Lerner & Loewe "MY FAIR LADY" Karin Huebner 1961 Original German Cast Program

Description

This is a rare souvenir program (brochure) from the Original German production of the ALAN JAY LERNER and FREDERICK LOEWE musical "MY FAIR LADY" at the Theatre des Westens in Berlin. (The Original Broadway production opened March 15th, 1956 at the Mark Hellinger Theatre in New York City and ran for 2717 performances. The Berlin production opened October 25th, 1961 and ran for 774 performances before transferring to the Theater an der Wien in Vienna, Austria on September 19th, 1963 and closing at the Kurt Collien Theater in Hamburg, Germany in 1965.) ..... The musical starred PAUL HUBSCHMID as "Henry Higgins" and KARIN HUEBNER as "Eliza Doolittle" and featured BRUNO FRITZ, ALFRED SCHIESKE, CAROLA EBELING, FRIEDRICH SCHOENFELDER, ARNE LINDNER, AGNES WINDECK, KARIN HARDT, ERICH FIEDLER, BORIS GREVERUS and HANS HARDT ..... CREDITS: Music by FREDERICK LOEWE; Book and Lyrics by ALAN JAY LERNER (Lerner and Loewe collaborated on "Brigadoon", "Paint Your Wagon", "My Fair Lady", "Camelot" and "Gigi") based on "Pygmalion" by BERNARD SHAW; German Translation by ROBERT GILBERT; Sets designed by OLIVER SMITH; Costumes designed by CECIL BEATON; Choreographed by ERIK BIDSTED; Directed by SVEN AAGE LARSEN; Produced by HANS WOLFFER, LARS SCHMIDT and GUSTAV WALLY ..... DETAILS: The oversized 28 page program measures 8 1/4" X 10 3/4" inches and includes full production credits, promotional text, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers (all text in German), two pages of costume sketches, individual photos of the leading actors and members of the creative team and several pages of black and white production photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor creasing along the seam and a light surface mark on the cover, 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 ..... SHIPPING DISCOUNTS: Check my "Other Items" for additional rare Broadway playbills and other theatre related memorabilia. Shipping discounts are available for multiple purchases when all items are combined into a single payment. Please wait for a revised invoice before sending payment ..... THANKS !!!
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