Imogene Coca "BELLS ARE RINGING" Marian Mercer / Jule Styne 1959 Playbill

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This is a rare August 1959 playbill from the Summer Stock engagement of the JULE STYNE, BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN musical comedy "BELLS ARE RINGING" at the Playhouse in the Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (The Original Broadway production opened November 29th, 1956 at the Sam S. Shubert Theatre in New York City and ran for 924 performances.) ..... The musical starred IMOGENE COCA as "Ella Peterson" and featured KING DONOVAN, JANE DULO, TED ERWIN, NED WERTIMER, AUSTIN COLYER, YVONNE OTHON, LENNY DALE, JERRY MANN, HAYDEN GRIFFIN, GORDON OAS-HEIN, JAMES SAVETT, ALLAN BYRNS, JIMMY QUINN, SHARI CLYMAS, WIN MAYO, JAMES MARTINE, TANYA EVERETT, GEORGE HALE, LOUANNA GARDNER, MARIAN MERCER, LYNNETTE SABRE, RICHARD MAZZA, LILA HERBERT, SUSAN GREENBAUM, PAT McDEVITT and SUZANNE SIMON ..... CREDITS: Music by JULE STYNE ("Gypsy", "Darling of the Day", "Do Re Mi", "Fade Out, Fade In", "Funny Girl", "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "Hazel Flagg", "High Button Shoes", "Lorelei", "Sugar", "Prettybelle", "Subways Are For Sleeping" and "Two on the Aisle"); Book and Lyrics by BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN ("On the Town", "Wonderful Town", "Bells are Ringing", "Say, Darling", "Do Re Mi", "Subways are for Sleeping", "Fade Out, Fade In", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "On the Twentieth Century", "The Will Rogers Follies"); Sets designed by CHARLES EVANS; Choreographed by LENNY DALE; Directed by JERRY ADLER; Produced by S. M. HANDELSMAN ..... DETAILS: The 16 page program measures 6" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and bios of each of the leading actors, but no cast photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor edge wear, 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 ..... SHIPPING DISCOUNTS: Check my "Other Items" for additional rare Broadway playbills and other theatre related memorabilia. Shipping discounts are available for multiple purchases when all items are combined into a single payment. Please wait for a revised invoice before sending payment ..... THANKS !!!
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