Phil Silvers "DO RE MI" Nancy Walker / Jule Styne 1960 Tryout Souvenir Program

Description

This is a rare souvenir program from the Pre-Broadway tryouts of the JULE STYNE, BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN musical comedy "DO RE MI". (The production would open December 26th, 1960 at the St. James Theatre in New York City and run for 400 performances.) ..... The musical starred comedian PHIL SILVERS and NANCY WALKER and featured JOHN REARDON, NANCY DUSSAULT, DAVID BURNS, GEORGE MATHEWS, AL LEWIS, AL NESOR, MARILYN CHILD and GEORGE GIVOT ..... CREDITS: Music by JULE STYNE (prolific composer of "Gypsy", "Darling of the Day", "Fade Out, Fade In", "Funny Girl", "Bells are Ringing", "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "Hazel Flagg", "High Button Shoes", "Prettybelle", "Subways Are For Sleeping", "Sugar" and "Two on the Aisle"); Book and Lyrics by BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN ("On the Town", "Two on the Aisle", "Wonderful Town", "Peter Pan", "Bells Are Ringing", "Say, Darling", "Do Re Mi", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "Fade Out, Fade In", "Subways Are For Sleeping", "Applause", "A Doll's Life", "On the Twentieth Century", "The Will Rogers Follies"); Sets designed by BORIS ARONSON; Costumes designed by IRENE SHARAFF; Choreographed by MARC BREAUX and DEEDEE WOOD; Directed by GARSON KANIN; Produced by DAVID MERRICK ..... 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 and two pages of rehearsal photos ..... PLEASE NOTE: The scanned pages have been cropped due to the limitations of my scanner. The margins are slightly wider than shown ..... CONDITION: 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.
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