Gwen Verdon "NEW GIRL IN TOWN" Thelma Ritter / Bob Fosse 1957 Souvenir Program

Description

This is a beautiful souvenir program from the Original Broadway production of the BOB MERRILL and GEORGE ABBOTT musical comedy "NEW GIRL IN TOWN" which played the Forty-Sixth Street Theatre in New York City. (The show opened May 14th, 1957 and ran for 431 performances.) ..... The musical starred GWEN VERDON and THELMA RITTER (both won Tony Awards for their roles) and featured GEORGE WALLACE, CAMERON PRUD'HOMME, MARK DAWSON, LULU BATES, EDDIE PHILLIPS, MICHAEL QUINN, DEL ANDERSON and H. F. GREEN ..... CREDITS: Book by GEORGE ABBOTT based on the play "Anna Christie" by EUGENE O'NEILL; Music and Lyrics by BOB MERRILL ("Carnival", "Take Me Along", "Funny Girl", "Henry, Sweet Henry", "Sugar", "Breakfast at Tiffany's"); Sets and Costumes designed by ROUBEN TER-ARUTUNIAN; Choreographed by BOB FOSSE; Directed by GEORGE ABBOTT; Produced by FREDERICK BRISSON, ROBERT E. GRIFFITH and HAROLD S. PRINCE ..... DETAILS: The oversized twenty page program measures 9" X 12" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, photos and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, a page of excerpts from a number of New York reviews and several pages of production photos ..... CONDITION: This rare 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.