Description
This is a rare May 13th, 1985 "Encore" program from the one-week engagement of the ALAN JAY LERNER and FREDERICK LOEWE musical "GIGI" at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Washington. (The original stage production opened November 13th, 1973 at the Uris Theatre in New York City and closed after only 103 performances. The 1984-85 production was a second attempt and made stops in a number of U.S. cities, but failed to arrive on Broadway.) ..... Originally an Academy Award winning motion picture, the musical starred LOUIS JOURDAN, BETSY PALMER, TAINA ELG and LISA HOWARD as "Gigi" and featured DAVID MICHAEL BENSON, RICK DEFILIPPS, ROB DONOHUE, CARLA FARNSWORTH-WEBB, J. LEE FLYNN, RENEE GLICKER, JOE GUSTERN, TREVA HILL, PATRICE HOLLRAH, MARILYN HUDGINS, RICHARD KINTER, JANE MATERA, MARY ROCCO, CAROL SCHUBERG, RICHARD STORM, DREW TAYLOR, GEOFFREY WEBB and JAMIE ZEMAREL ..... CREDITS: Music by FREDERICK LOEWE; Book and Lyrics by ALAN JAY LERNER (together wrote "Brigadoon", "My Fair Lady", "Paint Your Wagon", "Camelot") based on the novel by COLETTE; Sets designed by JEFFREY SCHNEIDER; Costumes designed by DEAN BROWN; Choreographed by KATHRYN KENDALL and DALLETT NORRIS; Directed by DALLETT NORRIS; Produced by THE NEW YORK PRISM COMPANY in association with COLUMBIA ARTISTS THEATRICALS ..... DETAILS: The oversized 20 page program measures 8 1/2" X 11" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team but with the exception of the front cover, no cast photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this rare 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.
