Description
This is a beautiful May 1994 playbill from the "Encores" Concert presentation of the MOSS HART, KURT WEILL and IRA GERSHWIN musical "LADY IN THE DARK" at the City Center Theatre in New York City. (The Original Broadway production opened January 23rd, 1941 at the Alvin Theatre in New York City and ran for 162 performances before taking a summer hiatus and brief tour. The show returned to the Alvin Theatre September 2nd, 1941 for an additional 305 performances. The City Center "Encores" Concert was presented for four performances beginning May 4th, 1994.) ..... The show starred CHRISTINE EBERSOLE as "Liza Elliott", the role originated by GERTRUDE LAWRENCE and the cast included TONY GOLDWYN (star of TV's "Scandal"), JAMIE BAER, PATRICK CASSIDY, SUSAN CELLA, JOHN CLONTS, FRANK CONVERSE, VICTOR DODONOW, LISA ERICKSEN, DEBBI FUHRMAN, CHRISTOPHER HARRISON, MARC HELLER, EDWARD HIBBERT, BETSY JOSLYN, JOHN KRAMAR, MARIE LAURENCE-DANVERS, LORI BROWN MIRABAL, JOE MORTON, KAREN MURPHY, TABB NANCE, ROBERT OSBORNE, ROBERT RANDLE, LUCY SCHAUFER, CAROLE SHELLEY, DANIEL SHIGO, TRACY LEIGH SPINDLER, HANK STRATTON, BRENT WEBER and KAMILA ZAPYTOWSKA with ROB FISHER and the COFFEE CLUB ORCHESTRA ..... CREDITS: Music by KURT WEILL ("Johnny Johnson", "Knickerbocker Holiday", "Lady in the Dark", "One Touch of Venus", "Lost in the Stars", "Street Scene", "Love Life", "The Threepenny Opera"); Book by MOSS HART; Lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN ("Girl Crazy", "Lady, Be Good!", "I'd Rather Be Right", "Oh, Kay!", "Rosalie", "Funny Face", "Lady in the Dark", "Porgy and Bess"); Sets designed by JOHN LEE BEATTY; Costumes designed by LINDSAY W. DAVIS; Choreographed by DANIEL PELZIG; Adapted and Directed by LARRY CARPENTER; Produced by CITY CENTER ..... DETAILS: The 68 page playbill measures 5 3/8" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, musical synopsis, program notes and bios of each of the actors and members of the creative team, but no cast photos ..... 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.
