devine), Jack Davison (Bishop), Johanna Douglas (Dance Teacher)
Notes: This recording is sometimes said to have been made on June 25, 1968, opening night of the run at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, but other sources gave April 1968 as a more general date. The latter would seem to have been impossible as the date of the first performance of this company that played San Francisco and Los Angeles was May 1, 1968, at the Curran in San Francisco. There seem not to have been previews. The April date may suggest that the recording was made on opening night in San Francisco. So there is some uncertainty as to which of those dates is correct. Sometimes completely incorrect dates get attached to live recordings so it may well be that neither is correct.
Las Vegas | March-April 1969 | Soundboard | Tracked
Cast: Celeste Holm (Mame Dennis), Delphi Lawrence (Vera Charles), Loretta Swit (Agnes Gooch), Shawn McGill (Patrick Dennis, age 10), Roger Rathburn (Patrick Dennis, age 19-29), John Vivyan (Beauregard), Arsenio Trinidad (Ito), Wesley Abbey (Babcock), Robert Goss (Woolsey), Ruth Gillette (Mother Burnside), Dorothy Poiselle (Gloria Upson), Tom Batten (Mr. Upson), Ruth Gillette (Mrs. Doris Upson), Betty McGuire (Sally Cato), Tom Batten (Uncle Jeff), Ruth Gillette (Madame Branislowski)
Notes: This production was a "tab" version of the show, running around 98 minutes and performed without intermission. It was usually (or perhaps always) performed twice a night.
Columbus, OH | 1970 | Tracked
Cast: Ann Miller (Auntie Mame), Charlotte Fairchild (Vera Charles), Terry O'Mara (Agnes Gooch), Jack Davison (Beauregard Jackson Picket Burnside), Jack Gardiner (Patrick Dennis, age 10), Steven Britt (Patrick Dennis, age 19-29)
Notes: Choppy highlights (10 tracks)
Broadway | August 23, 1983 | Tracked
Cast: Angela Lansbury (Mame Dennis), Anne Francine (Vera Charles), Jane Connell (Agnes Gooch), Scot Stewart (Beauregard), Byron Nease (Patrick Dennis), Roshi Handwerger (Young Patrick)
Notes: Closing night
Los Angeles | April 1994 | Untracked
Cast: Juliet Prowse (Auntie Mame), Gretchen Wyler (Vera Charles), Marsha Kramer (Agnes Gooch), John Almberg (Beauregard Jackson Picket Burnside), John Christian Graas (Patrick Dennis, age 10), Ted Deasey (Patrick Dennis, age 19-29)
BBC Radio | 1996 | Tracked
Cast: Julia McKenzie (Mame), Claire Moore (Gooch), Jon Lee (Patrick at age 10), Libby Morris (Vera), David Kernan (Beauregard), Robert Meadmore (Patrick as adult), Eiji Kusuhara (Ito), Bob Sessions (Mr. Babcock), Jean Reeve (Madame Branislowski/Mother Burnside/Mrs. Upson), Hurd Hatfield (Mr. Upson)
Notes: Concert recorded for BBC Radio 2 and broadcast 25 May 1996
Paper Mill Playhouse | 1999 | Tracked
Cast: Christine Ebersole (Mame Dennis), Kelly Bishop (Vera Charles), Sandy Rosenberg (Agnes Gooch), Paul Iacono (Patrick Dennis, age 10), Ken Barnett (Patrick Dennis, age 19-29), Dan Schiff (Beauregard), Tony Romero (Ito), William McCauley (Babcock), David Titus (Mother Burnside), David Titus (Mr. Upson)
Hollywood Bowl | August 1, 2004 | Tracked
Cast: Michele Lee (Auntie Mame), Christine Ebersole (Vera Charles), Allyce Beasley (Agnes Gooch), John Schneider (Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside), Benjamin Platt (Patrick, age 10), Ben Davis (Patrick, age 19-29), Michael Lee (Ito), Edie McClurg (Mrs. Upson), Alan Thicke (Mr. Upson), Robert Picardo (Mr. Babcock)
Notes: Songs Only; consequently McClurg, Thicke and Picardo aren't really present
Washington, D.C. | February-March 2006 | Tracked
Cast: Christine Baranski (Auntie Mame), Harriet Harris (Vera Charles), Emily Skinner (Agnes Gooch), Jeff McCarthy (Beauregard Jackson Picket Burnside), Max von Essen (Patrick Dennis, age 19-29)
Washington, D.C. | June 2, 2006 | Tracked
Cast: Christine Baranski (Mame Dennis), Harriet Harris (Vera Charles), Emily Skinner (Agnes Gooch), Harrison Chad (Young Patrick Dennis), Ed Dixon (M. Lindsay Woolsey/Uncle Jeff), Michael L. Forrest (Dwight Babcock), Ruth Gottschall (Madame Branislowski/Mrs. Upson), Alan Muraoka (Ito), Mary Stout (Mother Burnside), Max von Essen (Patrick Dennis), Harry A. Winter (Mr. Upson) and Jeff McCarthy (Beauregard)
Drury Lane Theatre | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | October 17, 2008 | Tracked
Cast: Barbara Robertson (Auntie Mame), Arlene Robertson (Vera Charles), Kelly Cronin (Agnes Gooch), David Krotemeier (Beauregard Jackson Picket Burnside), Liam Bymes (Patrick Dennis, age 10), Ryan Reily (Patrick Dennis, age 19-29), Max Chung (Ito)
Goodspeed Opera House | April 20, 2012 | Tracked
Cast: Louise Pitre (Mame), Judy Blazer (Vera), Eli Baker (Young Patrick), Charles Hagerty (Older Patrick), James Lloyd Reynolds (Beau), James Seol (Ito), Kirsten Wyatt (Gooch), James Beaman (Woolsey), Paul Carlin (Babcock), Erin Denman (Sally Cato), Beau Landry (Junior), Denise Lute (Mother Burnside/Madame Branislowski), Eric Jon Malhum (Mr. Upson), Mary Jo McConnell (Mrs. Upson), Kim Sava (Pegeen), Kellyn Uhl (Gloria)
Media, PA | April 24, 2013 | Matinee | Untracked
Cast: Andrea McArdle (Mame Dennis), Lea DeLaria (Vera Charles), Jennifer Bissell (Agnes Gooch), J D Triolo (Patrick Dennis, age 10), Matthew Wojtal (Patrick Dennis, age 19-29), Andy Joos (Beauregard), Marshall Factora (Ito), Kelly Briggs (Babcock), Joe Lawless (Woolsey), Micki Sharpe (Mother Burnside), Courtney Brunell (Gloria Upson), Anne Connors (Mrs. Doris Upson), Scott Langdon (Uncle Jeff)
54 Below Concert | August 12, 2013 | Soundboard | Tracked
Cast: Dee Hoty, Leslie Uggams, Pamela Myers, Lee Roy Reams, Annie Golden, Donna Lynne Champlin, Beth Leavel, Lewis Grosso, Hunter Ryan Herdlicka
Cast: Angela Lansbury (Auntie Mame), Bea Arthur (Vera Charles), Jane Connell (Agnes Gooch), Charles Braswell (Beauregard Jackson Picket Burnside)
Notes: First rehearsal of the show when the cast originally moved into the Winter Garden Theatre.
US Tour | Los Angeles | June 25, 1968 | Soundboard | Tracked
Cast: Angela Lansbury (Mame Dennis), Anne Francine (Vera Charles), Jane Connell (Agnes Gooch), Stuart Getz (Patrick Dennis, age 10), Jerry Lanning (Patrick Dennis, age 19-29), Charles Braswell (Beauregard), Sab Shimono (Ito), Willard Waterman (Babcock), George Coe (Woolsey), Diana Walker (Gloria Upson), John C Becher (Mr. Upson), Michael Maitland (Peter Dennis), Margaret Hall (Sally Cato), Diane Coupé (Peegan), Clifford Fearl (Uncle Jeff), Charlotte Jones (Madame Branislowski), Randy Kirby (Junior Babcock), Ron Young (Ralph Devine), Jack Davison (Bishop), Johanna Douglas (Dance Teacher)
Notes: This recording is sometimes said to have been made on June 25, 1968, opening night of the run at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, but other sources gave April 1968 as a more general date. The latter would seem to have been impossible as the date of the first performance of this company that played San Francisco and Los Angeles was May 1, 1968, at the Curran in San Francisco. There seem not to have been previews. The April date may suggest that the recording was made on opening night in San Francisco. So there is some uncertainty as to which of those dates is correct. Sometimes completely incorrect dates get attached to live recordings so it may well be that neither is correct.
Las Vegas | March-April 1969 | Soundboard | Tracked
Cast: Celeste Holm (Mame Dennis), Delphi Lawrence (Vera Charles), Loretta Swit (Agnes Gooch), Shawn McGill (Patrick Dennis, age 10), Roger Rathburn (Patrick Dennis, age 19-29), John Vivyan (Beauregard), Arsenio Trinidad (Ito), Wesley Abbey (Babcock), Robert Goss (Woolsey), Ruth Gillette (Mother Burnside), Dorothy Poiselle (Gloria Upson), Tom Batten (Mr. Upson), Ruth Gillette (Mrs. Doris Upson), Betty McGuire (Sally Cato), Tom Batten (Uncle Jeff), Ruth Gillette (Madame Branislowski)
Notes: This production was a "tab" version of the show, running around 98 minutes and performed without intermission. It was usually (or perhaps always) performed twice a night.
Columbus, OH | 1970 | Tracked
Cast: Ann Miller (Auntie Mame), Charlotte Fairchild (Vera Charles), Terry O'Mara (Agnes Gooch), Jack Davison (Beauregard Jackson Picket Burnside), Jack Gardiner (Patrick Dennis, age 10), Steven Britt (Patrick Dennis, age 19-29)
Notes: Choppy highlights (10 tracks)
Broadway | August 23, 1983 | Tracked
Cast: Angela Lansbury (Mame Dennis), Anne Francine (Vera Charles), Jane Connell (Agnes Gooch), Scot Stewart (Beauregard), Byron Nease (Patrick Dennis), Roshi Handwerger (Young Patrick)
Notes: Closing night
Los Angeles | April 1994 | Untracked
Cast: Juliet Prowse (Auntie Mame), Gretchen Wyler (Vera Charles), Marsha Kramer (Agnes Gooch), John Almberg (Beauregard Jackson Picket Burnside), John Christian Graas (Patrick Dennis, age 10), Ted Deasey (Patrick Dennis, age 19-29)
BBC Radio | 1996 | Tracked
Cast: Julia McKenzie (Mame), Claire Moore (Gooch), Jon Lee (Patrick at age 10), Libby Morris (Vera), David Kernan (Beauregard), Robert Meadmore (Patrick as adult), Eiji Kusuhara (Ito), Bob Sessions (Mr. Babcock), Jean Reeve (Madame Branislowski/Mother Burnside/Mrs. Upson), Hurd Hatfield (Mr. Upson)
Notes: Concert recorded for BBC Radio 2 and broadcast 25 May 1996
Paper Mill Playhouse | 1999 | Tracked
Cast: Christine Ebersole (Mame Dennis), Kelly Bishop (Vera Charles), Sandy Rosenberg (Agnes Gooch), Paul Iacono (Patrick Dennis, age 10), Ken Barnett (Patrick Dennis, age 19-29), Dan Schiff (Beauregard), Tony Romero (Ito), William McCauley (Babcock), David Titus (Mother Burnside), David Titus (Mr. Upson)
Hollywood Bowl | August 1, 2004 | Tracked
Cast: Michele Lee (Auntie Mame), Christine Ebersole (Vera Charles), Allyce Beasley (Agnes Gooch), John Schneider (Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside), Benjamin Platt (Patrick, age 10), Ben Davis (Patrick, age 19-29), Michael Lee (Ito), Edie McClurg (Mrs. Upson), Alan Thicke (Mr. Upson), Robert Picardo (Mr. Babcock)
Notes: Songs Only; consequently McClurg, Thicke and Picardo aren't really present
Washington, D.C. | February-March 2006 | Tracked
Cast: Christine Baranski (Auntie Mame), Harriet Harris (Vera Charles), Emily Skinner (Agnes Gooch), Jeff McCarthy (Beauregard Jackson Picket Burnside), Max von Essen (Patrick Dennis, age 19-29)
Washington, D.C. | June 2, 2006 | Tracked
Cast: Christine Baranski (Mame Dennis), Harriet Harris (Vera Charles), Emily Skinner (Agnes Gooch), Harrison Chad (Young Patrick Dennis), Ed Dixon (M. Lindsay Woolsey/Uncle Jeff), Michael L. Forrest (Dwight Babcock), Ruth Gottschall (Madame Branislowski/Mrs. Upson), Alan Muraoka (Ito), Mary Stout (Mother Burnside), Max von Essen (Patrick Dennis), Harry A. Winter (Mr. Upson) and Jeff McCarthy (Beauregard)
Drury Lane Theatre | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | October 17, 2008 | Tracked
Cast: Barbara Robertson (Auntie Mame), Arlene Robertson (Vera Charles), Kelly Cronin (Agnes Gooch), David Krotemeier (Beauregard Jackson Picket Burnside), Liam Bymes (Patrick Dennis, age 10), Ryan Reily (Patrick Dennis, age 19-29), Max Chung (Ito)
Goodspeed Opera House | April 20, 2012 | Tracked
Cast: Louise Pitre (Mame), Judy Blazer (Vera), Eli Baker (Young Patrick), Charles Hagerty (Older Patrick), James Lloyd Reynolds (Beau), James Seol (Ito), Kirsten Wyatt (Gooch), James Beaman (Woolsey), Paul Carlin (Babcock), Erin Denman (Sally Cato), Beau Landry (Junior), Denise Lute (Mother Burnside/Madame Branislowski), Eric Jon Malhum (Mr. Upson), Mary Jo McConnell (Mrs. Upson), Kim Sava (Pegeen), Kellyn Uhl (Gloria)
Media, PA | April 24, 2013 | Matinee | Untracked
Cast: Andrea McArdle (Mame Dennis), Lea DeLaria (Vera Charles), Jennifer Bissell (Agnes Gooch), J D Triolo (Patrick Dennis, age 10), Matthew Wojtal (Patrick Dennis, age 19-29), Andy Joos (Beauregard), Marshall Factora (Ito), Kelly Briggs (Babcock), Joe Lawless (Woolsey), Micki Sharpe (Mother Burnside), Courtney Brunell (Gloria Upson), Anne Connors (Mrs. Doris Upson), Scott Langdon (Uncle Jeff)
54 Below Concert | August 12, 2013 | Soundboard | Tracked
Cast: Dee Hoty, Leslie Uggams, Pamela Myers, Lee Roy Reams, Annie Golden, Donna Lynne Champlin, Beth Leavel, Lewis Grosso, Hunter Ryan Herdlicka
