Lainie Kazan "SEESAW" with Daughter Jennifer Bena 1973 Pre-Broadway Press Photo

Description

This is a rare, glossy 8" X 10" inch press photograph of LAINIE KAZAN with her daughter JENNIFER BENA used to promote her mother's upcoming
return to the stage in the CY COLEMAN, DOROTHY FIELDS and MICHAEL BENNETT musical comedy "SEESAW" which would have its Pre-Broadway tryouts
at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit, Michigan
. (The production would open March 18th, 1973 at New York's
Uris Theatre, move to the
Mark Hellinger Theatre on August 1st, 1973
and run for 296 performances.) .....
The musical starred LAINIE KAZAN (who would be fired in Detroit and replaced by MICHELE LEE) and KEN HOWARD and featured
TOMMY TUNE (Tony Award for "Best Featured Actor in a Musical"), CECELIA NORFLEET, GIANCARLO ESPOSITO and LaMONTE des FONTAINES
..... CREDITS: Music by CY COLEMAN ("Wildcat", "Little Me", "Sweet Charity", "Seesaw", "I Love My Wife", "On the Twentieth Century", "Barnum", "City of Angels", "The Will Rogers Follies"); Book by MICHAEL STEWART based on the play "Two For The Seesaw" by WILLIAM GIBSON; Lyrics
by DOROTHY FIELDS; Sets designed by ROBIN WAGNER; Costumes designed by ANN ROTH; Choreographed by GROVER DALE (replaced by MICHAEL BENNETT who would win the Tony Award for "Best Choreography"); Directed by EDWIN SHERIN (who would be replaced by MICHAEL BENNETT); Produced by JOSEPH KIPNESS, LAWRENCE KASHA, JAMES NEDERLANDER and GEORGE M. STEINBRENNER III
..... DETAILS: The glossy press photo measures 8" X 10 1/8" inches, was stamp dated Jan. 13, 1973 and includes a caption strip on the backside (second scanned image) ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light creasing, this rare photo 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.