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F R O M T H E M U N Y A R C H I V E S

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The Muny’s Century

Project is an historic

initiative to preserve

and digitize the

Muny’s 100-year history.

For more information,

write to us at

archives@muny.org.

1973

1957

1992

1943

2016

Mamma Mia! Here are just a few of the notable

“Mamas” who have appeared on the Muny stage...

and their “ABBA-solutely” wonderful theatrical

progenies who followed them.

Before Carrie Fisher (right) was Princess Leia, she played

the role of a debutante, and toured with her mother,

Debbie Reynolds (left) in the revival of

IRENE

.

DEBBIE REYNOLDS & CARRIE FISHER

JO SULLIVAN & EMILY LOESSER

Jo Sullivan (top) played Dorothy in our 1957

production of

THE WIZARD OF OZ

. She married

lyricist Frank Loesser, and their daughter Emily

(middle and bottom) played the same role

at The

Muny 35

years later.

JOAN SPARKS & MARK LINN-BAKER

When St. Louisan Mark Linn-Baker

(bottom) made his Muny debut this

season as Mayor Shinn in

THE MUSIC

MAN

, it was 73 years after his mom,

Joan Sparks (left), appeared in our

1943 production

of

BABES IN

TOYLAND.

Shirley Jones starred twice at The Muny,

in

SHOW BOAT

(1976) and

THE SOUND OF

MUSIC

(1977). Her son Patrick Cassidy appeared

as Rolf in the latter, while Shirley played Maria. This

summer, Patrick returns to The Muny as Zoser in

AIDA

.

2016

1977

SHIRLEY JONES & PATRICK CASSIDY