Joan Blondell "BYE BYE BIRDIE" Elaine Dunn / Bill Hayes 1961 San Francisco

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This is a rare April 24th, 1961 playbill from the National Tour engagement of the MICHAEL STEWART, CHARLES STROUSE and LEE ADAMS musical comedy "BYE BYE BIRDIE" at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco, California. (The production opened April 14th, 1960 at the Martin Beck Theatre in New York City and ran for 607 performances while simultaneously playing on the road.) ..... The Tony Award winning "Best Musical" starred ELAINE DUNN as "Rose Alvarez", BILL HAYES as "Albert Peterson" and JOAN BLONDELL as "Mae Peterson" and featured JESSE PEARSON, BOB van HOOTON, KARIN WOLFE, EDDIE APPLEGATE, MIMI KELLY, RAMONA BITTLES, WALLY YOUNG and GLORIA BLEEZARDE ..... CREDITS: Book by MICHAEL STEWART ("Carnival!", "Hello, Dolly!", "Seesaw", "Mack and Mabel", "I Love My Wife", "Barnum", "42nd Street"); Music by CHARLES STROUSE ("Annie", "Bye Bye Birdie", "Golden Boy", "Applause", "It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Superman!"); Lyrics by LEE ADAMS ("Bye Bye Birdie", "Golden Boy", "Applause", "It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Superman!", "Ain't Broadway Grand" ); Sets designed by ROBERT RANDOLPH; Costumes designed by MILES WHITE; Directed and Choreographed by GOWER CHAMPION; Produced by EDWARD PADULA in association with L. SLADE BROWN ..... DETAILS: The 48 page playbill measures 5 3/4" X 8 3/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and bios of each of the leading actors, but no cast photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor edge wear, 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.
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