Nancy Walker "ON THE TOWN" Leonard Bernstein / Comden and Green 1945 Playbill

Description

This is a beautiful July 22nd, 1945 playbill (with an original ticket stub) from the Original Broadway production of the LEONARD BERNSTEIN, BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN musical comedy "ON THE TOWN" at the Forty-Fourth Street Theatre in New York City. (The show opened December 28th, 1944 the Adelphi Theatre, moved to the 44th Street Theatre on June 4th, 1945 and settled into the Martin Beck Theatre on July 30th, 1945, running for a combined 462 performances.) ..... This production launched the careers of several individuals who would be instrumental in shaping the future of the Broadway musical: LEONARD BERNSTEIN, BETTY COMDEN, ADOLPH GREEN and JEROME ROBBINS. The musical starred SONO ASATO and NANCY WALKER and featured JOHN BATTLES, CRIS ALEXANDER,
ROBERT CHISHOLM,
RAY HARRISON and ZAMAH CUNNINGHAM ..... CREDITS: Music by LEONARD BERNSTEIN ("On the Town", "Wonderful Town", "Candide", "Peter Pan", "West Side Story", "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue"); Book and Lyrics by BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN ("On the Town", "Two On the Aisle", "Wonderful Town", "Bells Are Ringing", "Do Re Mi", "Subways Are For Sleeping", "Fade Out - Fade In", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "Lorelei", "Applause", "On the Twentieth Century", "A Doll's Life", "The Will Rogers Follies") based on an idea by JEROME ROBBINS; Sets designed by OLIVER SMITH; Costumes designed by ALVIN COLT; Choreographed by JEROME ROBBINS; Directed by GEORGE ABBOTT; Produced by OLIVER SMITH and PAUL FEIGAY ..... DETAILS: The 36 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 with the exception of the front cover, no cast photos. Includes a loose ticket stub from the July 28th, 1945 evening performance ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, 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.