Rodgers & Hart "PAL JOEY" Vivienne Segal / George Tapps 1941 Boston Broadside

Description

This is a rare December 1st, 1941 broadside (single page playbill) from the Post-Broadway engagement of the RICHARD RODGERS and LORENZ HART musical comedy "PAL JOEY" at the Shubert Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. (The production opened December 25th, 1940 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City and ran for 374 performances before going on the road.) ..... The musical starred VIVIENNE SEGAL as "Vera Simpson" and GEORGE TAPPS
as "Joey Evans"
and featured
AVERELL HARRIS, MIGNON WRIGHT, VIVIENNE ALLEN, CLAIRE ANDERSON, ANNE BLAIR, BETTY LYNN, TY KEARNEY, DAVID JONES, DORIS STUART, RICHARD IRVING,
JOHN CLARKE, EDISON RICE, NORMAN VAN EMBURGH, MILDRED TODD, DUMMY SPELVIN, DAVID BURNS, JAMES LANE, CLIFF DUNSTAN and SHIRLEY PAIGE
..... CREDITS: Music by RICHARD RODGERS; Lyrics by LORENZ HART (together, the composer and lyricist collaborated on "The Boys From Syracuse", "A Connecticut Yankee", "Babes In Arms", "By Jupiter", "Higher and Higher", "Pal Joey", "I Married An Angel", "I'd Rather Be Right", "Too Many Girls" and "On Your Toes"); Book by JOHN O'HARA; Sets designed by JO MIELZINER; Costumes designed by JOHN KOENIG; Choreographed by ROBERT ALTON; Produced and Directed by GEORGE ABBOTT ..... DETAILS: The single page, two-sided playbill measures 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes and list of musical numbers, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of moderate to heavy creasing, this rare broadside 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.