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Title: This musical version ABSOLUTELY deserves a good look!
Review: Most fans of Auntie Mame have a hard time with the musical version, especially in comparing Roz Russell to Lucille Ball...but as a Classy yet wacky New York sophisticate, no one can argue with Lucy's portrayal. Mame is a delightful character who always lands on her feet and never loses her class or elegance. Robert Preston is perfect and gorgeous as Beauregard, and the photography is lush and breathtaking. Heck, Vera Wang's costumes alone are worth a look! The high-energy, wonderfully choreographed dance numbers, the touching score, and the humor of the play, which remains intact, make this a very enjoyable treat. Weak links are the older Patrick, and Gooch, who could have been better cast...but that's splitting hairs. Try it - you might really be pleasantly surprised!
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