Stephen Sondheim "WEST SIDE STORY" Chita Rivera / Larry Kert 1957 Tryout Program

Description

This is a beautiful souvenir program from the
Pre-Broadway tryouts of the landmark ARTHUR LAURENTS, LEONARD BERNSTEIN and STEPHEN SONDHEIM musical "WEST SIDE STORY". (The production would open September 26th, 1957 at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City and run for 732 performances.) ..... The musical starred CAROL LAWRENCE, LARRY KERT, CHITA RIVERA and ART SMITH and featured MICKEY CALIN, KEN LE ROY, LEE BECKER, DAVID WINTERS, TONY MORDENTE and EDDIE ROLL ..... CREDITS: Music by LEONARD BERNSTEIN ("On the Town", "Wonderful Town", "Candide", "Peter Pan", "West Side Story", "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue"); Book by ARTHUR LAURENTS based on a conception by JEROME ROBBINS; Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM ("A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum", "West Side Story", "Gypsy", "Anyone Can Whistle", "Company", "Follies", "Do I Hear a Waltz?", "A Little Night Music", "Sweeney Todd", "Pacific Overtures", "Sunday in the Park With George", "Into the Woods", "Assassins", "Passion", "Bounce"); Sets designed by OLIVER SMITH (Tony Award winner); Costumes designed by IRENE SHARAFF; Directed and Choreographed (Tony Award) by JEROME ROBBINS; Produced by ROBERT E. GRIFFITH and HAROLD S. PRINCE by arrangement with ROGER L. STEVENS ..... DETAILS: The oversized 20 page program measures 9" X 12" inches and includes full production credits, photos and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, promotional text and two pages of rehearsal photos ..... PLEASE NOTE: The scanned pages have been cropped due to the limitations of my scanner. The margins are slightly wider than shown ..... 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. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.