Rue McClanahan "BYE BYE BIRDIE" Celia Keenan-Bolger 1999 Cleveland Playbill

Description

This is a rare May 11th, 1999 playbill (with an original ticket stub) from the two-week engagement of the
MICHAEL STEWART, CHARLES STROUSE and LEE ADAMS musical comedy hit "BYE BYE BIRDIE"
at the Palace Theatre in Playhouse Square Center in Cleveland, Ohio. (The Original Broadway production opened
April 14th, 1960 at New York's Martin Beck Theatre, moved to the 54th Street Theatre on October 24th, 1960 and the Sam S. Shubert Theatre on January 16th, 1961, running for a combined 607 performances
.) ..... The musical starred
RUE McCLANAHAN as "Mae Peterson" and featured GEORGE DVORSKY as "Albert Peterson", LENORA NEMETZ as "Rose Alvarez" and JEFF TRACHTA as "Conrad Birdie". Others in the cast included LESLIE JENNINGS, JULIE ANN EMERY, SUSAN CELIA, JOHN SLOMAN, STEVE BULYGA, TERRY WICKLINE, JUSTIN BOHON, JACOB L. GEORGE, SUSAN CHAPEK, BETH TAYLOR-ACKELSON, SAVANNAH STEVENS, JEFF HOWELL, DANIEL KRELL, AARON LAZAR, BRIAN LOEFFLER, GAVAN PAMER, BOBBY PESTKA and SCOTT SAMBUCO. Among the ensemble was CELIA KEENAN-BOLGER (making her professional stage debut) six years before she would make her Broadway debut as "Olive Ostrovsky" in the musical comedy "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" ..... CREDITS: Book by MICHAEL STEWART ("Carnival!", "Hello, Dolly!", "Seesaw", "Mack and Mabel", "I Love My Wife", "Barnum", "42nd Street"); Music by CHARLES STROUSE ("Annie", "Bye Bye Birdie", "Golden Boy", "Applause", "It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Superman!"); Lyrics by LEE ADAMS ("Bye Bye Birdie", "Golden Boy", "Applause", "It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Superman!", "Ain't Broadway Grand" );
Sets designed by JOHN FARRELL; Costumes designed by JOHN McCORMICK; Choreographed by TONY STEVENS; Directed by CHARLES REPOLE; Produced by PITTSBURGH CLO ..... DETAILS: The 56 page playbill measures 5 3/8" X 8 3/8" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, program notes, a production photo from the Original Broadway production, individual photos and bios of each of the leading actors and bios of each member of the creative team. Includes a ticket stub from the May 22nd, 1999 matinee performance and a single page insert with the list of rotating "Bye Bye Birdie" Teen Chorus Members ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a light thumb print on the cover and creasing to the insert, this rare 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.