Meredith Willson "HERE'S LOVE" Janis Paige / Craig Stevens 1963 Tryout Playbill

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I'm currently listing a large number of playbills from out-of-town tryouts prior to the Broadway runs. Many are from early performances when revisions were common and include song titles that were cut before opening in New York ....... This is a rare September 23rd, 1963 playbill from the Pre-Broadway tryout of the MEREDITH WILLSON musical "HERE'S LOVE" at the Shubert Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (The production would open October 3rd, 1963 at the Sam S. Shubert Theatre in New York City and run for 334 performances.) ..... The musical starred JANIS PAIGE, CRAIG STEVENS and LAURENCE NAISMITH (all shown in the cover photo with composer MEREDITH WILLSON) and featured Fred Gwynne, Diane Ball, Michael Bennett, Duane Bodin, Debbie Breen, Elaine Cancilla, Kathy Cody, Patrick Cummings, Ceil Delli, Larry Douglas, David Doyle, Suzanne France, Penny Gaston, William Griffis, Cliff Hall, Del Horstmann, Reby Howells, Gene Kelton, Ronnie Kroll, Mara Landi, Baayork Lee, Valerie Lee, David Lober, Sal Lombardo, Mary Louise, William Louther, Bob McClure, Terrin Miles, Hal Norman, Patti Pappathatos, Paul Reed, Sandra Roveta, Arthur Rubin, Darrell Sandeen, Carolsue Shaer, John Sharpe, Bill Stanton and Leesa Troy ..... CREDITS: Book, Music and Lyrics by MEREDITH WILLSON ("The Unsinkable Molly Brown", "The Music Man") based on "Miracle on 34th Street" by Valentine Davies; Sets designed by WILLIAM and JEAN ECKART; Costumes designed by ALVIN COLT; Choreographed by MICHAEL KIDD; Produced and Directed by STUART OSTROW ..... DETAILS: The 30 page playbill measures 6" 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 and members of the creative team but with the exception of the front cover, no cast photos. The playbill includes a full page ad for the Original Broadway Cast recording of "HERE'S LOVE" (Coming Soon) on Columbia Records ..... CONDITION: 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 ..... 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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