Description: This is a beautiful souvenir program from the Original Broadway production of the JOHNNY MERCER and GENE de PAUL musical comedy "LI'L ABNER" which played the St. James Theatre in New York City. (The production opened November 15th, 1956 and ran for 693 performances.) ..... The musical starred EDITH ADAMS and PETER PALMER and featured CHARLOTTE RAE, STUBBY KAYE, HOWARD ST. JOHN, TINA LOUISE ("Ginger" on TV's "Gilligan's Island"), JOE E. MARKS, BERN HOFFMAN, AL NESOR, TED THURSTON, JULIE NEWMAR, WILLIAM LANTEAU and STANLEY SIMMONDS ..... CREDITS: Book by NORMAN PANAMA and MELVIN FRANK based on the characters of AL CAPP; Music by GENE de PAUL; Lyrics by JOHNNY MERCER ("St. Louis Woman", "Top Banana", "Texas L'il Darlin'", "Saratoga", "Li'l Abner"); Sets designed by WILLIAM and JEAN ECKART; Costumes designed by ALVIN COLT; Directed and Choreographed by MICHAEL KIDD; Produced by NORMAN PANAMA, MELVIN FRANK and MICHAEL KIDD ..... 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, a page of excerpts from a number of New York reviews and several pages of photos of scenes from the musical ..... PLEASE NOTE: The scanned pages have been cropped due to the limitations of my scanner. The margins are slightly wider than shown ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor edge wear, this rare 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. Pay me securely with any major credit card through PayPal!
Price: 39.99 USD
Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon
End Time: 2023-12-10T00:21:01.000Z
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