In mid 1969, Ann Miller, stepped into the original Broadway production of Mame. Here is the New York Times review from June 20th, 1969:
By now I suspect that I have seen “Mame” at the Winter Garden Theater more often than any other living soul with the possible excep- tion of its conductor. I have not only seen “Mame,” I have practically been “mamed,” and if they ever need a general understudy I fear that I am rapidly becoming an almost inevitable choice. However, once more into the Winter Garden, dear friends, once more, this time to see Ann Miller as Mame, and I must at once say that she gives the show a real shot in the arm. It sounds somewhat ungallant to say of any lady that she was a favorite of my youth, but she was. There was a vivacity about Ann Miller that made her stand out from the somewhat languid movie stars of the late Forties and early Fifties, she had some of the longest and loveliest legs in show business, and she danced like fury, with a girl-next-door grin and taps as fast as a tommy gun. Well, the grin is still there, the legs if anything better than ever, and she still dances superbly. Understandably, the dancing part of the role has been extended slightly and now provides a show- stopping high spot. I notice that one of my colleagues is suggesting that Miss Miller is the best Mame of them all, and he may pos- sibly be right. I prefer not to play favorites. It is a great part, and from Angela Lansbury on it has produced some great performances. I would characterize Miss Miller's, however, as rather different from her predecessors'-she is warmer, friendlier and rather less sophisticated. The show appears in excel-lent condition, and it most certainly does not look like a show that has by now happily sailed into its fourth year. If you haven't seen “Mame” before, it remains a Broadway must and even if you have I think you may well find Miss Miller worth a detour.
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