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I'm currently listing a large number of playbills from out-of-town tryouts prior to the Broadway runs. Many are from early performances when revisions were common and include song titles that were cut before opening in New York. (See cut songs below.) ....... This is a rare August 1970 playbill from the Pre-Broadway tryout of the musical flop "LOVELY LADIES, KIND GENTLEMEN" at the Shubert Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (The production would open December 28th, 1970 at the Majestic Theatre in New York City and close after only 16 performances.) ..... Based on VERN J. SNEIDER's Pulitzer Prize winning book "THE TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON", the musical starred KENNETH NELSON, RON HUSMANN, BERNIE WEST (who would be replaced out-of-town by DAVID BURNS) and ELEANOR CALBES and featured JUDY KNAIZ (who would be replaced out-of-town), DAVID STEELE, LOU WILLS, LORI CHINN, TISA CHANG, JUNE ANGELA, SACHI SHIMIZU, ALVIN LUM, DAVID THOMAS, SAB SHIMONO, REMAK RAMSAY, JIM WESTON, STEPHEN BOLSTER and RICHARD NIEVES ..... CREDITS: Book by JOHN PATRICK; Music and Lyrics by STAN FREEMAN ("I Had a Ball") and FRANKLIN UNDERWOOD; Sets designed by OLIVER SMITH; Costumes designed by FREDDY WITTOP; Choreographed by MARC BREAUX; Directed by LAWRENCE KASHA; Produced by HERMAN LEVIN ..... DETAILS: The 44 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 no cast photos ..... CUT SONGS: The list of musical numbers includes "All That has Happened", "Batata", "I'll Grow a Garden for You", "Miracle", "Suddenly Now" and "Very, Very Lucky Lady" which were cut out-of-town ..... CONDITION: 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.
