Betty Buckley "WEST SIDE STORY" Stephen Sondheim 1966 Fort Worth, Texas Playbill

Description

This is a rare August 29th, 1966 playbill from the two-week, Summer Stock engagement of the
ARTHUR LAURENTS, LEONARD BERNSTEIN and STEPHEN SONDHEIM musical "WEST SIDE STORY"
at the Casa Manana Musical Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas. (The Original Broadway production opened
September 26th, 1957 at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City and ran for 732 performances
.) ..... The cast included nineteen year-old BETTY BUCKLEY who would make her Broadway debut two years later in "1776". The musical starred DON McKAY as "Tony" and PAT TURNER as "Anita" and featured RICHARD FRANCE, RAYMOND GEORGE, RONNIE HEADRICK, STEVE RILEY, DON WALLIS, JACK STUTEVILLE, BUDDY HARRIS, MAGGI MOAR, JOYCE GREENWOOD, ELAINE KING, BETTY BUCKLEY, LORINDA JACKSON, KATHY MILES, FRANCELLE FULLER, BRYAN da SILVA, ARNO SELCO, ZAC WARD, SPENCE HENDERSON, CARL TRESSLER, JEFF BUTLER, DOROTHY EMMERSON, JAN BROWN, REGGI REECE, SUSAN RILEY, JANIZ MINSHEW, RYNA HEADRICK, DALE HOWARD, JOHNNY SIMONS, RYAN EDWARDS and LLOYD CRADER .....  CREDITS:
Music by LEONARD BERNSTEIN ("On the Town", "Wonderful Town", "Candide", "Peter Pan", "West Side Story", "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue"); Book by ARTHUR LAURENTS based on a conception by JEROME ROBBINS; Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM ("A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum", "West Side Story", "Gypsy", "Anyone Can Whistle", "Company", "Follies", "Do I Hear a Waltz?", "A Little Night Music", "Sweeney Todd", "Pacific Overtures", "Sunday in the Park With George", "Into the Woods", "Assassins", "Passion");
Orchestra conducted by ARTHUR LIEF; Sets designed by ALAN KIMMEL; Costumes designed by EVELYN NORTON ANDERSON; Choreographed by ELLEN RAY; Directed by
RICHARD FRANCE
; Produced by MELVIN O. DACUS ..... DETAILS: The six panel, bi-fold playbill measures 4 3/4" X 8 1/4" inches (13 7/8" X 8 1/4" inches when opened) and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and local advertising, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light creasing, 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.
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