Rodgers & Hammerstein "PIPE DREAM" John Steinbeck 1955 Broadway Souvenir Program

Description

This is a rare souvenir program from the
Original Broadway production of the RICHARD RODGERS and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II musical "PIPE DREAM" which played the Sam S. Shubert Theatre in New York City. (The production opened November 30th, 1955 and ran for 246 performances.) ..... The musical starred HELEN TRAUBEL, WILLIAM JOHNSON and JUDY TYLER (all shown in cover photos) and featured MIKE KELLIN, G. D. WALLACE, JAYNE HELLER, RUFUS SMITH, JOHN CALL, GUY RAYMOND, STEVE ROLAND, KEITH KALDENBERG, HOBE STREIFORD, NICOLAS ORLOFF, WARREN KEMMERLING, WARREN BROWN, KENNETH HARVEY, RUBY BRAFF, TEMPLE TEXAS, JACKIE McELROY, MARILYN BRADLEY, MILDRED SLAVIN, LOUISE TROY, PAT CREIGHTON, SANDRA DELVIN, JOSEPH LEON, JERRY LaZARRE, KAZIMIR KOKICH, PATRICIA WILSON, RUTH KOBART, MARVIN KRAUTER, GENE KEVIN, DON WEISSMULLER, MARSHA REYNOLDS, ANNABELLE GOLD, JENNY WORKMAN, PATTI KARKALITS, SCOTTY ENGEL, RUDOLFO CORNEJO and CALVIN THOMAS
.....
Side Note: "Pipe Dream" received nine Tony nominations, but won only one (Alvin Colt's "Best Costume Design"). The musical lost out for "Best Musical" to "Damn Yankees", the only other show nominated in that category. The two main characters in "Pipe Dream" had sadly truncated careers. WILLIAM JOHNSON died of a heart attack on March 16th, 1957 at the age of 40 and JUDY TYLER died the same year after going to Hollywood to appear with Elvis Presley
in "Jailhouse Rock".
Just three days after filming was completed, she
was tragically killed along with her husband in a car crash in Billy the Kid, Wyoming on July 3rd, 1957. She was only 24. (Reprinted in part from the Rodgers and Hammerstein website.)
..... CREDITS: Music by RICHARD RODGERS
(Rodgers & Hammerstein collaborated on "Oklahoma!", "Carousel", "The King and I", "Me & Juliet", "South Pacific", "Flower Drum Song" and "The Sound of Music" among others);
Book and Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II based on the novel "Sweet Thursday" by JOHN STEINBECK; Sets designed by JO MIELZINER; Costumes designed by ALVIN COLT (Tony Award winner); Choreographed by BORIS RUNANIN; Production Staged by HAROLD CLURMAN; Produced by RICHARD RODGERS and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN 2nd
..... DETAILS: The oversized twenty page program measures 9" X 12" inches and includes full production credits, photos and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, promotional text written by John Steinbeck, a page of excerpts from five New York reviews and several pages of production photos ..... PLEASE NOTE: The scanned pages have been cropped due to the limitations of my scanner. The margins are slightly wider than shown ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this program 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 sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.