Productions2 on Broadway
| 1944 | Music Box Theatre Original. October 19, 1944 · predates this show | 713 performances |
| 1979 | Majestic Theatre Revival. May 31, 1979 · Cy Feuer | 108 performances |
Every Broadway staging held in broadway-data, sourced to IBDB. 1 of these predate the show itself and are almost certainly a different work of the same name. Shown, marked, not merged. West End runs are not yet held.
Licensing 2 entries
| US | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
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In the literature27 passages
I Remember Mama (10/19/44; 714 performances) was one of the best-loved comedies of the 1940s. The play, written and directed by John Van Druten, starred Mady Christians, Oscar Homolka, Frances Heflin, and, making his Broadway debut, Marlon Brando. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p386
I Remember Mama (1979), with lyrics by Charnin and Raymond Jessel and starring Liv Ullmann and George Hearn (108 performances).33 Less than four months after his fortieth and final musical closed, Rodgers died on December 30, 1979. book:enchanted-evenings-the-broadway-musical-from-show-boat-block-geoffrey-oxford-new#p260
I Remember Mama was based on the first play that Rodgers and Hammerstein produced on Broadway, John Van Druten’s hit play of the same title, which opened its long run of 714 performances in 1944. book:enchanted-evenings-the-broadway-musical-from-show-boat-block-geoffrey-oxford-new#p666
Cohen responded with a statement to the press, complaining that Eder “has provoked outrage in the theatrical community, particularly because he continues the savage nature of his attack on great artists who work in our theatre.” Which, of course, only went to publicize the fact that Mama was—well, a tedious failure. book:more-opening-nights-on-broadway-a-critical-quotebook-of-compiled-by-steven-suski#p489
[with 5 pans] Ambassador Ari Billy A Broadway Musical Coco Good News Goodtime Charley Her First Roman Here’s Where I Belong I Remember Mama La Strada Mack & Mabel Merrily We Roll Along Molly Music Is Oh, Brother! Rainbow Jones Rex So Long, 174th Street Timbuktu! A Time for Singing The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall Via… book:more-opening-nights-on-broadway-a-critical-quotebook-of-compiled-by-steven-suski#p1075
Do I Hear a Waltz? March 18, 1965 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever October 17, 1965 Two by Two November 10, 1970 Rex April 25, 1976 Pal Joey (revival) June 27, 1976 The King and I (revival) May 2, 1977 I Remember Mama May 31, 1979 Oklahoma! (revival) December 13, 1979 book:more-opening-nights-on-broadway-a-critical-quotebook-of-compiled-by-steven-suski#p1104
Passages naming this show, found by keyword across 178 books. Where this show turns up in the literature, not curated trivia about it.