Carol Channing "LORELEI" Dody Goodman / Jule Styne 1973 Tryout Souvenir Program

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This is a rare souvenir program from the Pre-Broadway engagement of the JULE STYNE, BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN musical comedy "LORELEI" starring CAROL CHANNING. (The production would open January 27th, 1974 at the Palace Theatre in New York City and run for 320 performances.) ..... The musical starred CAROL CHANNING, reprising her role as "Lorelei Lee" in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and featured DODY GOODMAN, TAMARA LONG, PETER PALMER, LEE ROY REAMS, BRANDON MAGGART, BROOKS MORTON (replaced out-of-town by JACK FLETCHER), JEAN BRUNO, ROBERT "Bob" FITCH and JOHN MINEO (replaced out-of-town by IAN TUCKER) ..... CREDITS: Music by JULE STYNE (the prolific composer of "Bells Are Ringing", "Gypsy", "Do Re Mi", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "Fade Out, Fade In", "Funny Girl", "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", "Say, Darling!", "Prettybelle", "Darling of the Day", "Hazel Flagg", "High Button Shoes", "Sugar", "Subways Are For Sleeping" and "Two on the Aisle"); Lyrics by BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN ("Wonderful Town", "Bells are Ringing", "Do Re Mi", "Subways are for Sleeping", "Fade Out, Fade In", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "On the Twentieth Century", "The Will Rogers Follies"); New Book by KENNY SOLMS and GAIL PARENT based upon the musical comedy "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" with book by ANITA LOOS and JOSEPH FIELDS; Sets designed by JOHN CONKLIN; Costumes designed by ALVIN COLT (Miss Channing's Costumes designed by BOB MACKIE and RAY AGHAYAN); Choreographed by JOE LAYTON; Directed by JOE LAYTON; Produced by LEE GUBER and SHELLY GROSS ..... DETAILS:
The oversized 20 page program measures 9" X 12" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, photos and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, extensive text on the making of the musical, five wonderful AL HIRSCHFELD illustrations of CAROL CHANNING as "Lorelei Lee", a page of BOB MACKIE and RAY AGHAYAN costume sketches and a number of rehearsal photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this rare program 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 sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
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