Brooke Shields "WONDERFUL TOWN" Jennifer Hope Wills / Bernstein 2005 Playbill

Description

This is a rare January 2005 playbill from the closing weeks of the Broadway revival of the
LEONARD BERNSTEIN, BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN musical comedy "WONDERFUL TOWN" at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York City. (The revival opened
November 23rd, 2003 and closed January 30th, 2005 after 497 performances.) ..... Inspired by the
critically acclaimed 2000 New York City Center Encores! concert, the musical starred BROOKE SHIELDS, who took over the role of "Ruth Sherwood" on September 28th, 2004
and featured JENNIFER HOPE WILLS, GREGG EDELMAN, TOM MARDIROSIAN, RAY WILLIS,
RAYMOND JARAMILLO McLEOD, PETER BENSON, KATE BALDWIN, DARRIN BAKER, JAMES CLOW, MARTHA HAWLEY, STANLEY WAYNE MATHIS, LINDA MUGLESTON, TIMOTHY SHEW, CAROL BENTLEY, JORDAN CABLE, SUSAN DERRY
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STEPHANIE FREDRICKS, ASHLEY HULL, J. ELAINE MARCOS, CAROLYN OCKERT, MICHAEL O'DONNELL, DENNIS STOWE, ALEX SANCHEZ, JEFFREY SCHECTER, MATTHEW SHEPARD, MELISSA SWENDER, J. D. WEBSTER, LEE A. WILKINS and LAURIE WILLIAMSON
..... CREDITS:
Book by JOSEPH FIELDS and JEROME CHODOROV based on their play "My Sister Eileen"; Music by LEONARD BERNSTEIN ("On the Town", "Wonderful Town", "Candide", "Peter Pan", "West Side Story", "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue"); Lyrics by BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN ("On the Town", "Two on the Aisle", "Wonderful Town", "Peter Pan", "Bells Are Ringing", "Say, Darling", "Do Re Mi", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "Fade Out, Fade In", "Subways Are For Sleeping", "Applause", "A Doll's Life", "On the Twentieth Century", "The Will Rogers Follies"); Sets designed by JOHN LEE BEATTY; Costumes designed by MARTIN PAKLEDINAZ; Musical Direction by ROB FISHER; Directed and Choreographed by KATHLEEN MARSHALL; Produced by ROGER BERLIND and BARRY & FRAN WEISSLER ..... DETAILS: The 48 page playbill measures 5 3/8" X 8 5/8" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, scenes, musical numbers and bios of each of the actors and members of the creative team as well as individual head shots of each of the cast members. Also includes a production photo of BROOKE SHIELDS in a theatre column (last scanned image) ..... CONDITION: With the exception of moderate creasing to the covers, 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.