Kitty Carlisle "LADY IN THE DARK" Kurt Weill / Moss Hart 1952 New Hope Playbill

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This is a rare June 6th, 1952 playbill from the two-week, Summer Stock engagement of the
MOSS HART, KURT WEILL and IRA GERSHWIN musical "LADY IN THE DARK" at the Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, Pennsylvania. (The Original Broadway production opened January 23rd, 1941 at New York's Alvin Theatre and ran for 162 performances before taking a summer hiatus and brief tour. The show returned to the Alvin Theatre September 2nd, 1941 for an additional 305 performances.) ..... The musical starred KITTY CARLISLE and featured ADDISON POWELL, ALMA DRAKE, JEANNINE COWLES, JOAN KEENAN, LETA BONYNGE, JULIE CHRISTY, LEE BERGERE, JACKSON YOUNG, CHARLES RYDELL, ROBERT MORRIS, RUSSELL GOLD, EDITH ETTARI, ALVA LOU HARRINGTON, BETH ICELOW, ED BLOCK, NORRIS BRANNSTROM, VIRGINIA GEORGE and WALLACE WAGNER ..... CREDITS: Music by KURT WEILL ("Johnny Johnson", "Knickerbocker Holiday", "Lady in the Dark", "One Touch of Venus", "Lost in the Stars", "Street Scene", "Love Life", "Threepenny Opera"); Book by MOSS HART; Lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN ("Girl Crazy", "Lady, Be Good!", "I'd Rather Be Right", "Oh, Kay!", "Rosalie", "Funny Face", "Porgy and Bess"); Sets designed by JEAN LAURAIN; Costumes designed by KIVIETTE; Directed and Choreographed by ELIZABETH GILBERT; Produced by THERON BAMBERGER
..... DETAILS: The fourteen page playbill measures 6 1/4" X 9 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of moderate creasing, light soiling and minor edge wear, this playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.