Leonard Nimoy "MY FAIR LADY" Cris Groenendaal / Lerner and Loewe 1976 Playbill

Description

This is a rare July 6th, 1976 program (playbill) from the two-week, Summer Stock engagement of the classic
ALAN JAY LERNER and FREDERICK LOEWE musical comedy "MY FAIR LADY"
at the Melody Top Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (The
Original Broadway production
opened
March 15th, 1956 at the Mark Hellinger Theatre in New York City and ran for 2717 performances.
) ..... The musical starred LEONARD NIMOY
as "Professor Henry Higgins" (the role originated on Broadway by REX HARRISON) and LINDA MICHELE as "Eliza Doolittle" (the role originated on Broadway by JULIE ANDREWS) and featured THOMAS RUISINGER, ROBERT ALTON, MARY BROUSSARD, DOROTHY PATTERSON, MONTGOMERY DAVIS, CRIS GROENENDAAL (three years before he would make his Broadway debut in Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd"), ROY NEUNER and DICK ENSSLEN
..... 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 GEORGE BERNARD SHAW;
Sets designed by STUART BISHOP; Costumes designed by JAN VALENTINE; Choreographed by JAMES SMOCK; Directed by STUART BISHOP; Produced by MARTIN WIVIOTT ..... DETAILS: The 32 page playbill measures 5 1/2" X 8 5/8" 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 minor edge wear along the seam of the back cover, this rare 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.