“Vicki Lawrence and Mama: A Two-Woman Show” Is Coming to Canton!

Most Recognized as “Mama” (Thelma Harper-“Mama’s Family”) dusts off her sensible shoes and heads to Canton for an unforgettable show

“Vicki Lawrence and Mama: A Two Woman Show” will appear at The Palace Theatre- 605 Market Ave North, Canton, Oho 44702 on Tuesday, April 16th, 2019 at 7:30pm. Tickets are priced at $48., $58., and $68., and can be purchased online at: http://www.cantonpalacetheatre.org or by calling 330-454-8172. Vicki’s show sells out quickly, so please make your reservations well in advance.

Vicki’s popularity continues to grow even today since the premiere in September of FOX’s comedy “The Cool Kids” airing Fridays at 8:30pm EST. Vicki’s plays the role of Margaret. Who said growing old had to be boring, never spent a day with The Cool Kids... A rag-tag group of friends living in a retirement community has no problem breaking every rule to have fun.

Emmy Award- winning comedienne Vicki Lawrence is one of the most beloved television personalities of her generation. Plucked out of total obscurity as a high school senior, Vicki went on to become part of the now-legendary cast of the "Carol Burnett Show." "I went to the Harvard School of Comedy in front of America," says Ms. Lawrence of her Burnett Show training.

In the seventh season, and hundreds of hilarious sketches later, at the ripe, old age of 24, Vicki created her most endearing character to date, Thelma Harper, or "Mama" as she is better known to her fans. After the Burnett Show, Vicki went on to star in "Mama's Family," which consistently topped the ratings for its entire six-year run of original shows. "Mama" has attained almost a cult status among her legions of loyal television viewers.

In 2001 following the unprecedented ratings for the "Carol Burnett Showstopper Special," which delighted more than 50 million viewers, Ms. Lawrence decided that the time is right to take Mama out of the closet, dust off her sensible shoes and hit the road with her new touring production, Vicki Lawrence and Mama: A Two-Woman Show.

Ms. Lawrence takes the stage first. "My show is not a retrospective," she explains. It is a mixture of stand-up comedy, music and my observations about real life." The multi-talented entertainer is mostly known for her acting and comedic talents, but she also earned a gold record for the 1973 hit, "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia."

"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 Vicki 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."