Dixie Carter "PAL JOEY" Elaine Stritch / Rodgers & Hart 1991 Long Beach Playbill

Description

This is a rare program (playbill) with an original ticket stub from the Long Beach Civic Light Opera production of the RICHARD RODGERS and LORENZ HART musical comedy "PAL JOEY" at the Terrace Theatre in Long Beach, California. (The production opened July 11th, 1991 and ran for a limited engagement of two weeks.) ..... The musical starred DIXIE CARTER as "Vera Simpson" and ELAINE STRITCH as "Melba" and the cast included PETER REARDON, RITA BARETTA, TINA JOHNSON, HENRY POLIC II and FRANK KOPYC ..... CREDITS: Music by RICHARD RODGERS; Lyrics by LORENZ HART (together, the composer and lyricist collaborated on "The Boys From Syracuse", "A Connecticut Yankee", "Babes In Arms", "By Jupiter", "Pal Joey", "I Married An Angel", "I'd Rather Be Right", "Too Many Girls" and "On Your Toes"); Book by JOHN O'HARA; Sets designed by RANDY WRIGHT; Costumes designed by NANCY KONRARDY; Musical Direction by JOHN McDANIEL; Musical Staging by RANDY SKINNER; Directed by DAVID STEINBERG; Produced by THE LONG BEACH CIVIC LIGHT OPERA ..... DETAILS: The four page playbill measures 6 3/4" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes and list of musical numbers, but no cast photos or bios. Includes a loose ticket stub from the July 21st, 1991 matinee performance  ..... 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.