Stephen Sondheim "ANYONE CAN WHISTLE" Angela Lansbury 1964 FLOP Book Club Flyer

Description

This is a rare "Curtain Time" Fireside Theatre insert promoting the Book Club's hardcover selection for the month of November 1976: The Original Broadway script of the
ARTHUR LAURENTS and STEPHEN SONDHEIM musical flop "ANYONE CAN WHISTLE".
(The production opened
April 4th, 1964
at the Majestic Theatre in New York City
and closed after only nine performances.) ..... The musical starred LEE REMICK, ANGELA LANSBURY and HARRY GUARDINO (all three in their musical stage debuts) and featured GABRIEL DELL, ARNOLD SOBOLOFF, JAMES FRAWLEY, PEG MURRAY, DON DOHERTY, STERLING CLARK, HARVEY EVANS, LARRY ROQUEMORE and TUCKER SMITH ..... CREDITS: Book by ARTHUR LAURENTS; Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM ("A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum", "West Side Story", "Gypsy", "Anyone Can Whistle", "Company", "Follies", "A Little Night Music", "Sweeney Todd", "Pacific Overtures", "Sunday in the Park With George", "Into the Woods", "Assassins", "Passion"); Sets designed by WILLIAM and JEAN ECKART; Costumes designed by THEONI V. ALDREDGE; Choreographed by HERBERT ROSS; Directed by ARTHUR LAURENTS; Produced by KERMIT BLOOMGARDEN and DIANA KRASNY
..... DETAILS: The six panel, bi-fold insert measures 5 1/4" X 7 3/4" inches and includes production credits, promotional text, four production photos, a synopsis of the story, brief bios of the composer and author and excerpts from several New York reviews ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light creasing, this rare flyer 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.