Lucille Ball "WILDCAT" Cy Coleman / Keith Andes 1960 Tryout Souvenir Program

Description

This is a rare souvenir program from the Pre-Broadway tryouts of the CY COLEMAN, N. RICHARD NASH and CAROLYN LEIGH musical comedy "WILDCAT" starring LUCILLE BALL. (The production would open December 16th, 1960 at the
Alvin Theatre in New York City
and run for 171 performances.) ..... The musical starred LUCILLE BALL in her only Broadway starring role and featured KEITH ANDES, EDITH KING, PAULA STEWART, CLIFFORD DAVID, DON TOMKINS, HOWARD FISCHER and SWEN SWENSON ..... CREDITS: Music by CY COLEMAN ("Wildcat", "Little Me", "Seesaw", "I Love My Wife", "On the Twentieth Century", "Barnum", "City of Angels", "The Will Rogers Follies"); Book by N, RICHARD NASH; Lyrics by CAROLYN LEIGH ("Peter Pan", "Wildcat", "Little Me", "How Now, Dow Jones"); Sets designed by PETER LARKIN; Costumes designed by ALVIN COLT; Entire Production Directed and Choreographed by MICHAEL KIDD; Produced by MICHAEL KIDD and N. RICHARD NASH ..... DETAILS: The oversized 20 page program measures 9" X 12" inches and includes full production credits, photos and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, promotional text and three pages of rehearsal photos ..... PLEASE NOTE: The scanned pages have been cropped due to the limitations of my scanner. The margins are slightly wider than shown ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a small crease in the center and minor edge wear, 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 sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
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