Jerome Kern "LEAVE IT TO JANE" George Segal 1959 Preview Playbill / Ticket Stub

Description

This is a rare preview program (playbill) with an original ticket stub from the Original Off-Broadway production of the
JEROME KERN, GUY BOLTON and P. G. WODEHOUSE musical comedy hit "LEAVE IT TO JANE"
at the Sheridan Square Theatre in New York City. (The production opened May 25th, 1959 and ran for more than two years, closing August 13th, 1961 after 928 performances.) ..... The cast included KATHLEEN MURRAY, GEORGE SEGAL, MONROE ARNOLD, EDDIE O'FLYNN, AUSTIN O'TOOLE, RONALD KNIGHT, CARLO MANALLI, BOB CAREY, NOEL ERLER, GENE BULLARD, ANGELO MANGO, JOSIP ELIC, JON RICHARDS, DOROTHY STINNETTE, DOROTHY GREENER, AL CHECCO, VINCE O'BRIEN, LEE THORNBERRY, MITZIE McWHORTER, MARIANNE GAYLE, LAINIE LEVINE (Birthname of LAINIE KAZAN), PATRICIA BROOKS, LINDA BATES, SUE SWANSON, ART MATTHEWS, ALEK PRIMROSE and RAY TUDOR ..... CREDITS:
Music by JEROME KERN ("Show Boat", "Sitting Pretty", "Roberta", "Very Good Eddie", "Leave It To Jane", "Very Warm For May", "The Cat and the Fiddle", "Sally", "Music in the Air"); Book and Lyrics by
GUY BOLTON and P. G. WODEHOUSE founded on "The College Widow" by GEORGE ADE
;
Sets
designed by LLOYD BURLINGAME;
Costumes designed by AL LEHMAN; Choreographed by MARY JANE DOERR; Directed by LAWRENCE CARRA; Produced by JOSEPH BERUH and PETER KENT ..... DETAILS: The four page playbill measures 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, scenes, musical numbers and bios of each of the leading actors, but no cast photos. Includes a ticket stub from the May 23rd, 1959 preview performance stapled to the front cover ..... BONUS: Includes a clipped Brooks Atkinson review from the May 26th, 1959 "New York Times" taped to the top of the page listing the musical numbers ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light creasing and minor edge wear, this rare playbill 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, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.