Mame

"We Need a Little Christmas"

Mame is a 1966 Broadway musical written by Jerry Herman, originally starring Angela Lansbury and Bea Arthur. The musical was adapted to film in 1974 starring Lucille Ball.

Songs performed by the Muppets

• A Muppet Family Christmas opens with the cast singing "We Need a Little Christmas" (with some slightly altered lyrics here and there) while driving to Fozzie Bear's mother's house.

• Miss Piggy performed a variation of the titular song on The Rosie O'Donnell Show on February 8, 1999, substituting "Mame" for "Moi."

References

• The title song was spoofed in Episode 3918 of Sesame Street, where Elizabeth, Oscar the Grouch and various animals pay musical tribute to new veterinarian Gina.

Connections

• Ed Herlihy was a replacement as Dwight Babcock during the original Broadway run.
• Alan Muraoka played Ito in a 2006 Kennedy Center short-run production.