George Gershwin "PORGY and BESS" Maya Angelou 1955 Barcelona, Spain Tour Program

Description

This is a rare February 3rd, 1955 program from the three-night, return engagement of the GEORGE GERSHWIN, IRA GERSHWIN and DU BOSE HEYWARD American Folk Opera "PORGY AND BESS" at the Gran Teatro Del Liceo in Barcelona, Spain. (The first European tour began October 9th, 1952 at London's Stoll Theatre and after five months of performances throughout Europe, the production returned to New York's Ziegfeld Theatre on March 10th, 1953 for 305 performances. The production then played a number of American cities followed in the fall of 1954 with an ambitious tour of South America, the Middle East and a second trip to Europe.) ..... The cast of the four performance Barcelona engagement included IRENE WILLIAMS, GLORIA DAVY and FREDYE MARSHALL alternating as "Bess", LeVERN HUTCHERSON and LESLIE SCOTT alternating as "Porgy" and LORENZO FULLER and JOSEPH ATTLES alternating as "Sportin' Life" and in a supporting role as "Ruby" was MAYA ANGELOU (shown in the last scanned image). Additional cast members included GEORGIA BURKE, HELEN THIGPEN, JERRY LAWS, JOSEPH JAMES, WILLIAM VEASEY, HELEN COLBERT, JOHN McCURRY, IRVING BARNES, MOSES LaMARR, CATHERINE AYERS, MARTHA FLOWERS, MERRITT SMITH, RHODA BOGGS, PAUL HARRIS, WALTER RIEMER, JAMES HAWTHORNE BEY and RAY YEATES ..... 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; Sets designed by WOLFGANG ROTH; Costumes designed by JED MACE; Program Cover Illustrated by JEAN CHEVAL; Choral Direction by EVA JESSYE; Orchestra Conducted by ALEXANDER SMALLENS; Directed by ROBERT BREEN; Produced by HERVE DUGARDIN in association with BLEVINS DAVIS and ROBERT BREEN ..... DETAILS: The 52 page program measures 6 3/4" X 9 5/8" inches, was printed in Spain and includes (most text in Spanish) full production credits, cast list, photos and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, scenes and musical numbers, promotional text and several production photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light creasing and minor edge wear to the cover, 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, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
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