"A Party with BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN" 1962 Philadelphia Playbill

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This is a rare May 21st, 1962 "Playgoer" playbill for the one-week, Summer Stock engagement of the musical revue "A PARTY WITH COMDEN AND GREEN"  at the John B. Kelly Playhouse in the Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (The Original Broadway production opened December 23rd, 1958 at the John Golden Theatre in New York City and ran for 82 performances.) ..... Following a series of successful Monday night shows at the Off-Broadway Cherry Lane Theatre, the brilliant collaborating team of BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN were scheduled to play three weeks at the Golden Theatre, but due to overwhelming demand extended the engagement until May 23rd, 1959. Performing songs from their early Night Club Act ("The Revuers") as well as their successful Broadway shows, Comden and Green were accompanied by WARNER SHILKRET at the piano ..... Biographical note: The team of BETTY COMDEN (
1917 - 2006) and
ADOLPH GREEN
(1915 - 2002) were the longest running creative partnership in theatre history. They began writing and performing their own satirical comic material in a group called "The Revuers", which included the late Judy Holliday. They went on to collaborate with Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins on what was the first Broadway show for all four, "On the Town". Also with Mr. Bernstein, they wrote the lyrics for "Wonderful Town"
and with Jule Styne, the book and/or lyrics for "Bells Are Ringing", "Do Re Mi", "Subways Are For Sleeping", "Fade Out - Fade In", "Hallelujah, Baby!" and others. They won five Tony Awards for the musicals "Wonderful Town", "Applause", "Hallelujah, Baby!" and "On the Twentieth Century". The Comden and Green film musicals include "Singin' in the Rain", "The Band Wagon", "On the Town", "Bells Are Ringing", "It's Always Fair Weather", "Good News", "Auntie Mame" and "The Barkleys of Broadway". "Singin' in the Rain" was recently voted as one of the ten best American movies ever made by a vote of international film critics conducted by the prestigious magazine "Sight and Sound". As performers, Comden and Green were members of the Original Broadway Cast of "On the Town", and later did an evening at New York's Golden Theatre, "A Party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green", comprised of material from their own shows and films as well as their act, "The Revuers". In 1977 they did a new version of "A Party" to unanimous acclaim at the Morosco Theatre and later toured throughout the country. (Source: Songwriters Hall of Fame) ..... CREDITS: Music by LEONARD BERNSTEIN, JULE STYNE, ANDRE PREVIN, MORTON GOULD, ROGER EDENS and SAUL CHAPLIN; Lyrics by BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN ("On the Town", "Two On the Aisle", "Wonderful Town", "Bells Are Ringing", "Do Re Mi", "Subways Are For Sleeping", "Fade Out - Fade In", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "Lorelei", "Applause", "On the Twentieth Century", "A Doll's Life", "The Will Rogers Follies"); Sets designed by CHARLES EVANS; Originally Directed by GUS SCHIRMER, Jr.; Produced by ETHELYN R. THRASHER ..... DETAILS: The 16 page playbill measures 6" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, list of shows and bios of Comden and Green, but no cast photos ..... CONDITION: 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 ..... SHIPPING DISCOUNTS: Check my "Other Items" for additional rare Broadway playbills and other theatre related memorabilia. Shipping discounts are available for multiple purchases when all items are combined into a single payment. Please wait for a revised invoice before sending payment ..... THANKS !!!
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