I lost all of my older playbills from the 70's. So my most cherished is probably my Playbill signed by the casy of the Company revival. It was a gift. It was sold for BCEFA.
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
Frankenstein (color, 1981 I think) Speed the Plough (Madonna signed) Avenue Q (orig cast signed) Rainsin in the Sun (signed whole cast) Dance of the Vampires (Michael Crawford sig) Changing room (John Lithgow sig) The Goat (Mercedes Ruhl sig) Kiss of the Spider Woman(Chita Rivera sig) Les Mis Au Revoir Les Mis 10th Anniv The Fantastiks Final Chicago 10th Anniv Phantom-Record Breaking Chorus Line-Record Breaking Chorus Line-Final Bobbi Boland-Farah Fawcett Cats #6138 Roses Dilemma-Mary Tyler Moore
The one night only gold Playbill for the for the original production of "Grease" the night it broke the record for longest running Broadway show. The centerfold is a pop-up of the artwork logo of the kids around the car.
Hot Spot Jennie Via Galactica Marilyn: An American Fable Legs Diamond 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Rockabye Hamlet Marlowe Got Tu Go Disco Home Sweet Homer Raggedy Ann Rags Into the Light Nick & Nora
Right now... probably my playbill from BUCK WHITE starring Muhammad Ali (no, I didn't see it). But I have a good 12 or 1300... ask me tomorrow I might have a different favorite.
Mamma Mia-Signed by the current cast-Including Carolee Carmello, Andy Kelso, and Carey Anderson.
Spamalot-Signed by Tom Deckman, Rick Holmes, and Hannah Waddingham. Spamalot-Not signed at all, but it is from the original cast from March of 2005, when it opened.
"I don't want the pretty lights to come and get me."-Homecoming 2005
"You can't pray away the gay."-Callie Torres on Grey's Anatomy.
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My most prized Playbill is one from "Hold on to Your Hats" autographed by Al Jolson.
Others:
2002 The Crucible signed by Liam Neeson and Laura Linney 1998 Parade signed by the entire OBC 2000 The Wild Party signed by the entire OBC and Michael John LaChiusa 2004 The Frogs signed by Nathan Lane and Roger Bart
I also have several Playbills from the '40's like Oklahoma, High Button Shoes, and Carousel.
"You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you are left with nothing but a lot of empty yesterdays. I don't know about you, but I'd like to make today worth remembering." --Harold Hill from The Music Man
Dancers life signed by chita. OBC City of Angels Sweeney Revival signed by whole cast Lestat Preview signed by drew sarich, carolee carmello, hugh panaro, jim stanek and two ensemble members. Spring Awakening Signed by the whole OBC except Lea (which is kinda upsetting to me)
<------ Me and my friends with patti Lupone at my friends afterparty for her concert with audra mcdonald during the summer of 2007.
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
WICKED-signed by Eden Espinosa, Kristin Chenoweth, Sean McCourt WICKED-signed by Winnie Holzman WONDERFUL TOWN-signed by revival cast WONDERFUL TOWN-signed by Donna Murphy DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS Tour-signed by Norbet Leo Butz and Tom Hewitt CRY-BABY-signed by John Waters
"I saw Pavarotti play Rodolfo on stage and with his girth I thought he was about to eat the whole table at the Cafe Momus." - Dollypop
My A Chorus Line Playbill when it was Off-Broadway is definitely one of my PRIZED Playbills.
Millie Playbill signed by Sutton Foster. Bobbi Boland Playbill Angela Lansbury in The King And I OBC of Wicked and Annie One of Liza's concerts(I know its not Liza With A Z) Opening night ACL Revival Playbill signed by Baayork Lee
Really all of the Playbill I have are special, but these and a few more have alittle significance.
"I've always secretly longed for an actress to get to the top of the cherry picker and projectile vomit all over the guards below."- Wonderwaiter in the "Defy Gravity?" thread.
~~~~~~~~My dream? Sutton Foster as Cassie in A Chorus Line
Carrie opening Night Moose Murders (opening/closing Night) Rachel Lily Rosenbloom Rags opening night Carousel original production
i made it a point to collect every flop mentioned in "Not Since Carrie," and I have completed that collection. I also made it a point to collect the playbill for every tony-winning best musical starting with Kiss Me Kate - the first one - in 1949. I've completed that collection as well
OBC PHANTOM- signed by MC, SB and the late Steve Barton
LES MIZ revivial signed by entire cast, including Lea
THE PRODUCERS color cover signed by only Nathan & Matthew (and the others signed by everyone else)
"TO LOVE ANOTHER PERSON IS TO SEE THE FACE OF GOD"- LES MISERABLES---
"THERE'S A SPECIAL KIND OF PEOPLE KNOWN AS SHOW PEOPLE... WE'RE BORN EVERY NIGHT AT HALF HOUR CALL!"--- CURTAINS
Deuce - signed by the cast I love Angela Lansbury The Producers - signed by the OBC A Chorus Line - signed by the OBC Jesus Christ Superstar - signed by OBC.. this one was given to me by a friend of the family that was the female lead..