this be one of the best tv production of a musical ever . i have hear the merman cast album and the angela lansbury album and i have see tyne daly live and and i have see the rosalind russell movie countless time . i think bette be if not the best and then tie with the best . she capture not just the bravura and but also the pathos of mama rise . i be never a natalie wood fan and so i really enjoy cynthia gibb and in what be arguably her best role . everything from the costume to the set to the support performance be wonderful . the three stripper and lead by the always dependable christine ebersole be hard to top . there be suppose to be a tv production of mame a few year back and with cher and but i think bette would be the best bet ( pun intend ) for auntie mame .