Description
This is a rare souvenir program from the Original Broadway production of the KURT WEILL and ALAN JAY LERNER musical vaudeville "LOVE LIFE" which played the Forty-Sixth Street Theatre in New York City. (The production opened October 7th, 1948 and ran for 252 performances.) ..... The musical starred NANETTE FABRAY and RAY MIDDLETON and featured JAY MARSHALL, CHERYL ARCHER, JOHNNY STEWART, JOHNNY THOMPSON, LYLE BETTGER, VICTOR CLARKE and ELIZABETH GIBSON ..... CREDITS: Book and Lyrics by ALAN JAY LERNER ("Brigadoon", "Paint Your Wagon", "My Fair Lady", "Camelot", "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever", "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue", "Carmelina", "Dance a Little Closer" and "Gigi"); Music by KURT WEILL ("Johnny Johnson", "Lost in the Stars", "Knickerbocker Holiday", "Lady in the Dark", "One Touch of Venus", "Street Scene", "Love Life", "Threepenny Opera"); Sets designed by BORIS ARONSON; Costumes designed by LUCINDA BALLARD; Musical Arrangements and Orchestrations by KURT WEILL; Choreographed by MICHAEL KIDD; Directed by ELIA KAZAN; Produced by CHERYL CRAWFORD ..... 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, text on the making of the musical, a page of excerpts from a number of New York reviews and several pages of photos of scenes from the musical ..... CONDITION: (Please Note!) There is an ink mark at the bottom of the front cover, the date and a name written at the bottom of the title page, slight surface rubbing to the covers, rusted staples and moderate edge wear. Despite these flaws, this rare program 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.
