Angela Lansbury "GYPSY" Stephen Sondheim '73 London "Plays and Players" Magazine

Description

This is a rare July 1973 issue of London's "PLAYS and PLAYERS" magazine featuring ANGELA LANSBURY
on the front cover.
She was starring in the
Original West End production of the JULE STYNE and STEPHEN SONDHEIM musical comedy "GYPSY" at the Piccadilly Theatre in London. (The London production opened May 29th, 1973 and ran for 300 performances. A Broadway revival would follow beginning September 23rd, 1974 at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City, running for 120 performances.) ..... The musical starred ANGELA LANSBURY as "Mama Rose" (the role originated by ETHEL MERMAN in 1959) and featured BARRY INGHAM as "Herbie", ZAN CHARISSE as "Louise" and BONNIE LANGFORD as "Baby June" ..... Side Note: ANGELA LANSBURY would win the Tony Award for "Best Actress in a Musical" in 1975, the award that eluded ETHEL MERMAN in 1960 ..... CREDITS: Music by JULE STYNE (composer of "Bells Are Ringing", "Gypsy", "Darling of the Day", "Do Re Mi", "Fade Out, Fade In", "Funny Girl", "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "Hazel Flagg", "High Button Shoes", "Lorelei", "Say, Darling", "Subways Are For Sleeping", "Sugar", "Prettybelle" and "Two on the Aisle"); Book by ARTHUR LAURENTS suggested by the memoirs of GYPSY ROSE LEE; Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM ("A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum", "West Side Story", "Company", "Follies", "A Little Night Music", "Do I Hear a Waltz?", "Sweeney Todd", "Pacific Overtures", "Merrily We Roll Along", "Sunday in the Park With George", "Into the Woods", "Passion", "Assassins"); Sets designed by ROBERT RANDOLPH; Costumes designed by RAOUL PENE du BOIS; Jerome Robbins' Choreography reproduced by ROBERT TUCKER; Directed by ARTHUR LAURENTS; Produced by BARRY M. BROWN and FRITZ HOLT in association with EDGAR LANSBURY, JOSEPH BERUH and H. M. TENNENT LTD.
..... DETAILS: The 76 page magazine measures 8 1/2" X 11" inches and includes the wonderful cover photo
as well as well as seven additional production photos in two
related articles (shown in the scanned images). The magazine includes additional features on other current West End and Provincial theatre productions ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a light corner crease and minor edge wear, this rare publication is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to any collection. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.