Hermione Gingold (Signed) "A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC" Stephen Sondheim 1973 Program

Description

This is a beautiful autographed souvenir program from the Original Broadway production of the STEPHEN SONDHEIM and HUGH WHEELER musical comedy "A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC" which played the Sam S. Shubert Theatre in New York City. (The production opened February 25th, 1973 and ran for 601 performances.) ..... The musical starred LEN CARIOU, HERMIONE GINGOLD (who signed the title page) and GLYNIS JOHNS and featured LAURENCE GUITTARD, BETH FOWLER, BARBARA LANG, VICTORIA MALLORY, PATRICIA ELLIOTT, MARK LAMBERT, JUDY KAHAN, D. JAMIN-BARTLETT, DESPO, TERI RALSTON, BENJAMIN RAYSON, GENE VARRONE and GEORGE LEE ANDREWS ..... Side note: "A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC" was the winner of six 1973 Tony Awards including "Best Musical" ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM ("A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum", "West Side Story", "Gypsy", "Follies", "Merrily We Roll Along", "A Little Night Music", "Sweeney Todd", "Pacific Overtures", "Sunday in the Park With George", "Into the Woods", "Passion", "Assassins"); Book by HUGH WHEELER suggested by a film by INGMAR BERGMAN; Sets designed by BORIS ARONSON; Costumes designed by FLORENCE KLOTZ; Choreographed by PATRICIA BIRCH; Produced and Directed by HAROLD PRINCE ..... DETAILS: The oversized 20 page program measures 11 7/8" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, scenes and musical numbers, photos and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative tem, lyrics to several of the show's songs, a reprinted article on the creation of the show from "The Wall Street Journal", 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 deeper than shown ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this program 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.