Cliff Gorman "LENNY" (Bruce) Joe Silver / Harvey Milk 1971 Broadway Playbill

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This is a beautiful June 1971 playbill from the opening weeks of the Original Broadway production of the JULIAN BARRY and TOM O'HORGAN play with music "LENNY" at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York City. (The production opened May 26th, 1971 and ran for 453 performances.) ..... Based on the life and words of comedian LENNY BRUCE, the show starred CLIFF GORMAN (Tony Award for "Best Actor in a Play") in the title role and featured JOE SILVER, ERICA YOHN, JANE HOUSE, ROBERT WEIL, JOHNNY ARMEN, MARKER BLOOMST, VAUGHN DE FOREST, JEANNETTE ERTELT, ERNIE FURTADO, JOHN GORDON, PAUL LIEBER, WARREN MEYERS, RON ODRICH, JODY OLIVER, MELODY SANTANGELO, ADAM SMITH and JAMES WIGFALL ..... CREDITS: Book by JULIAN BARRY based on the life and words of LENNY BRUCE; Music by TOM O'HORGAN; Sets designed by ROBIN WAGNER; Costumes designed by RANDY BARCELO; Directed by TOM O'HORGAN; Assistant to Tom O'Horgan: HARVEY MILK (Broadway debut); Produced by JULES FISHER, MARVIN WORTH and MICHAEL BUTLER .... Side Note: The playbill includes the first Broadway credit for HARVEY MILK (1930-1978) as assistant to the Director (shown in the last scanned image). Milk left New York in 1972 to establish a camera shop on San Francisco's Castro Street and eventually became a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, a leader of the gay rights movement and after his murder, an American icon ..... DETAILS: The 42 page playbill measures 6" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes and bios of each of the leading 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.
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