Pat Kirkwood "WONDERFUL TOWN" Shani Wallis / Bernstein 1955 London Playbill

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This is a rare April 4th, 1955 programme (playbill) from the Original West End production of the LEONARD BERNSTEIN, BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN musical comedy "WONDERFUL TOWN" at the Princes Theatre in London. (The Original Broadway production opened February 26th, 1953 at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City and ran for 559 performances. The London production opened February 23rd, 1955 and ran for 207 performances.) ..... The musical starred PAT KIRKWOOD as "Ruth" and SHANI WALLIS as "Eileen" and featured SIDNEY JAMES, DENNIS BOWEN, DAVID HURST, MICHAEL KENT, SEAMUS GORDON, FRANK WILSON, SHIRLEY DOUGLAS, JUDY BRUCE, STANLEY ROBINSON, RAY BROWNE, FRANKLIN FOX, ROBERT CRANE, JEAN STANLEY, CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR, JOHN SINCLAIR, ARTHUR PENDRICK, COLIN CROFT, JAMES CRAIGIE and DAVID SPURLING ..... CREDITS: Book by JOSEPH FIELDS and JEROME CHODOROV based on their play "My Sister Eileen"; Music by LEONARD BERNSTEIN ("On the Town", "Wonderful Town", "Candide", "Peter Pan", "West Side Story", "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue"); Lyrics by BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN ("On the Town", "Two on the Aisle", "Wonderful Town", "Peter Pan", "Bells Are Ringing", "Say, Darling", "Do Re Mi", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "Fade Out, Fade In", "Subways Are For Sleeping", "Applause", "A Doll's Life", "On the Twentieth Century", "The Will Rogers Follies"); Sets and Costumes designed by RAOUL PENE DU BOIS; Broadway Production Choreographed by DONALD SADDLER; Dances Recreated by EDMUND BALIN; Directed by RICHARD BIRD; Produced by JACK HYLTON ..... DETAILS: The twelve page playbill measures 4 7/8" X 7 1/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes and list of musical numbers, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: 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 ..... SHIPPING DISCOUNTS: Check my "Other Auctions" for additional rare Broadway playbills and other theatre related memorabilia. Shipping discounts are available for multiple purchases when all items are combined into a single payment. Please wait for a revised invoice before sending payment ..... THANKS !!!
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