Description
This is a rare autographed February 19th, 1978 OPENING NIGHT playbill from the Original Broadway production of the CY COLEMAN, BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN musical comedy "ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY" which played the St. James Theatre in New York City. (The production opened February 19th, 1978 and ran for 449 performances.) ..... The musical starred MADELINE KAHN, JOHN CULLUM (winner of the Tony Award for "Best Actor in a Musical") and IMOGENE COCA and featured GEORGE COE, DEAN DITTMAN, KEVIN KLINE (who would win the Tony Award for "Best Featured Actor in a Musical"), RUFUS SMITH, GEORGE LEE ANDREWS, TOM BATTEN, JUDY KAYE and WILLI BURKE ..... Note: The title page was signed by composer CY COLEMAN, stars JOHN CULLUM and IMOGENE COCA and playwright BRUCE MILLHOLLAND as well as one additional unidentified signature ..... CREDITS: Music by CY COLEMAN ("Wildcat", "Sweet Charity", "Little Me", "Seesaw", "I Love My Wife", "On the Twentieth Century", "Barnum", "City of Angels", "The Will Rogers Follies"); Book and Lyrics by BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN ("On the Town", "Wonderful Town", "Bells are Ringing", "Say, Darling", "Do Re Mi", "Two on the Aisle", "Subways are for Sleeping", "Fade Out, Fade In", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "On the Twentieth Century", "Applause", "A Doll's Life", "The Will Rogers Follies") based on plays by BEN HECHT, CHARLES MAC ARTHUR and BRUCE MILLHOLLAND; Sets designed by ROBIN WAGNER; Costumes designed by FLORENCE KLOTZ; Choreographed by LARRY FULLER; Directed by HAROLD PRINCE; Produced by ROBERT FRYER, MARY LEA JOHNSON, JAMES CRESSON and MARTIN RICHARDS in association with JOSEPH HARRIS and IRA BERNSTEIN ..... DETAILS: The 48 page playbill measures 5 5/8" 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 as well as individual head shots of each of the cast members and a page of "Scenes" (five production photos) from the musical ..... CONDITION: (Please Note!) There is discoloration to a number of inside pages. Despite this flaw, this rare playbill 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.
