Rodgers and Hart "PAL JOEY" Gene Kelly / Vivienne Segal 1941 Playbill / Ticket

Description

This is a beautiful May 5th, 1941 playbill (with an original ticket stub) from the Original Broadway production of the RICHARD RODGERS and LORENZ HART musical comedy "PAL JOEY" at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City. (The production opened December 25th, 1940
at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, moved to the
Sam S. Shubert Theatre
on September 1st, 1941
and closed November 29th, 1941 after 374 performances.) ..... The musical starred GENE KELLY as "Joey Evans" and VIVIENNE SEGAL as "Vera Simpson" and featured
AVERELL HARRIS,
SONDRA BARRETT, JUNE HAVOC,
DIANE SINCLAIR, LEILA ERNST, AMARILLA MORRIS, STANLEY DONEN, EDISON RICE, JANE FRASER,
VAN JOHNSON,
JOHN CLARKE,
JERRY WHYTE,
NORMAN VAN EMBURGH, JEAN CASTO, DUMMY SPELVIN,
JACK DURANT, JAMES LANE and FLEMING WARD
..... CREDITS: Music by RICHARD RODGERS; Lyrics by LORENZ HART (together, the composer and lyricist for "The Boys From Syracuse", "A Connecticut Yankee", "Babes In Arms", "By Jupiter", "Higher and Higher", "Pal Joey", "I Married An Angel", "I'd Rather Be Right", "Too Many Girls" and "On Your Toes"); Book by JOHN O'HARA; Sets designed by JO MIELZINER; Costumes designed by JOHN KOENIG; Choreographed by ROBERT ALTON; Produced and Directed by GEORGE ABBOTT ..... DETAILS: This 40 page playbill measures 6 3/4" X 9 1/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and bios of each of the leading actors as well as one additional production photo. Includes a ticket stub from the May 10th, 1941 matinee performance ..... BONUS: The playbill includes an article about RICHARD RODGERS and LORENZ HART entitled "Words and Music, Inc." which includes a photo of the composer and lyricist as well as production photos from "Higher and Higher", "The Boys From Syracuse" and "Pal Joey" ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, 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.