Description
This is a rare autographed October 11th, 1966 playbill from the Lincoln Center revival of the JEROME KERN and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II musical comedy "SHOW BOAT" at the O'Keefe Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (The production opened July 19th, 1966 at the New York State Theatre in New York City and ran for a limited engagement of 64 performances before going on the road. The tour began September 14th, 1966 in Detroit and ended November 19th, 1966 at the Shubert Theatre in Philadelphia.) ..... The musical starred BARBARA COOK (who signed the title page), CONSTANCE TOWERS, STEPHEN DOUGLASS and DAVID WAYNE and featured ALLYN ANN McLERIE, MARGARET HAMILTON, ROSETTA Le NOIRE, IRVING BARNES, WILLIAM TRAYLOR, BARTON STONE, DAVID THOMAS, BOB MONROE, HELEN NOYES, MAUREEN McNABB and LOU WILLS ..... CREDITS: Music by JEROME KERN ("Roberta", "Very Good Eddie", "Leave It To Jane", "Sally"); Book and Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II ("Oklahoma!", "Carousel", "The King and I", "Flower Drum Song", "South Pacific", "The Sound of Music") based on the novel "Show Boat" by EDNA FERBER; Sets designed by OLIVER SMITH; Costumes designed by STANLEY SIMMONS; Choreographed by RONALD FIELD; Directed by LAWRENCE KASHA; Produced by MUSIC THEATER OF LINCOLN CENTER (Richard Rodgers, President and Producing Director) ..... DETAILS: The 24 page playbill measures 5 3/4" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and bios of each of the leading actors, but no cast photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, 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.
