George Gershwin "PORGY and BESS" Leontyne Price / Cab Calloway 1953 Playbill

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This is a rare November 30th, 1953 "Playgoer" playbill from the Post-Broadway engagement of the GEORGE GERSHWIN, IRA GERSHWIN and DU BOSE HEYWARD American Folk Opera "PORGY AND BESS" at the Forrest Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (This ambitious revival was produced for the first European tour of the musical which opened October 9th, 1952 at London's Stoll Theatre. After five months of performances throughout Europe, the production settled into New York's Ziegfeld Theatre on March 10th, 1953 for 305 performances before returning to the road.) ..... The oustanding cast included LEONTYNE PRICE as "Bess", LeVERN HUTCHERSON as "Porgy", and CAB CALLOWAY as "Sportin' Life", the role that was conceived with him in mind. Additional cast members included HELEN DOWDY, URYLEE LEONARDOS, GEORGIA BURKE, HELEN COLBERT, JOSEPH JAMES, WILLIAM VEASEY, LESLIE SCOTT, IRVING BARNES, JOHN McCURRY, HOWARD ROBERTS, MOSES LaMARR, SAM KASAKOFF, HELEN THIGPEN, CATHERINE AYERS, JERRY LAWS, JOSEPH CRAWFORD and RAY YEATES ..... CREDITS: Book by DU BOSE HEYWARD founded on the play "Porgy" by DU BOSE and DOROTHY HEYWARD; Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN ("Girl Crazy", "Lady, Be Good!", "Oh, Kay!", "Funny Face", "Rosalie", "Of Thee I Sing", "Porgy and Bess", "George White's Scandals"); Lyrics by DU BOSE HEYWARD and IRA GERSHWIN; Sets designed by WOLFGANG ROTH; Costumes designed by JED MACE; Choral Direction by EVA JESSYE; Orchestra Conducted by ALEXANDER SMALLENS; Directed by ROBERT BREEN; Produced by BLEVINS DAVIS and ROBERT BREEN ..... DETAILS: The 16 page playbill measures 6" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes and list of musical numbers, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this playbill 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 Broadway playbills and programs, 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, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard ..... U.S. SHIPPING: Buyer pays choice of .25 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 ..... INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS: (Please Note!) I can now ship by USPS International First Class Airmail (.00 to Canada / .50 to all other international destinations) or by USPS Priority International recorded delivery (.00 to Canada / .00 to all other international destinations, however up to 10 playbills can easily be shipped together in a Priority flat rate envelope for one shipping charge when all purchases are combined into a single payment). Please email me with any other inquiries ..... THANKS !!!
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