Cole Porter "LEAVE IT TO ME!" Gene Kelly (Debut) 1938 Broadway Opening Playbill

Description: This is a beautiful Wednesday evening, November 9th, 1938 (Opening Night) playbill from the Original Broadway production of the COLE PORTER musical comedy "LEAVE IT TO ME!" at the Imperial Theatre in New York City. (The production opened November 9th, 1938 and ran for 291 performances.) ..... The musical starred WILLIAM GAXTON and VICTOR MOORE and featured SOPHIE TUCKER and TAMARA with entertainment legends GENE KELLY and MARY MARTIN making their Broadway debuts. Others in the cast included RUTH BOND, BEVERLY HOSIER, WILLIAM LILLING, WALTER MONROE, EDWARD H. ROBINS, APRIL, MILDRED CHENAVAL, RUTH DAYE, AUDREY PALMER, KAY PICTURE, CHET BREE, GEORGE E. MACK, WALTER ARMIN, JAMES W. CARR, MAURICE KELLY, ROY ROSS, JACK SEYMOUR, JACK STANTON, WALTER B. LONG, Jr., EUGENE SIGALOFF, DEAN CARLTON, JOSEPH KALLINI, PETER LOPOUHIN, ALEXANDER ASRO, JOHN ELIOT, JOHN PANTER, MICHAEL FORBES, THOMAS JAFOLLO, DON CORTEZ, HANS HANSEN, J. COLVILLE DUNN, CHARLES CAMPBELL, MATTHEW VODNOY, IVAN IZMAILOV, STANTON BIER, ALEXIS BOLAN and EDDIE HEISLER ..... CREDITS: Book by BELLA and SAMUEL SPEWACK; Music and Lyrics by COLE PORTER ("Anything Goes", "Red, Hot and Blue", "Leave It To Me!", "Du Barry Was a Lady", "Let's Face It!", "Panama Hattie", "Something For the Boys", "Mexican Hayride", "Can-Can", "Kiss Me Kate", "Out Of This World", "Silk Stockings"); Choreographed by ROBERT ALTON; Sets designed by ALBERT JOHNSON; Costumes designed by RAOUL PENE DU BOIS; Directed by SAMUEL SPEWACK; Produced by VINTON FREEDLEY ..... DETAILS: The 24 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 but with the exception of the front cover, no cast photos ..... CONDITION: 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.

Price: 129.99 USD

Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon

End Time: 2023-09-15T07:00:00.000Z

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