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PLAYBILLS GALORE - OLDEST ONE: 1938

I am currently compiling a list of all the playbills I have in my house.

http://playbillcollection.tripod.com/

At that site you can find my collection.

So far, the only thing I have put in were a few pictures of covers including Sweet Charity (Gwen Verdon), the original Oklahoma, the original Pal Joey, and a few others.



The playbills date back to the original 1943 Production of Oklahoma (with the original cast).

There is an original Pal Joey, Guys and Dolls,Streetcar, etc. (I don't even remember now).

Also Into the Woods with Gleason, Bernadette, et al.

It also includes the original Sweeney Todd...as well as a revival

Colm Wilkinson and most of the OBC of Les Mis.
Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman as well as the full OBC of Phantom.

There is an original Joel Grey Cabaret Playbill.

Many Ethel Merman and Gwen Verdon (including Sweet Charity).



Scroll down for the incomplete list (page 2)






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Updated On: 8/8/05 at 01:38 AM

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re: PLAYBILLS GALORE - dating back to 1943


looking for:

RHINEGOLD
THE MUSICAL

Andre de Shields
Mimi Kennedy
Jessica Harper

Music by Jim Steinman
Lyrics by Barry Keating
Book by Jim Steinman & Barry Keating

Directed by Barry Keating
Choreography by Wendy Wasserstein

Mercer Arts Center or
Playwrights' Horizon's
1972 - 1974

SONGLIST:

Swimmin' in the Rhine (and it's Fine)
Beautiful Rhinegold
Let the Revels Begin
Nightmare
Shau Hause Kro Hun (The Giants' Song)
War Cry Battle Yell!
Chinkachain
Who'd do the Dirty?
Master of the Earth
Hushabye
Rainbow (Finale)


Who can explain it, who can tell you why? Fools give you reasons, wise men never try -South Pacific
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re: PLAYBILLS GALORE - dating back to 1943

A View from the Bridge.
"Some of us have it worse, you know, Dana. Some of us are dating lesbian men. Okay? C'mon."
#17

re: PLAYBILLS GALORE - dating back to 1943

Thernardier, you've amassed an impressive collection of Playbills.
I'm impressed. I'm looking forward to seeing your site grow as you add more images to it.
I'm surprised that out of all the shows you have you don't have a playbill for "Promises. Promises" [1968] I would love to get my hands on that one.

Updated On: 7/6/05 at 05:10 PM

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re: PLAYBILLS GALORE - dating back to 1943

What is a rip is looking at my old ones from the 1960's & seeing things like dinner in a nice restaurant for $ 2.95 . The other is seeing restaurants listed that are no longer there. Cigarette ads are fun too - long before the surgeon generals warning.

I really like the ones from 1964 with World's Fair ads. Now that is what we need in NYC - a World's Fair to end all World's Fairs. Unfortunately they are white elephants & the last really big ones were Expo 70 in Osaka & the one in Seville Spain in 1992. I went to Expo 86 in Vancouver & I had a great time
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