Carol Burnett (Debut) "ONCE UPON A MATTRESS" Mary Rodgers 1959 Souvenir Program

Description

This is a rare
souvenir program from the
Original Broadway production of the MARY RODGERS and MARSHALL BARER musical comedy hit "ONCE UPON A MATTRESS" at the Alvin Theatre in New York City. (The production opened May 11th, 1959 at the Off-Broadway Phoenix Theatre, transferred to New York's Alvin Theatre on November 25th, 1959, moved to the Winter Garden on February 24th, 1960, the Cort Theatre on April 25th, 1960 and closed at the St. James Theatre on July 2nd, 1960, running for a combined 460 performances.) ..... The musical starred CAROL BURNETT in her Broadway debut and featured JOE BOVA, ANNE JONES, WILL LEE, JERRY NEWBY, DAN RESIN, HARRY SNOW, ROBERT WEIL and JANE WHITE ..... CREDITS: Book by JAY THOMPSON, MARSHALL BARER and DEAN FULLER; Music by MARY RODGERS; Lyrics by MARSHALL BARER; Choreography by JOE LAYTON; Sets and Costumes designed by WILLIAM and JEAN ECKART; Directed by GEORGE ABBOTT; Produced by T. EDWARD HAMBLETON, NORRIS HOUGHTON, WILLIAM ECKART and JEAN ECKART
..... DETAILS: The oversized 20 page program measures 9" X 12" inches and includes full production credits, photos and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team and several pages of photos of scenes from the musical ..... PLEASE NOTE: The scanned pages have been cropped due to the limitations of my scanner. The margins are slightly wider than shown ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light surface rubbing to the covers and moderate edge wear at the seam, this rare program 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.