***The Patrice Munsel Show*** is an American television variety show that was broadcast on ABC from October 18, 1957, until June 13, 1958.[^(\[1\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Patrice_Munsel_Show_(TV_series)#cite_note-tt-1)

# Program

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Soprano [Patrice Munsel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrice_Munsel), known for her performances with the [Metropolitan Opera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Opera), starred in this live program. Other regulars were The Martins Quartet and the Charles Sanford Orchestra.[^(\[2\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Patrice_Munsel_Show_(TV_series)#cite_note-slts-2) Episodes also featured guest stars. Munsel sang popular songs, show tunes, and excerpts from operas and did comedy sketches with guests.[^(\[3\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Patrice_Munsel_Show_(TV_series)#cite_note-brooks-3) She said: "We wanted a show with a basic theme each week, a show with a thread that the audience could follow. It's a matter of giving a viewer not what we think he should get at a specific moment, but what he naturally would want at that moment."[^(\[4\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Patrice_Munsel_Show_(TV_series)#cite_note-4)

Guests on the show included [Robert Merrill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Merrill), [Buddy Hackett](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Hackett),[^(\[5\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Patrice_Munsel_Show_(TV_series)#cite_note-5) [Vic Damone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vic_Damone),[^(\[6\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Patrice_Munsel_Show_(TV_series)#cite_note-6) [Martha Raye](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Raye),[^(\[7\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Patrice_Munsel_Show_(TV_series)#cite_note-7) [Kay Thompson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kay_Thompson),[^(\[8\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Patrice_Munsel_Show_(TV_series)#cite_note-8) [Eddie Albert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Albert), [Tony Bennett](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Bennett), [John Raitt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Raitt), and Andy Williams.[^(\[9\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Patrice_Munsel_Show_(TV_series)#cite_note-9) [Nanette Fabray](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanette_Fabray) replaced Munsel on the November 8, 1957, episode.

A gifted singer, Patrice Munsel starred with The Metropolitan Opera. She went on to host this great music/variety show in 1957 with a stellar list of guests.