George Gershwin "PORGY and BESS" Audra McDonald / Norm Lewis 2012 Opening Night

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This is a beautiful January 12th, 2012 OPENING NIGHT playbill and single-page advertising handbill (flyer) from the Broadway revival of the innovative and controversial stage adaptation of the GEORGE GERSHWIN, IRA GERSHWIN and DU BOSE HEYWARD American Folk Opera "PORGY AND BESS" at New York's Richard Rodgers Theatre. (The production opened January 12th, 2012 and ran for 293 performances.) ..... The Original Broadway production opened October 10th, 1935 at the Alvin Theatre and ran for a disappointing 124 performances. Despite its early demise, this Gershwin masterwork remains one of the greatest of all American musicals and musical theatre scores. It wasn't until years later, after GEORGE GERSHWIN's untimely death at the age of 38 that the work received the acclamation it deserved ..... The revival which originated at Harvard's American Repertory Theatre in August 2011, starred NORM LEWIS as "Porgy", AUDRA McDONALD as "Bess" and DAVID ALAN GRIER as "Sportin' Life" and featured PHILLIP BOYKIN as "Crown", NIKKI RENEE DANIELS, JOSHUA HENRY, CHRISTOPHER INNVAR, BRYONHA MARIE PARHAM, NATASHA YVETTE WILLIAMS, ALLISON BLACKWELL, ROOSEVELT ANDRE CREDIT, TREVON DAVIS, JOSEPH DELLGER, WILKIE FERGUSON III, CARMEN RUBY FLOYD, HEATHER HILL, DAVID HUGHEY, ANDREA JONES-SOJOLA, ALICIA HALL MORAN, CEDRIC NEAL, PHUMZILE SOJOLA, NATHANIEL STAMPLEY, JULIUS THOMAS III, J. D. WEBSTER and LISA NICOLE WILKERSON ..... CREDITS: Book by DU BOSE HEYWARD founded on the play "Porgy" by DU BOSE and DOROTHY HEYWARD; Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN ("Girl Crazy", "Lady, Be Good!", "Oh, Kay!", "Funny Face", "Rosalie", "Of Thee I Sing", "Porgy and Bess", "George White's Scandals"); Lyrics by DU BOSE HEYWARD and IRA GERSHWIN; Adapted by SUZAN-LORI PARKS and DIEDRE L. MURRAY; Sets designed by RICCARDO HERNANDEZ; Costumes designed by ESOSA; Choreographed by RONALD K. BROWN; Directed by DIANE PAULUS; Originally Produced by THE AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER ..... DETAILS: The 62 page playbill measures 5 3/8" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, bios of each of the actors and members of the creative team as well as individual head shots of each of the cast members. Also includes an article on this production with two full color photos. The single page, two-sided handbill measures 4" X 9" inches (shown in the last scanned image) ..... CONDITION: This set is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This set will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard ..... SHIPPING DISCOUNTS: Check my "Other Items" for additional rare Broadway playbills and other theatre related memorabilia. Multiple purchases qualify for shipping discounts when all items are combined into a single payment. Please wait for a revised invoice before sending payment ..... THANKS !!!
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