Mack & Mabel

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Mack & Mabel is a 1974 Broadway musical by Jerry Herman that dramatizes the turbulent relationship between silent film director Mack Sennett and his star Mabel Normand.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Broadway musical
stage musical
awardsAndNominations Tony Award nominations
basedOn lives of Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand
bookBy Michael Stewart NERFINISHED
broadwaySeason 1974–1975 Broadway season
character Mabel Normand NERFINISHED
Mack Sennett NERFINISHED
choreographer Gower Champion NERFINISHED
composer Jerry Herman NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReceptionAtPremiere mixed to negative
depicts Keystone Studios NERFINISHED
history of silent film comedy
director Gower Champion NERFINISHED
genre musical theatre
hasRecording London cast recordings
original Broadway cast recording
hasRevival 1981 London production
1995 London revival
hasTour UK touring productions
language English
laterReputation cult favorite
lyricist Jerry Herman NERFINISHED
musicStyle melodic, brassy Broadway score
notableSong I Won't Send Roses NERFINISHED
Movies Were Movies NERFINISHED
Tap Your Troubles Away NERFINISHED
Time Heals Everything NERFINISHED
orchestrator Philip J. Lang NERFINISHED
originalBroadwayClosingDate 1975-01-05
originalBroadwayLeadActor Robert Preston NERFINISHED
originalBroadwayLeadActress Bernadette Peters NERFINISHED
originalBroadwayOpeningDate 1974-10-06
originalBroadwayPreviews 6 previews
originalBroadwayRunLength 66 performances
originalBroadwayTheatre Majestic Theatre, New York NERFINISHED
originalCastRecordingLabel MCA Records NERFINISHED
premiereDate 1974-10-06
premiereLocation Broadway NERFINISHED
premiereTheatre Majestic Theatre NERFINISHED
producer David Merrick NERFINISHED
setting early 20th century Hollywood
silent film era
style traditional book musical
subject Mabel Normand NERFINISHED
Mack Sennett NERFINISHED

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Bernadette Peters notableWork Mack & Mabel
Bernadette Peters notableWork Mack & Mabel
this entity surface form: Mack & Mabel (Broadway production)
Jerry Herman notableWork Mack & Mabel
Jerry Herman wroteLyricsFor Mack & Mabel
Jerry Herman wroteMusicFor Mack & Mabel