Mama Say "I Do"

Mama, Say "I Do" (under the title A Whisper in God's Ear) premiered at the prestigious Circle Theatre in Los Angeles where it ran for 60 weeks (a record) and then moved to off-Broadway. Later it was revived in Los Angeles for a second and a third production. The story revolves around the efforts of Howard Mayer, a 27-year-old fledgling writer, to marry off his widowed mother, whose possessiveness is about to ruin his own hopes for marriage. A local marriage broker produces Joseph Goldman, a real diamond in the rough. Mama loves to dance; Goldman thinks dancing is for 16-year-olds. "He and mama find the road back to romance a rocky one and Mr. Birnkrant finds it a perfect pretext for some zestful dialogue," said the Los Angeles Times reviewer. Mama, Say "I Do" is recommended for professional and nonprofessional theatre, including high schools and colleges, and a real money-maker for community and dinner theatres. The play is intended for family audiences.