Ethel Merman "ANNIE GET YOUR GUN" Jerry Orbach / Irving Berlin 1966 Program

Description

This is a beautiful souvenir program from the 20th Anniversary revival of the IRVING BERLIN, HERBERT FIELDS and DOROTHY FIELDS musical hit "ANNIE GET YOUR GUN" which played the Broadway Theatre in New York City. (The production opened May 31st, 1966 at the New York State Theater and ran for a limited engagement of 47 performances before commencing on a regional tour. The production returned to New York's Broadway Theatre on September 21st, 1966 for an additional 77 performances.) ..... The musical starred the legendary ETHEL MERMAN as "Annie Oakley", the role she had originated twenty years earlier and featured BRUCE YARNELL, HARRY BELLAVER, BENAY VENUTA, JERRY ORBACH, RUFUS SMITH, JACK DABDOUB, JAIME ROGERS, DONNA CONFORTI, DAVID MANNING, HOLLY SHERWOOD and JEANNE TANZY ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by IRVING BERLIN ("Music Box Revues", the Marx Brothers' "The Cocoanuts", "Louisiana Purchase", "This is the Army", "Miss Liberty", "Annie Get Your Gun", "Call Me Madam", "Mr. President"); Book by HERBERT and DOROTHY FIELDS; Sets designed by PAUL McGUIRE; Costumes designed by FRANK THOMPSON; Choreographed by DANNY DANIELS; Directed by JACK SYDOW; Produced by RICHARD RODGERS and MUSIC THEATER OF LINCOLN CENTER ..... 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, photos from a number of ETHEL MERMAN's previous successes, an extensive bio of the real ANNIE OAKLEY and several pages of the costume and scenery sketches from the production ..... 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 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.