Betty Hutton "GYPSY" Bernadette Peters / Stephen Sondheim 1962 Souvenir Program

Description

This is a rare souvenir program from the one-week, National Tour engagement of the ARTHUR LAURENTS, JULE STYNE and STEPHEN SONDHEIM musical comedy "GYPSY" at the Civic Auditorium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania beginning August 7th, 1962. (The Original Broadway production opened May 21st, 1959 at the Broadway Theatre in New York City and ran for 702 performances.) ..... The musical starred BETTY HUTTON as "Mama Rose", the role created by the legendary ETHEL MERMAN and featured fourteen year-old BERNADETTE PETERS in the role of "Dainty June" (shown in the sixth scanned image). Who could have predicted then that forty years later Miss Peters would not only be one of Broadway's leading ladies, but would also appear in lights as "Mama Rose" in the 2003 Broadway revival of this very same show ..... Others in the cast included VINCENT BECK, DIANNE BARTON, JAMES MOORE, MARCIA GILFORD,
LYNNE OSBORNE,
DICK MARKEL,
LAURA LEE HUNT, BONNIE WALKER, ZALE KESSLER,
DENISE McLAGLEN,
CAROL COBY,
WILLIAM BUSCH, ROBERT CESSNA, DALE LINTON, JOHNNY BEECHER, SUSAN COGAN,  GLORIA MILLS, LYNNE LIPTON, BARBARA IDELSON, DON KYLE, SHANNON MOORE, MIKE DOUGLASS and JACK ADER .....  CREDITS: Music by JULE STYNE ("Bells Are Ringing", "Darling of the Day", "Do Re Mi", "Fade Out, Fade In", "Funny Girl", "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "Hazel Flagg", "High Button Shoes", "Prettybelle", "Lorelei", "Sugar", "Subways Are For Sleeping" and "Two on the Aisle"); Book by ARTHUR LAURENTS suggested by the memoirs of GYPSY ROSE LEE; Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM ("A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum", "West Side Story", "Company", "Do I Hear a Waltz?", "Follies", "A Little Night Music", "Sweeney Todd", "Pacific Overtures", "Sunday in the Park With George", "Into the Woods", "Assassins", "Passion", "Putting It Together", "Road Show"); Choreographed by RON TASSONE; Musical Direction by DICKSON HUGHES; Directed by HENRY VELEZ; Produced by THE CIVIC LIGHT OPERA ASSOCIATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH ..... DETAILS: The oversized sixteen page program measures 8 1/2" X 11" inches and includes full production credits, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and photos and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this rare program is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian and is a "Must Have" for the BERNADETTE PETERS fan. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.