Madeline Kahn "ON THE 20TH CENTURY" John Cullum 1977 First Rehearsal Press Photo

Description

This is a rare 8" X 10" inch press photograph of JOHN CULLUM and MADELINE KAHN during the first rehearsal for the Original Broadway production of the CY COLEMAN, BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN musical comedy "ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY" which played the St. James Theatre in New York City. (The first rehearsal was held on November 28th, 1977 when the proposed title was "Twentieth Century". Following tryouts in Boston, the production would open February 19th, 1978 at t
he St. James Theatre
and run for 449 performances.) ..... The musical starred MADELINE KAHN, JOHN CULLUM (winner of the Tony Award for "Best Actor in a Musical") and IMOGENE COCA and eatured GEORGE COE, DEAN DITTMAN, KEVIN KLINE (winner of the Tony Award for "Best Featured Actor in a Musical"), RUFUS SMITH, GEORGE LEE ANDREWS, TOM BATTEN, JUDY KAYE and WILLI BURKE ..... CREDITS: Music by CY COLEMAN ("Wildcat", "Sweet Charity", "Little Me", "Seesaw", "I Love My Wife", "On the Twentieth Century", "Barnum", "City of Angels", "The Will Rogers Follies"); Book and Lyrics by BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN ("On the Town", "Wonderful Town", "Bells are Ringing", "Say, Darling", "Do Re Mi", "Two on the Aisle", "Subways are for Sleeping", "Fade Out, Fade In", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "On the Twentieth Century", "Applause", "A Doll's Life", "The Will Rogers Follies") based on plays by BEN HECHT, CHARLES MAC ARTHUR and BRUCE MILLHOLLAND; Sets designed by ROBIN WAGNER; Costumes designed by FLORENCE KLOTZ; Choreographed by LARRY FULLER; Directed by HAROLD PRINCE; Produced by ROBERT FRYER, MARY LEA JOHNSON, JAMES CRESSON and MARTIN RICHARDS in association with JOSEPH HARRIS and IRA BERNSTEIN ..... DETAILS: This beautiful press photograph measures 8" X 10" inches and includes a caption strip with production details on the backside (second scanned image) ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a small piece of yellow paper residue stuck to the bottom edge, this rare photo 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.