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Overview

Synopsis

I Remember Mama was Richard Rodgers final work. It tells the story of a struggling Norwegian immigrant family living in San Francisco at the turn of the century. After members of the family experience health and money problems, the father decides to take the family back to Norway. Luckily, one of his daughters, 17-year-old Katrine, is able to sell one of her stories to Colliers Magazine for $500. Thus, the family is able to stay in America and Katrine becomes a successful writer.

Show Information

Category
Musical
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Number of Acts
2
Genres
Drama
Cast Size
large
Ideal For
Mostly Female Cast, Large Cast

Characters

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Character Portrayals

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Songs

  • I Remember Mama
  • A Little Bit More
  • A Writer Writes at Night
  • Ev'ry Day (Comes Something Beautiful)
  • The Hardangerfjord
  • You Could Not Please Me More
  • Uncle Chris
  • Easy Come, Easy Go
  • It Is Not the End of the World
  • Mama Always Makes it Better
  • Lars,Lars
  • Fair Trade
  • It's Going to Be Good to Be Gone
  • Time
  • I Remember Mama (Reprise)

A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.