Description: This is a rare Tuesday evening, March 10th, 1953 (Opening Night) playbill from the Broadway revival of the GEORGE GERSHWIN, IRA GERSHWIN and DU BOSE HEYWARD American Folk Opera "PORGY AND BESS" at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City. (This ambitious revival was produced for the first European tour of the musical which opened October 9th, 1952 at London's Stoll Theatre. After five months of performances throughout Europe, the production settled into New York's Ziegfeld Theatre on March 10th, 1953 for 305 performances before returning to the road.) ..... The outstanding cast included LeVERN HUTCHERSON, LESLIE SCOTT and IRVING BARNES alternating as "Porgy", LEONTYNE PRICE and URYLEE LEONARDOS alternating as "Bess" and CAB CALLOWAY as "Sportin' Life", the role that was conceived with him in mind. Additional cast members included HELEN DOWDY, GEORGIA BURKE, HELEN COLBERT, JERRY LAWS, HELEN THIGPEN, JOSEPH JAMES, HOWARD ROBERTS, SHERMAN SNEED, HUGH DILWORTH, JOSEPH CRAWFORD, JOHN McCURRY, CATHERINE AYERS, SAM KASAKOFF, WALTER RIEMER, WILLIAM VEASEY, MOSES LaMARR, ELIZABETH FOSTER, RAY YEATES and WILLIS DAILY ..... CREDITS: Book by DU BOSE HEYWARD founded on the play "Porgy" by DU BOSE and DOROTHY HEYWARD; Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN ("Girl Crazy", "Lady, Be Good!", "Oh, Kay!", "Funny Face", "Rosalie", "Of Thee I Sing", "Porgy and Bess", "George White's Scandals"); Lyrics by DU BOSE HEYWARD and IRA GERSHWIN; Sets designed by WOLFGANG ROTH; Costumes designed by JED MACE; Choral Direction by EVA JESSYE; Orchestra Conducted by ALEXANDER SMALLENS; Directed by ROBERT BREEN; Produced by BLEVINS DAVIS and ROBERT BREEN ..... DETAILS: The 28 page playbill measures 6 1/2" 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 soiling to the cover and minor 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.
Price: 39.99 USD
Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon
End Time: 2025-01-29T21:06:00.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.95 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
