Helen Gallagher "A BROADWAY MUSICAL" Charles Strouse 1978 FLOP Press Photo

Description

This is a rare glossy 8" X 10" inch press photograph of HELEN GALLAGHER posing on top of a ladder in front of the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre where the marquee was being installed for the
Original Broadway production of the CHARLES STROUSE and LEE ADAMS musical "A BROADWAY MUSICAL" in New York City. (The production would open without Helen Gallagher on December 21st, 1978 and close the same night after only one performance.) ..... The cast of the "Musical about a Broadway Musical" included
PATTI KARR (who replaced HELEN GALLAGHER before the first preview),
GWYDA DONHOWE, WARREN BERLINGER, IRVING ALLEN LEE, ALAN WEEKS, LARRY MARSHALL, LARRY RILEY, TIGER HAYNES and ANNE FRANCINE ..... Side Note: Actress GWYDA DONHOWE, wife of NORMAN KEAN, one of the show's two producers was stabbed to death in January 1988 by her husband in their Manhattan apartment. Kean then leaped to his death from the roof of the 15 story building. Ironically, Gwyda played the wife of a Broadway producer in "A Broadway Musical" ..... CREDITS: Book by WILLIAM F. BROWN; Music by CHARLES STROUSE ("Annie", "Bye Bye Birdie", "All American", "Golden Boy", "Applause", "It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Superman!", "Charlie and Algernon", "Dance a Little Closer"); Lyrics by LEE ADAMS ("Bye Bye Birdie", "All American", "Golden Boy", "Applause", "It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Superman!", "Ain't Broadway Grand" ); Sets designed by PETER WEXLER; Costumes designed by RANDY BARCELO; Production Supervised by GOWER CHAMPION (credited on insert only); Produced by NORMAN KEAN and GARTH H. DRABINSKY
..... DETAILS: This rare press photo measures 8" X 10" inches and includes a caption strip on the backside (second scanned image) ..... CONDITION: This rare photo 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.