Thrilling from the moment she stalks onstage, the big-voiced and big-hearted LuPone plays Momma Rose more as a terrier than as a bitch — snapping, snarling, gnawing fiercely on the bone of opportunity.
Miss Havoc has always been generous to its casts; when Tyne Daly played Momma Rose in 1989, Miss Havoc spent hours with her talking about the real Rose, and invited the cast for a picnic.
Martin Lawrence plays Big Momma, his F.B.I.-agent-in-drag character, for the third time, now with the addition of a rapping stepson (Brandon T. Jackson).
Later that night, the new president delighted thousands at a packed room at the Arkansas ball, where Clinton played "Your Momma Don't Dance and Your Daddy Don't Rock 'n' Roll" on his trademark saxophone with Ben E. King.
Here, he plays a sweet momma's boy -- who later ends up confessing to a murder.
Benjamin was then depicted as having a "losing streak" over the next several weeks, which led to Benjamin's noisy, scolding, and domineering "Momma" (played by comedian/actress Thea Vidale) coming to Raw to confront Benjamin.
Summer Stars series (though Ms. LuPone played the role of Momma Rose at the Ravinia Festival in 2006).
She gets a random call from a stranger who wants to play a game of your momma jokes over the phone.
