PLAYBILLS GALORE - OLDEST ONE: 1938

[Thenardier]

Posted: 7/6/05 at 1:38am

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)

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

[Thenardier]

Posted: 7/6/05 at 1:53am

Of course the three that I love are Ain't Misbehavin' (favorite actor - Andre de Shields), POTO (another favorite - Nick Wyman), and of course, Les Mis almost full OBC.

For other people, there is a The Wild Party (Lippa) - weird since I couldn't find LaChiusa's.

[zoran912]

Posted: 7/6/05 at 2:00am

Ooh! DANG!!! Somebody hit the jackpot!

*BUMP*

[Thenardier]

Posted: 7/6/05 at 2:02am

Sadly, no Carrie

[zoran912]

Posted: 7/6/05 at 2:03am

Aww... A BUMP in honor of Ms. Carrie White. Rest in peace.

[Thenardier]

Posted: 7/6/05 at 2:05am

And Margaret White

E.B. White....

I want to put them all on a site - it will take forever.

[rockfenris2005]

Posted: 7/6/05 at 2:29am

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)

[zoran912]

Posted: 7/6/05 at 2:38am

*BUMP*

He probably has it!

[Thenardier]

Posted: 7/6/05 at 12:30pm

I'll check to see if I have it.

Unfortunately, Andre de Shields is in it....

[Thenardier]

Posted: 7/6/05 at 3:26pm

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.

[broadwaybelter]

Posted: 7/6/05 at 3:54pm

awesome collection!

[Thenardier]

Posted: 7/6/05 at 4:38pm

X -

Picture has been added for you.

[broadwaybelter]

Posted: 7/6/05 at 4:47pm

what show is that from?

[Madame X]

Posted: 7/6/05 at 4:47pm

A View from the Bridge.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 7/6/05 at 4:58pm

Brittany Murphy??

[Marquise]

Posted: 7/6/05 at 5:08pm

Yes it's that Brittany Murphy.
Why is that so surprising?

[Marquise]

Posted: 7/6/05 at 5:10pm

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

[Thenardier]

Posted: 7/6/05 at 7:36pm

I may have Promises, Promises.

As I said, I've only looked at 1/4 of them.

They aren't really in any order.

Plus, that Playbill may have been lost.

If I don't have it, I can put a request for it on the site for you.

[wildcat]

Posted: 7/6/05 at 8:38pm

I love the PAL JOEY logo. I've never seen that one before.

[Thenardier]

Posted: 7/6/05 at 9:13pm

That's from the week beginning Monday, August 18, 1952

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 7/6/05 at 9:28pm

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

[Thenardier]

Posted: 7/6/05 at 9:35pm

Rox - do you have from the fifties? With the Air Raid warnings in them?

Yeah, tickets were in the single digits...oy

[Thenardier]

Posted: 7/7/05 at 1:30am

Apparently, from the list already made, there should be a promises/promises.

[Thenardier]

Posted: 7/7/05 at 1:35am

Not including seeing a show twice (like an original Sweeney, then a revival) and all the more modern shows, there is at least 400 Playbills around here.

[Urban]

Posted: 7/7/05 at 2:21am

Mr Roxy - I went to Expo 88 in Brisbane, it was pretty big.