Description
This is a rare April 4th, 1971 PREMIERE PERFORMANCE playbill from the Original Broadway production of the groundbreaking STEPHEN SONDHEIM and JAMES GOLDMAN musical "FOLLIES" which played the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City. (The production opened April 4th, 1971 and ran for 522 performances.) ..... Winner of six Tony Awards, the musical starred ALEXIS SMITH (Tony Award for "Best Actress in a Musical"), GENE NELSON, DOROTHY COLLINS, JOHN McMARTIN and YVONNE DE CARLO and featured FIFI D'ORSAY, MARY McCARTY, ETHEL SHUTTA, ARNOLD MOSS, ETHEL BARRYMORE COLT, MICHAEL BARTLETT, SHEILA SMITH, EDWIN STEFFE, JUSTINE JOHNSTON, JOHN J. MARTIN, DICK LATESSA, HARVEY EVANS, KURT PETERSON, MARTI ROLPH, VIRGINIA SANDIFUR, VICTORIA MALLORY, CHARLES WELCH and MARCIE STRINGER ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM ("A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum", "West Side Story", "Gypsy", "Company", "Follies", "Merrily We Roll Along", "Do I Hear a Waltz?", "A Little Night Music", "Sweeney Todd", "Pacific Overtures", "Sunday in the Park With George", "Into the Woods", "Passion", "Assassins"); Book by JAMES GOLDMAN; Playbill Cover designed by DAVID EDWARD BYRD; Sets designed by BORIS ARONSON; Costumes designed by FLORENCE KLOTZ; Choreographed by MICHAEL BENNETT; Directed by HAROLD PRINCE and MICHAEL BENNETT; Produced by HAROLD PRINCE in association with RUTH MITCHELL ..... DETAILS: The 40 page playbill measures 6" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and individual bios of each of the actors and members of the creative team, but no cast photos. Also includes a full page ad for the Original Broadway Cast recording of Sondheim's "COMPANY" on Columbia Records (third scanned image), a second ad promoting the production and a related article on the "Ziegfeld Girls" ..... CONDITION: With the exception of slight edge discoloration to some inside pages, 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.
