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MaMa's Pushcart

Plot: With virtually no financial resources, Ellen Stewart created the La Mama theater in New York in 1961, where writers and actors such as Sam Shepard, Elizabeth Swados, and Harvey Fierstein found both encouragement and a home for their work. Includes footage from the early days, interviews and brief excerpts from some of the theater works
Release Date: Friday, January 1 1987
36 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Sam ShepardSam Shepard
Sam Shepard was
44 in MaMa's Pushcart
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Fri, Nov 05 1943 –
Thu, Jul 27 2017
Portrait of Elizabeth SwadosElizabeth Swados
Elizabeth Swados was
36 in MaMa's Pushcart
as ''.
Mon, Feb 05 1951 –
Tue, Jan 05 2016
Portrait of Ellen StewartEllen Stewart
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Portrait of Harvey FiersteinHarvey Fierstein
Harvey Fierstein was
33 in MaMa's Pushcart
as ''.
Sun, Jun 06 1954

Crew

Portrait of Demetria RoyalsDemetria Royals
Director
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Portrait of Louise DiamondLouise Diamond
Director
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