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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
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SHIRLEY JONES & PATRICK CASSIDY