SignalsAZ.com Prescott News Podcast - Vicki Lawrence Visits Prescott April 25
Episode Date: April 7, 2025Send us a text and chime in!The Jim & Linda Lee Performing Arts Center in Prescott proudly presents the funniest ‘Take your mother to work day’ you’ll ever see when Emmy-winning actress/come...dienne Vicki Lawrence brings Vicki Lawrence & Mama: A Two-Woman Show to Yavapai College, Friday night April 25, at 7 p.m. Comedienne Vicki Lawrence is one of the most beloved personalities of television’s Golden Age. Plucked from total obscurity as a high school senior, Vicki went on to become a featured ensemble member of the now-legendary “Carol Burnett Show.” “I went to the Harvard School of Comedy – in front of America,” Vicki says of... For the written story, read here >> https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/prescott-welcomes-vicki-lawrence-on-apr-25/Check out the CAST11.com Website at: https://CAST11.com Follow the CAST11 Podcast Network on Facebook at: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZFollow Cast11 Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/cast11_podcast_network
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The Jim and Linda Lee Performing Arts Center in Prescott proudly presents the funniest
take your mother to workday you'll ever see when Emmy-winning actress slash comedian Vicky
Lawrence brings Vicki Lawrence and Mama, a two-woman show to Yavapai College, Friday night
April 25th, at 7 p.m. Comedia and Vicki Lawrence is one of the most beloved personalities
of television's golden age. Plucked from total obscurity as a high school senior, Vicky went on to
become a featured ensemble member of the now legendary Carol Burnett show.
I went to the Harvard School of Comedy, in front of America, Vicky says of the experience.
In Carol Burnett's seventh season, Vicky created her most endearing character, Thelma Harper,
or Mama as she is better known to her fans. Plainspoken, perpetually cranky, and
nobody's fool, Mama became an audience favorite and a focal point of subsequent sketches,
a remarkable creation for the 24-year-old actress. Vicky, and Mama, went on to
and Mama's family, which consistently topped the ratings for its entire six-year run.
In 2001, following unprecedented ratings for the Carol Burnett Showstopper special,
Vicky decided that the time was right to dust off Mama's sensible shoes and hit the road
with her new touring production. My show is not a retrospective, she explains. It's a mixture
of stand-up comedy, music, and my observations about real life. Though she is mostly known for her
acting and comedic talents, Vicky also earned a gold record for her 1973 hit.
the night the lights went out in Georgia. She is captivating and amusing, even before Mama gets
loose. I think people will get a kick out of the things Mama has an opinion about. We're creating
new material with a more modern and cutting edge. Where Mama is concerned, expect the unexpected.
There's really nothing she can't do, she says. I hope people will be pleasantly surprised by a side
of Vicky they may never have seen. I know they will be looking forward to Mama, and for her part,
that crazy old gal will be up to the challenge.
Tickets for Vicky Lawrence and Mama, a two-woman show starred at $49.
The gym and Linda Lee Performing Arts Center is located on the Yavapai College Prescott Campus,
1,100 East Sheldon Street, in Prescott.
For reservations or more information, please contact the ticket office,
open Tuesday to Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Thursday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
or please call 928-776-200 or visit.
www.cpiac.com. Read more stories from dining, entertainment, recreation, and travel on signalsaz.com.
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