Description
This is a beautiful December 27th, 1954 playbill from the Original Broadway production of the SANDY WILSON musical comedy "THE BOY FRIEND" at the Royale Theatre in New York City. (The show opened September 30th, 1954 and ran for 485 performances.) ..... The musical starred nineteen-year-old JULIE ANDREWS (in her American stage debut) and featured JOHN HEWER, ERIC BERRY, RUTH ALTMAN, BOB SHEERER, GEOFFREY HIBBERT, MOYNA MacGILL, ANN WAKEFIELD, PAULETTE GIRARD, DILYS LAY, STELLA CLAIRE, MILLICENT MARTIN, JOE MILAN, JERRY NEWBY and BUDDY SCHWAB ..... CREDITS: Book, Music and Lyrics by SANDY WILSON ("The Buccaneer", "Valmouth", "Pieces of Eight", "Call It Love", "Divorce me Darling!", "His Monkey Wife"); Sets and Costumes designed by REGINALD WOOLLEY; Choreographed by JOHN HEAWOOD; Musical Direction by ANTON COPPOLA; Directed by VIDA HOPE; Produced by FEUER and MARTIN ..... DETAILS: The 44 page playbill measures 6 1/2" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and bios of each of the leading actors, but no cast photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a light vertical fold, this 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.
