Description
This is a rare June 1980 playbill from the Broadway revival of the ARTHUR LAURENTS, LEONARD BERNSTEIN and STEPHEN SONDHEIM musical "WEST SIDE STORY" which played the Minskoff Theatre in New York City. (The production opened February 14th, 1980 and ran for 333 performances.) ..... The show starred DEBBIE ALLEN, JOSSIE De GUZMAN and KEN MARSHALL (who was replaced at this performance by BRENT BARRETT in his Broadway debut) and featured HECTOR JAIME MERCADO, JAMES J. MELLON, SAMMY SMITH, RAY CONTRERAS, JAKE TURNER and ARCH JOHNSON ..... 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"); Sets designed by OLIVER SMITH; Costumes designed by IRENE SHARAFF; Directed and Choreographed by JEROME ROBBINS; Produced by GLADYS RACKMIL, THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER and JAMES M. NEDERLANDER in association with RUTH MITCHELL ..... DETAILS: The 76 page playbill measures 5 5/8" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and bios of each of the actors and members of the creative team as well as individual head shots of each of the leading actors and five production photos. Includes an insert noting that at this performance, BRENT BARRETT will play the role of "Tony" (shown in the last scanned image above Brent Barrett's bio) ..... CONDITION: 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.
