Julie Newmar "LI'L ABNER" Lea DeLaria / Alice Ripley / Dana Ivey 1998 Playbill

Description

This is a beautiful April 1998 playbill from the "Encores" Concert presentation of the JOHNNY MERCER and GENE de PAUL musical comedy "LI'L ABNER" at the City Center Theatre in New York City. (The Original Broadway production opened November 15th, 1956 at the St. James Theatre in New York City and ran for 693 performances. The City Center "Encores" Concert was presented for six performances beginning March 26th, 1998.) ..... The cast included LEA DeLARIA, TOM RIIS FARRELL, KATIE FINNERAN, JONATHAN FREEMAN, DANA IVEY, DICK LATESSA, JOHN MINEO, BURKE MOSES, MICHAEL MULHEREN, JULIE NEWMAR, ALICE RIPLEY, DAVID OGDEN STIERS, DANNY BURSTEIN and CADY HUFFMAN with ROB FISHER and the COFFEE CLUB ORCHESTRA ..... CREDITS: Book by NORMAN PANAMA and MELVIN FRANK based on the characters of AL CAPP; Music by GENE de PAUL; Lyrics by JOHNNY MERCER ("St. Louis Woman", "Top Banana", "Texas L'il Darlin'", "Saratoga", "Li'l Abner"); Sets designed by JOHN LEE BEATTY; Choreographed by KATHLEEN MARSHALL; Directed by CHRISTOPHER ASHLEY; Produced by CITY CENTER ..... DETAILS: The 76 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.