Tyne Daly "GYPSY" Stephen Sondheim / Jule Styne 1989 Opening Night Playbill

Description

This is a rare
November 16th, 1989 OPENING NIGHT
playbill from the
30th Anniversary
Broadway revival of the ARTHUR LAURENTS,
JULE STYNE and STEPHEN SONDHEIM musical comedy "GYPSY" at the St. James Theatre in New York City. (The production opened November 16th, 1989 at the
St. James
Theatre, moved to the Marquis Theatre on April 28th, 1991, and ran for a combined 581 performances.) ..... The Tony Award winning "Best Revival of a Musical" starred TYNE DALY as "Mama Rose" (winner of the Tony Award for "Best Actress in a Musical"), the role originated by ETHEL MERMAN in 1959, and featured JONATHAN HADARY, CHRISTA MOORE, TRACY VENNER, ROBERT LAMBERT, BARBARA ERWIN, ANNA McNEELY, JANA ROBBINS, RONN CARROLL, JIM BRACCHITTA, TONY HOTY, JOHN REMME, KRISTEN MAHON and CHRISTEN TASSIN ..... CREDITS: Music by JULE STYNE ("Bells Are Ringing", "Darling of the Day", "Do Re Mi", "Fade Out, Fade In", "Funny Girl", "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", "Gypsy", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "Hazel Flagg", "High Button Shoes", "Lorelei", "Subways Are For Sleeping", "Sugar", "Prettybelle" and "Two on the Aisle"); Book by ARTHUR LAURENTS suggested by the memoirs of GYPSY ROSE LEE; Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM ("A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum", "West Side Story", "Gypsy", "Company", "Follies", "A Little Night Music", "Do I Hear a Waltz?", "Sweeney Todd", "Pacific Overtures", "Merrily We Roll Along", "Sunday in the Park With George", "Into the Woods", "Passion", "Assassins", "Road Show", "The Frogs"); Sets designed by KENNETH FOY; Costumes designed by THEONI V. ALDREDGE; Dance Music arranged by JOHN KANDER; JEROME ROBBINS' Choreography Reproduced by BONNIE WALKER; Directed by ARTHUR LAURENTS; Produced by BARRY and FRAN WEISSLER, KATHY LEVIN and BARRY BROWN
..... DETAILS: The thick 120 page playbill measures 5 5/8" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, musical numbers and bios of each of the actors and members of the creative team as well as three production photos ..... BONUS: The playbill includes a six-page article on the production with two photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a light vertical crease, 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.