Description
This is a beautiful souvenir program from the National Tour of the STEPHEN SONDHEIM and GEORGE FURTH musical comedy "COMPANY". (The production opened April 26th, 1970 at New York's Alvin Theatre and ran for 706 performances while simultaneously playing on the road and abroad.) ..... The groundbreaking musical starred GEORGE CHAKIRIS as "Robert" and ELAINE STRITCH as "Joanne" and included CHARLES BRASWELL, MILLIE ERICSON, LEE GOODMAN, ROBERT GOSS, DEL HINKLEY, BETH HOWLAND, BOBBI JORDAN, CAROLYN KIRSCH, GARY KRAWFORD (who would take over the lead of "Robert" in New York the final week of the Broadway production), PAMELA MEYERS, TERI RALSTON and MARTI STEVENS ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM ("A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum", "West Side Story", "Gypsy", "Follies", "Merrily We Roll Along", "A Little Night Music", "Do I Hear a Waltz?", "Sweeney Todd", "Pacific Overtures", "Sunday in the Park With George", "Into the Woods", "Passion", "Assassins", "Bounce"); Book by GEORGE FURTH; Sets designed by BORIS ARONSON; Costumes designed by D. D. RYAN; Choreographed by MICHAEL BENNETT; Produced and Directed by HAROLD PRINCE ..... DETAILS: The oversized 20 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, a page of excerpts from a number of 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. Also, the logo on the front cover is a vivid fluorescent orange which does not photograph well on my scanner ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light surface marks on the back cover, 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.
