Rosalind Russell "WONDERFUL TOWN" Bernstein, Comden & Green 1953 Tryout Program

Description

This is a rare souvenir program from the Pre-Broadway tryouts of the LEONARD BERNSTEIN, BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN musical comedy "WONDERFUL TOWN". (The production would open February 26th, 1953 at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City and run for 559 performances.) ..... The musical starred ROSALIND RUSSELL and featured GEORGE GAYNES, EDITH "Edie" ADAMS, HENRY LASCOE, DORT CLARK, JORDAN BENTLEY and CRIS ALEXANDER ..... 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; Rosalind Russell's Clothes by MAIN BOCHER; Choreographed by DONALD SADDLER; Directed by GEORGE ABBOTT; Produced by ROBERT FRYER ..... DETAILS: The oversized 20 page program measures 9" X 12" inches and includes full production credits, a number of photos and a bio of ROSALIND RUSSELL, photos and bios of each member of the creative team, two pages of photos from ROSALIND RUSSELL's film career and two pages of rehearsal 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 soiling to the title page and along the bottom edge and minor edge wear, this rare 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.
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