BETTE MIDLER (Debut) "FIDDLER ON THE ROOF" Bock & Harnick 1968 Broadway Playbill

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I'm currently listing a large number of playbills representing some of the most memorable Broadway performances of the 1950's and 1960's ....... This is a beautiful May 1968 playbill from the Original Broadway production of the JERRY BOCK and SHELDON HARNICK musical hit "FIDDLER ON THE ROOF" which played the Majestic Theatre in New York City. (The production opened September 22nd, 1964 and became the longest running musical in Broadway history with 3242 performances. Of course, that record has been broken several times since.) ..... The musical starred HARRY GOZ as "Tevye" and featured BETTE MIDLER as his daughter "Tzeitel" (in her Broadway debut), MARTHA SCHLAMME, FLORENCE STANLEY, MIMI TURQUE, BORIS APLON, TANYA EVERETT, RICHARD MORSE, DAVID GARFIELD, JOSEPH SULLIVAN, DON ATKINSON, ZVEE SCOOLER and GLUCK SANDOR ..... Side Note: "FIDDLER ON THE ROOF" was the recipient of ten 1965 Tony Awards including "Best Musical" ..... CREDITS: Book by JOSEPH STEIN ("Mr. Wonderful", "Take Me Along", "Juno", "Zorba", "Rags") based on Sholom Aleichem's stories; Music by JERRY BOCK and Lyrics by SHELDON HARNICK (together wrote the music and lyrics for "The Apple Tree", "Tenderloin", "Fiorello!", "The Rothschilds" and "She Loves Me"); Sets designed by BORIS ARONSON; Costumes designed by PATRICIA ZIPPRODT; Directed and Choreographed by JEROME ROBBINS; Produced by HAROLD PRINCE ..... DETAILS: The 62 page playbill measures 6" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team but with the exception of the front cover, no cast photos. Includes a full page ad for the Original Broadway Cast recording of "FIDDLER ON THE ROOF" (third scanned image) on RCA Victor Records ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light creasing, this playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or BETTE MIDLER fan. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
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