Description
This is a beautiful January 17th, 1949 playbill from the the Original Broadway production of the KURT WEILL and ALAN JAY LERNER musical vaudeville "LOVE LIFE" which played the Forty-Sixth Street Theatre in New York City. (The production opened October 7th, 1948 and ran for 252 performances.) ..... The musical starred NANETTE FABRAY and RAY MIDDLETON (both shown in the cover photo) and featured JAY MARSHALL, CHERYL ARCHER, JOHNNY STEWART, DAVID THOMAS, HOLLY HARRIS, EVANS THORNTON, GENE TOBIN, VICTOR CLARKE, MARK KRAMER, ROBERT BYRN, LENN DALE, VINCENT GUGLEOTTI, DAVID COLLYER, LARRY ROBBINS, BARBARA McCUTCHEON, ED PHILLIPS, JULES RACINE and LILY PAGET ..... CREDITS: Book and Lyrics by ALAN JAY LERNER ("Brigadoon", "Paint Your Wagon", "My Fair Lady", "Camelot", "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever", "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue", "Carmelina", "Dance a Little Closer" and "Gigi"); Music by KURT WEILL ("Johnny Johnson", "Lost in the Stars", "Knickerbocker Holiday", "Lady in the Dark", "One Touch of Venus", "Street Scene", "Love Life", "Threepenny Opera"); Sets designed by BORIS ARONSON; Costumes designed by LUCINDA BALLARD; Musical Arrangements and Orchestrations by KURT WEILL; Choreographed by MICHAEL KIDD; Directed by ELIA KAZAN; Produced by CHERYL CRAWFORD ..... DETAILS: The 36 page playbill measures 6 1/2" 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 with the exception of the front cover, no cast photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this playbill is in excellent condition and will become 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.
