Meredith Willson "HERE'S LOVE" Janis Paige / Fred Gwynne 1963 Tryout Playbill

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I'm currently listing a large number of playbills from out-of-town tryouts prior to the Broadway runs. Many are from early performances when revisions were common and include song titles that were cut before opening in New York ....... This is a rare September 2nd, 1963 playbill from the Pre-Broadway tryout of the MEREDITH WILLSON musical "HERE'S LOVE" at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. (The production would open October 3rd, 1963 at the Sam S. Shubert Theatre in New York City and run for 334 performances.) ..... The musical starred JANIS PAIGE, CRAIG STEVENS and LAURENCE NAISMITH (all shown in the cover photo with composer MEREDITH WILLSON) and featured Fred Gwynne, Diane Ball, Michael Bennett, Duane Bodin, Debbie Breen, Elaine Cancilla, Kathy Cody, Patrick Cummings, Ceil Delli, Larry Douglas, David Doyle, Suzanne France, Penny Gaston, William Griffis, Cliff Hall, Del Horstmann, Reby Howells, Gene Kelton, Ronnie Kroll, Mara Landi, Baayork Lee, Valerie Lee, David Lober, Sal Lombardo, Mary Louise, William Louther, Bob McClure, Terrin Miles, Hal Norman, Patti Pappathatos, Paul Reed, Sandra Roveta, Arthur Rubin, Darrell Sandeen, Carolsue Shaer, John Sharpe, Bill Stanton and Leesa Troy ..... CREDITS: Book, Music and Lyrics by MEREDITH WILLSON ("The Unsinkable Molly Brown", "The Music Man") based on "Miracle on 34th Street" by Valentine Davies; Sets designed by WILLIAM and JEAN ECKART; Costumes designed by ALVIN COLT; Choreographed by MICHAEL KIDD; Produced and Directed by STUART OSTROW ..... DETAILS: The 30 page playbill measures 6" X 9" 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 but with the exception of the front cover, no cast photos. The playbill includes a full page ad for the Original Broadway Cast recording of "HERE'S LOVE" (Coming Soon) on Columbia Records ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light surface rubbing, this playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian ..... Check my "Other Auctions" for additional rare Pre-Broadway playbills and programs, Original Cast CD's and other theatre related memorabilia. Multiple purchases are always combined to save on shipping costs ..... NO RESERVE! ..... This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard ..... U.S. SHIPPING: Buyer pays choice of .25 USPS first class/ media rate shipping with delivery confirmation (50 cents for each additional program or playbill purchased when combined into a single payment - U.S. addresses only) or .95 USPS Priority with delivery confirmation. PayPal preferred ..... INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS: (Please Note!) I can now ship by USPS International First Class Airmail (.50 to Canada / .50 to all other international destinations) or by USPS Priority International recorded delivery (.00 to Canada / .00 to all other international destinations, however up to 10 playbills can easily be shipped together in a Priority flat rate envelope for one shipping charge when all purchases are combined into a single payment). Please email me with any other inquiries ..... THANKS !!!
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