The Mack & Mabel cast album has been treasured by musical theater lovers for decades, though only a few of them ever got to see the actual show.
The Encores! season opens with Mack & Mabel, which tells the story of one of silent film’s first great pioneers, Mack Sennett, played by Douglas Sills (War Paint, The Scarlet Pimpernel), and his first great discovery and muse, the comedienne Mabel Normand, played by Alexandra Socha (Head Over Heels, Spring Awakening).
Mack makes Mabel a star and love blossoms. But Mack’s insatiable drive to succeed and Mabel’s natural vulnerability—the key to her audience appeal—turn their love affair into a high wire act with no net.
“AUTHENTIC BROADWAY GLOSS AND BRASSINESS” —The New York Times (1974 Broadway premiere)
