poster on linen Gwen Vernon in DAMN YANKEES 1958 USA 3sht ORIGINAL LINENBACKED

Description: Original 1958 USA THREE SHEET poster used in movie theaters for marketing in America. This rare vintage movie paper is in GOOD to VERY GOOD condition, with a natural age-appropriate appearance. Poster displays well. A restored poster that displays signs of use. Parts of the borders have been painted to address edge and fold wear, fold separation, minor chipping, few tears, stains. Touchup was applied along parts of the folds and within parts of the orange background to correct fold wear, censorship stamps, and small tears, stains. Some blemishes remain visible. Grades on all restored items are pre-restoration grades. Linen border is one to two inches outside paper border. FAST & SAFE DELIVERY. Part of a gallery of more than ONE THOUSAND LINENBACKED and more than 30,000 un-restored original rare paper items being offered for the first time to the eBay community. Please, ask questions before purchase, we will do our best to oblige you. 1958. Directed by GEORGE ABBOTT, STANLEY DONEN. TAGLINE: "What Lola wants Lola gets!" - A frustrated fan of the hopeless Washington Senators makes a pact with the Devil to help the baseball team win the league pennant. Film adaptation of the George Abbott Broadway musical about a Washington Senators fan who makes a pact with the Devil to help his baseball team win the league pennant. Academy Award OSCAR Nomination for Best Musical Score. CAST includes Tab Hunter, Gwen Verdon, Ray Walston, Jean Stapleton, Russ Brown, Yogi Berra, Bob Fosse, Mickey Mantle, Moose Skowron, Shannon Bolin, Nathaniel Frey, Rae Allen, James Komack. BEHIND THE SCENES TRIVIA : Gwen Verdon's dance partner in "Who's Got the Pain?" is none other than Bob Fosse, who was restaging his stage choreography for the film, and took the opportunity to step into the number, which became a rare and treasured opportunity for Broadway fans to see the artist and his muse perform together. Verdon and Fosse married in 1960. At the end of "Who's Got The Pain?," as Bob Fosse exits the stage into the wings, Tab Hunter congratulates him with an enthusiastic, "Great work, Fosse!" - using Bob Fosse's actual name. In the 1960s, Jean Stapleton reprised her role as Sister Miller in a revival of the stage version of Damn Yankees, and drew the attention of producer Norman Lear, who immediately offered her for the role Edith Bunker in All in the Family (1971). Tab Hunter and Gwen Verdon's duet of "Two Lost Souls" was captured live on the set during filming, with the intention of re-recording the vocals in post-production. However, the stars' on-set chemistry was so infectious -- and so in keeping with the freewheeling style of the number -- that director Stanley Donen ultimately decided to leave it as it was, Hunter and Verdon's frequent off-key clunkers notwithstanding. A musicians' strike forced the performers to sing and dance to a piano and metronome accompaniment. The orchestral arrangements were recorded and looped in post-production. Because so many of the artists associated with the original stage show were recruited for the film version, Damn Yankees (1958) emerged as one of the most faithful movie adaptations of a Broadway musical. With original star Gwen Verdon and choreographer Bob Fosse on hand, the film captures every move of Verdon's legendary Tony Award-winning performance, particularly her signature hip isolations, on spectacular display in her showstopping musical numbers. Gwen Verdon won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, Ray Walston copped the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, Russ Brown won the Tony Award as Best Featured Actor in a Musical, and Rae Allen was nominated as Best Featured Actress in a Musical. All four performers reprised their roles in the film version.

Price: 924.95 USD

Location: Wake Forest, North Carolina

End Time: 2025-01-21T17:19:22.000Z

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