Stephen Sondheim "WEST SIDE STORY" Leonard Bernstein / Larry Kert 1958 Program

Description

This is a beautiful souvenir program from the Original Broadway production of the classic ARTHUR LAURENTS, LEONARD BERNSTEIN and STEPHEN SONDHEIM musical "WEST SIDE STORY" which played the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City. (The production opened September 26th, 1957 and ran for 732 performances.) ..... The musical starred CAROL LAWRENCE, LARRY KERT, MURIEL BENTLEY, MICKEY CALIN, KEN LE ROY and LEE BECKER and featured EDDIE ROLL, DAVID WINTERS, TONY MORDENTE, ARCH JOHNSON, GROVER DALE and ALBERT M. OTTENHEIMER ..... CREDITS: Music by LEONARD BERNSTEIN ("On the Town", "Wonderful Town", "Candide", "Peter Pan", "West Side Story", "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue"); Book by ARTHUR LAURENTS based on a conception by JEROME ROBBINS; Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM ("A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum", "West Side Story", "Gypsy", "Anyone Can Whistle", "Company", "Follies", "Do I Hear a Waltz?", "A Little Night Music", "Sweeney Todd", "Pacific Overtures", "Sunday in the Park With George", "Into the Woods", "Assassins", "Passion"); Sets designed by OLIVER SMITH; Costumes designed by IRENE SHARAFF; Directed and Choreographed by JEROME ROBBINS; Produced by ROBERT E. GRIFFITH and HAROLD S. PRINCE by arrangement with ROGER L. STEVENS ..... 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, a page of excerpts from a number of New York reviews and several pages of production 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 minor edge wear, this 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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