Edward Asner "LEGEND OF LOVERS" Gerome Ragni ("Hair") Ron Leibman 1959 Playbill

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This is a rare playbill from the Original Off-Broadway production of the JEAN ANOUILH play "LEGEND OF LOVERS" at the 41st Street Theatre in New York City. (The production opened October 27th, 1959 and ran for only 32 performances.) ..... The play starred EDWARD ASNER, FORD RAINEY, WILLIAM LARSEN, LOUISE LARABEE and DOLPH SWEET and featured RON LEIBMAN (in his professional stage debut), FREYA MINTZER, RUSSELL BAILEY, WILLIAM BRAMLETTE, ELIDA BRITO, FRANCES CONROY, MEL HAYNES, MARCIE HUBERT, STEVEN SHAW and future author and lyricist of the groundbreaking musical "Hair", JEROME RAGNI (bio shown in the last scanned image), in one of his earliest stage appearances ..... CREDITS: Book by JEAN ANOUILH; Translated by KITTY BLACK; Music Composed by RICHARD CHODOSH
; Sets designed by ED WITTSTEIN; Costumes designed by JOE CODORI; Directed by GEORGE MALLONEE; Produced by JAMES THORNTON HALL and ANDRE GOULSTON ..... DETAILS: The eight page playbill measures 6" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, a note about the play and bios of each of the leading actors as well as three production photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a vertical fold and minor edge wear, this rare playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
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