Shirley Jones "LADY IN THE DARK" Kurt Weill / Ira Gershwin 1953 Souvenir Program

Description

This is a rare August 10th, 1953 souvenir program from the one-week, Civic Light Opera production of the MOSS HART, KURT WEILL and IRA GERSHWIN musical "LADY IN THE DARK" at Pitt Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (The Original Broadway production opened January 23rd, 1941 at the Alvin Theatre in New York and ran for 162 performances before taking a summer hiatus and brief tour. The show returned to the Alvin Theatre September 2nd, 1941 for an additional 305 performances.) ..... The musical starred BILLIE WORTH and featured nineteen year-old SHIRLEY MAE JONES (shown in the fourth scanned image) in one of her earliest roles, FRED HARPER, OLIVE REEVES SMITH, LEE BERGERE, WILLIAM MARTEL, PHILIP CARLYLE, NINA KORDA, ARLYNE FRANK, GEORGIANN JOHNSON, GEORGE BALLIS, TRUDY MILES, ERMINE DASPIT, GLORIA CUTTING, BARBARA GEARY, LEONARD CEELEY, JEAN BLACK, VICTOR CLARKE, EDWIN HOLLEMAN, KATHLEEN FOSTER, ALMA LIND, ADRIENNE STRATHEARN and J. C. McCORD ..... Side Note: Nineteen year-old SHIRLEY JONES was crowned Miss Pittsburgh the previous year and had appeared in several productions at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. Within a few months, Miss Jones would sign a contract with Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II and join the chorus of
South Pacific
on Broadway and a few years later be entertaining movie audiences with her roles in
Oklahoma!, Carousel, The Music Man
and
April Love
..... CREDITS: Music by KURT WEILL ("Johnny Johnson", "Knickerbocker Holiday", "Lady in the Dark", "One Touch of Venus", "Lost in the Stars", "Street Scene", "Love Life", "Threepenny Opera"); Book by MOSS HART; Lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN ("Girl Crazy", "Lady, Be Good!", "I'd Rather Be Right", "Oh, Kay!", "Rosalie", "Funny Face", "Porgy and Bess"); Sets designed by H. M. CRAYON; Costumes designed by HELEN MICHEL; Choreographed by EDWARD NOLL; Directed by ROBERT H. GORDON; Produced by THE CIVIC LIGHT OPERA ASSOCIATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH ..... DETAILS: The oversized 16 page program measures 8 3/8" X 10 7/8" inches and includes full production credits, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, photos and bios of each of the leading actors and most members of the creative team and a list of the theatre company's patrons ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a light vertical fold and tape residue inside the back cover, 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 ..... 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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