Description: This is a rare September 5th, 1977 playbill from the Summer Stock engagement of the JULE STYNE and STEPHEN SONDHEIM musical comedy "GYPSY" at the Coliseum Theatre in Latham, New York. (Following an extended tour, the revival opened September 23rd, 1974 at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City and ran for 120 performances before returning to the road.) ..... The musical starred ANGELA LANSBURY as "Mama Rose" (the role originated by ETHEL MERMAN in 1959) and featured ZAN CHARISSE, CAROL MORLEY, ED RILEY, GLORIA ROSSI, JOHN SHERIDAN, PATRICIA MOLINE, JOHN C. BECHER, ED BRAZO, DARA BROWN, DENNY DILLON, KELLY O'BRIEN, ANTHONY PULLEN, CHARLES RULE, STANLEY SIMMONDS and CINDY PETERS as "Baby June" ..... Side Note: This Broadway revival followed the Original London production at the Piccadilly Theatre where ANGELA LANSBURY created a sensation as "Mama Rose". She received "Best Actress in a Musical" at the 1975 Tony Awards, an honor which eluded ETHEL MERMAN in 1960 ..... CREDITS: Music by JULE STYNE (composer of "Bells Are Ringing", "Darling of the Day", "Do Re Mi", "Fade Out, Fade In", "Funny Girl", "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "Hazel Flagg", "High Button Shoes", "Lorelei", "Subways Are For Sleeping", "Sugar", "Prettybelle" and "Two on the Aisle"); Book by ARTHUR LAURENTS suggested by the memoirs of GYPSY ROSE LEE; Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM ("A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum", "West Side Story", "Company", "Follies", "A Little Night Music", "Do I Hear a Waltz?", "Sweeney Todd", "Pacific Overtures", "Merrily We Roll Along", "Sunday in the Park With George", "Into the Woods", "Passion", "Assassins"); Sets designed by JOHN PITTS; Costumes Supervised by SYDNEY SMITH; Jerome Robbins' Choreography reproduced by BONNIE WALKER; Broadway Revival Directed by ARTHUR LAURENTS; Tour Directed by FRITZ HOLT; Produced by JOSEPH N. FUTIA in association with ROBERT CALLELY, FRITZ HOLT and PETER SHAW ..... DETAILS: The 40 page playbill measures 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and bios of each of the leading actors but with the exception of the front cover, no cast photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a light corner crease to the cover, this playbill 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, carded 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 !!! Pay me securely with any major credit card through PayPal!
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