Ethel Merman "GYPSY" Jule Styne / Stephen Sondheim 1961 Souvenir Program

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This is a beautiful souvenir program from the Post-Broadway tour of the JULE STYNE and STEPHEN SONDHEIM musical comedy "GYPSY". (The Original Broadway production opened May 21st, 1959 at the Broadway Theatre in New York City and ran for 702 performances before going on the road. The tour opened March 29th, 1961 in Rochester, New York and closed December 9th, 1961 in St. Louis, Missouri.) ..... The legendary ETHEL MERMAN created several of the most endearing characters in musical theatre history; "Reno Sweeney" in Cole Porter's "Anything Goes", "Annie Oakley" in Irving Berlin's greatest success "Annie Get Your Gun" and "Mama Rose" in Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim's "GYPSY" ..... In addition to ETHEL MERMAN, the cast included JULIENNE MARIE, ALFRED SANDOR, BETTY BRUCE, JEFFREY BOLTON, JULIA ROSS, JUNE SQUIBB, LONEY LEWIS, SAMMY PRICE, SUSAN WILLIS, LOIS ROBERTS, JAN TANZY, ALICE PLAYTEN and MERLE LETOWT ..... CREDITS: Music by JULE STYNE (the prolific composer of "Bells Are Ringing", "Darling of the Day", "Do Re Mi", "Fade Out, Fade In", "Funny Girl", "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", "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", "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"); Sets designed by JO MIELZINER; Costumes designed by RAOUL PENE DU BOIS; Dance Music arranged by JOHN KANDER; Directed and Choreographed by JEROME ROBBINS; Produced by DAVID MERRICK and LELAND HAYWARD ..... The oversized 20 page program measures 9" X 12" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, photos and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, a photo and biographical information on GYPSY ROSE LEE, a page of excerpts from a number of New York reviews and several pages of production photos ..... PLEASE NOTE: The scanned pages have been cropped due to the limitations of my scanner. The margins are slightly wider than shown ..... CONDITION: This program is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian ..... Check my "Other Auctions" for additional rare souvenir programs and playbills, Original Cast CD's and other theatre related memorabilia. Multiple purchases are always combined to save on shipping costs ..... NO RESERVE! ..... This item will be carefully packaged in a protective sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard ..... U.S. SHIPPING: Buyer pays choice of .75 USPS first class/ media rate shipping with delivery confirmation (50 cents for each additional program or playbill purchased when combined into a single payment - U.S. addresses only) or .95 USPS Priority with delivery confirmation. PayPal preferred. Personal checks accepted (U.S. only) but delay shipping by 10 days ..... INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS: (Please Note!) Due to restrictions established by PayPal, all items must be shipped by USPS Priority International recorded delivery ... I can ship by USPS International First Class Airmail (.50 to Canada / .50 to all other international destinations), however the only methods of payment accepted for this shipping option are cashier's checks in U.S. dollars and bank transfers (with an additional fee). Please email me with any other inquiries ..... THANKS !!!
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