This is a rare April 18th, 1993 OPENING NIGHT playbill from the Original Broadway production of the MITCH LEIGH, LEE ADAMS and THOMAS MEEHAN musical comedy "AIN'T BROADWAY GRAND" which played the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City. (The show opened April 18th, 1993 and closed after only 25 performances.) ..... Celebrating the life of legendary producer Mike Todd, the musical starred MIKE BURSTYN as "Mike Todd", DEBBIE SHAPIRO GRAVITTE as "Gypsy Rose Lee", MAUREEN McNAMARA as "Joan Blondell" and GERRY VICHI as "Bobby Clark" and featured ALIX KOREY, GABRIEL BARRE, MERWIN GOLDSMITH, MITCHELL GREENBERG, BILL KUX, DAVID LIPMAN and RICHARD B. SHULL ..... CREDITS: Music by MITCH LEIGH ("Man of La Mancha", "Sarava", "Cry For Us All", "Home Sweet Homer"); Lyrics by LEE ADAMS ("Bye Bye Birdie", "All American", "Golden Boy", "Applause", "It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Superman!", "Bring Back Birdie"); Book by THOMAS MEEHAN ("Annie", "I Remember Mama", "The Producers", "Hairspray", "Bombay Dreams") and LEE ADAMS; Sets designed by DAVID MITCHELL; Costumes designed by SUZY BENZINGER; Choreographed by RANDY SKINNER; Directed by SCOTT HARRIS; Produced by ARTHUR RUBIN ..... DETAILS: The 68 page playbill measures 5 3/8" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team as well as a page of individual head shots of the leading cast members. The playbill also includes a full page ad for "AIN'T BROADWAY GRAND" ..... CONDITION: This playbill 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.
| ASIN | B086WMH25S |
| Date First Available | June 5, 2015 |
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