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#26

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Posted: 5/8/05 at 3:21pm

Golde from Fiddler on the Roof

Damn thats been mentioned...*hangs head in shame*

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Updated On: 5/8/05 at 03:21 PM

#27

re: Favorite 'Mother' role in a Broadway show...

Posted: 5/8/05 at 3:23pm

Ooh, I finally thought of another one: M'Lynn, in Steel Magnolias.

#28

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Posted: 5/8/05 at 3:25pm

Amanda Wingfield, in The Glass Menagerie
Ethel Thayer, in On Golden Pond

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#29

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Posted: 5/8/05 at 3:30pm

Mother from Ragtime (Duh!)
Fantine from Les Miserables
Mama Rose from Gypsy
Parthy from Showboat

yay broadway mothers!

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Posted: 5/8/05 at 3:40pm

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#31

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Posted: 5/8/05 at 3:42pm

Not stage of course, but how could I resist?

Oh.... MOMMIE DEAREST!

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#32

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Posted: 5/8/05 at 3:42pm

Fantine in Les Misérables.
Kim in Miss Saigon.
Madan Giry in Phantom of the Opera.

w00t w00t!!

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#33

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Posted: 5/8/05 at 3:44pm

The Baker's Wife from Into the Woods (maybe 'cause I want Joanna Gleason for my mom)
Marmee from Little Women (maybe 'cause I want Maureen McGovern to be my mom and sing me to sleep with Days of Plenty)
Fantine from Les Miz
Clara from Passion (though she's not a mom, she's so warm and loving)
Rose Stopnik from Caroline, or Change
And naturally, Mama Rose.

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#34

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Posted: 5/8/05 at 4:11pm

The RENT 'mothers' are amusing.

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#35

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Posted: 5/8/05 at 4:16pm

breakingthecircle- Clara's a good one. Add her to my list too!

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#36

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Posted: 5/8/05 at 4:17pm

Madam Rose, of course. And I'll add in the Witch from Into the Woods. Bernadette Peters is a goddess.

#37

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Posted: 5/8/05 at 4:22pm

Jack's Mom needs more loving. She's easily the best mother from ITW.

#38

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Posted: 5/8/05 at 4:52pm

margarite johnson- light in the piazza
caroline- carolin or change
edna turnblad- hairspray
mrs cohen- rent

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#39

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Posted: 5/8/05 at 4:57pm

Donna-Mamma Mia
the phone calls from parents in rent!

#40

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Posted: 5/8/05 at 5:10pm

Jack's mother over the witch? Craziness!

The Witch is definately the best mother in ITW.

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#41

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Posted: 5/8/05 at 6:27pm

cinderella's mother in ITW
eve/mama noah in children of eden
jeanie in hair lol

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#42

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Posted: 5/8/05 at 6:34pm

Amanda- Glass Menagerie

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#43

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Posted: 5/8/05 at 6:39pm

Snaps for Jack's mother.

Just thought of two more: Motormouth Maybelle in Hairspray, and Queen Gertrude in Hamlet.

Updated On: 5/8/05 at 06:39 PM

#44

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Posted: 5/8/05 at 6:51pm

MAMA ROSE (Gypsy)
Edna (Hairspray)
I forgot her name, Lorraine's mother (All Shook Up)
Mama Deann (a lil promotion for a musical im writing)

#45

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Posted: 5/8/05 at 6:58pm

I must add: Domina, from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum ranks high on my list.

#46

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Posted: 5/8/05 at 8:26pm

Up In Won- I agree. I love Mark's mom, she rocks!
Mama Rose, Gypsy
Mme. Giry, POTO
Edna, Hairspray

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#47

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Posted: 5/8/05 at 8:30pm

How about some unconventional mother figures...

Miss Mona - BLWIT
Aunt Eller - Oklahoma
Albin/Zaza - La Cage
Miss Hannigan - Annie

(Now that I know this, I'm going to start working on my Father's Day list right now)

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#48

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Posted: 5/8/05 at 8:32pm

A NEW BRAIN!!!

"the music still plays on" just gets me.

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#49

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Posted: 5/8/05 at 8:34pm

obviously the mother of all mothers is MOTHER, in ragtime.

#50

re: Favorite 'Mother' role in a Broadway show...

Posted: 5/8/05 at 8:38pm

OnTheAisle: *raises hand* I said Aunt Eller! I didn't even THINK of Albin, though. Which is just... sad, in my case.