Julie Andrews "MY FAIR LADY" Rex Harrison / Lerner & Loewe 1958 London Program

Description

This is a beautiful hardcover souvenir book (programme) from the Original London production of the ALAN JAY LERNER and FREDERICK LOEWE musical classic "MY FAIR LADY" which played the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London. (The Original Broadway production opened March 15th, 1956 at the Mark Hellinger Theatre in New York City and ran for 2717 performances. The London production opened April 30th, 1958 and ran for 2281 performances.) ..... The musical starred REX HARRISON as "Henry Higgins" and JULIE ANDREWS as "Eliza Doolittle", the roles they had originated on Broadway and featured STANLEY HOLLOWAY, ROBERT COOTE, ZENA DARE, LINDA GRAY, BETTY WOOLFE, MARGARET HALSTAN, LEONARD WEIR, BOB CHISHOLM, MAX OLDAKER, ALAN DUDLEY and ELAINE GARREAU ..... 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 BERNARD SHAW; Sets designed by OLIVER SMITH; Costumes designed by CECIL BEATON; Choreographed by HANYA HOLM; Directed by MOSS HART; Produced by H. M. TENNENT, LTD. by arrangement with HERMAN LEVIN ..... DETAILS: The oversized 44 page hardcover program measures 8 1/2" X 10 3/4" inches and includes full production credits, promotional text, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, photos and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team and several pages of black and white production photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this 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.
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