Description
This is a rare July 29th, 1956 "Stagebill" (playbill) from the Summer Stock engagement of the LEONARD BERNSTEIN, BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN musical comedy "ON THE TOWN" at the Music Theatre in Highland Park, Illinois. (The Original Broadway production opened December 28th, 1944 at the Adelphi Theatre in New York City and ran for 462 performances.) ..... This production launched the careers of several individuals who would be instrumental in shaping the future of the Broadway musical: LEONARD BERNSTEIN, BETTY COMDEN, ADOLPH GREEN and JEROME ROBBINS. The musical starred BILL HAYES, PATRICIA HAMMERLEE, JIMMIE KOMACK and JORIE REMUS and featured NANCY DUSSAULT, WES SNYDER, TOM WILLIAMS, PAT GARBER, PAT MORRISSEY, RONALD HUSMANN, ENLY WRIGHT, JACK HAYES, CHARLES CROWE, NEAL THORPE, PENNY WINSTON, KEN JOHNSON, ELAINE ROGERS, DAVE PITTS, MARY DARLENE, ORRIN KAYAN, BLANCHE LEWIS, LISA DRAKE, DAVID CRANE, SILVER SHRECK, ROBERT BAKER, HARRIET SPITZ, TIM WEINFELD and ROBERT HULTMAN ..... CREDITS: Music by LEONARD BERNSTEIN ("On the Town", "Wonderful Town", "Candide", "Peter Pan", "West Side Story", "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue"); Book and Lyrics by BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN ("On the Town", "Two On the Aisle", "Wonderful Town", "Bells Are Ringing", "Do Re Mi", "Subways Are For Sleeping", "Fade Out - Fade In", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "Lorelei", "Applause", "On the Twentieth Century", "A Doll's Life", "The Will Rogers Follies") based on an idea by JEROME ROBBINS; Sets designed by GERALD L. RITHOLZ; Musical Direction by LEO KOPP; Staged and Directed by DAVID TIHMAR; Produced by FRANK H. HUTCHINS ..... DETAILS: The 20 page program measures 6 1/4" X 9 1/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, bios of each of the leading actors and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos ..... 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 historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
