Angela Lansbury "PRETTYBELLE" Gower Champion 1970 FLOP Rehearsal Press Photo

Description

This is a rare glossy press photograph of director GOWER CHAMPION rehearsing with actress ANGELA LANSBURY before the
out-of-town tryouts of the JULE STYNE and BOB MERRILL musical comedy flop "PRETTYBELLE" at the Shubert Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. (The production would open February 1st, 1971 at the Shubert Theatre in Boston and close there March 6th, 1971, canceling the scheduled Broadway opening at the Majestic Theatre.) ..... The musical starred ANGELA LANSBURY as the schizophrenic-alcoholic "Prettybelle Sweet" and featured CHARLOTTE RAE, JON CYPHER, MARK DAWSON, PETER LOMBARD, WILLIAM LARSEN, BARBARA ANN WALTERS, BERT MICHAELS, CHAD BLOCK, BOB KARL, RICHARD KUSS, MICHAEL JASON, JOE MORTON, RENEE LIPPIN, IGORS GAVON, JAN LEIGHTON, JOE MILAN, DEAN CRANE, Jr. and MAGGIE TASK ..... CREDITS: Music by JULE STYNE ("Gypsy", "Funny Girl", "Darling of the Day", "Do Re Mi", "Fade Out, Fade In", "Bells are Ringing", "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "Hazel Flagg", "High Button Shoes", "Lorelei", "Subways Are For Sleeping", "Sugar", "Prettybelle" and "Two on the Aisle"); Book and Lyrics by BOB MERRILL ("New Girl in Town", "Carnival", "Take Me Along", "Funny Girl", "Henry, Sweet Henry", "Sugar", "Breakfast at Tiffany's", "Prince of Grand Street") based on the novel "Prettybelle" by JEAN ARNOLD; Sets designed by OLIVER SMITH; Costumes designed by ANN ROTH; Directed and Choreographed by GOWER CHAMPION; Produced by ALEXANDER H. COHEN
..... DETAILS: This glossy photo measures 8" X 9 3/8" inches and includes a caption strip dated 12/29/70 and a clipped newspaper caption on the backside (second scanned image) ..... CONDITION: With the exception of background shadowing above Gower Champion's head, moderate creasing and light edge wear, this rare photo 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.