My Bernadette Peters playbill collection. I have one from each of her shows. Also my Grey Gardens playbill that Maureen Moore signed.
First Broadway preview of "Lestat" - signed by the full cast
The record-breaking performance of "The Phantom of the Opera"
And, not a Playbill or Broadway...but a signed program from a Russian ballet company that performed "The Bluebird" here during the Gorbachev era. I was eleven and it was one of the loveliest things I'd seen.
"My Bernadette Peters playbill collection. I have one from each of her shows."
Do you have a LA STRADA playbill? Where did you find one???
Updated On: 4/30/08 at 11:25 AM
That's the one I'm still looking for. I got the rest on Ebay though. Updated On: 4/30/08 at 11:41 AM
You're a Good Man Charlie Brown (revival)
Avenue Q (current and original)
Producers (Opening Night)
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/7/06
I'm obsessed with my Paul Robeson playbill signed by James Earl Jones and my autographed OBC Dreamgirls playbill (My dad gave them both to me).
"Crazy for You" signed by Pia Zadora!
"The Boyfriend" starring 19 year old, Julie Andrews in your American debut :)
Once a month how did you get the Cats playbill? What does it look like?
Mine would be the closing playbill for Doyle's Sweeney Todd, which I dipped in "blood" during the intermission.
Featured Actor Joined: 11/29/04
Frankenstein (1981)
Carrie (198
Signed by Betty Buckley, Linzi Hateley, Charlotte D'amboise, Gene Anthony Ray, Paul Gyngell, Darlene Love, and Sally Anne Triplett
Raggedy Ann (1986) Opening Night
*EDIT: Jesus Christ Superstar with Sebastian Bach and Carl Anderson, Signed*
BroadwayChica, I did the same thing!! I love my bloody Sweeney Playbill!!
Updated On: 4/30/08 at 05:56 PM
"The Phantom of the Opera" autographed by Howard McGillin & Jennifer Hope Wills
"Company" autographed by 9/14 cast members, including Raul Esparza
"Curtains" autographed by almost the entire cast, including David Hyde Pierce
"Monty Python's Spamalot" autographed by Hank Azaria & David Hyde Pierce
"The Odd Couple" autographed by Matthew Broderick
The most valuable piece of theatre memorablilia I own is the program (not a "Playbill") from the original Off-Broadway production of Rent at New York Theatre Workshop, signed by all the principals.
Also, though I certainly wasn't there to see the production, I'm fond of my (unsigned) Playbill for the original Broadway production of Kiss Me Kate with Alfred Drake.
Little Prince and the Aviator, Anthony Rapp's bio in it is adorable.
-Young Frankenstein signed by Megan Mullally, Roger Bart, Andrea Martin
-Gypsy signed by Patti LuPone
-Follies at Encores! signed by Victoria Clark
-Dirty Rotten Scoundrels signed by Joanna Gleason, Greg Jbara (Ms. Gleason's 2nd to last night)
-Wicked signed by Julia Murney
-Curtains signed by David Hyde Pierce
-The Producers with Roger Bart on the cover as Leo Bloom
Featured Actor Joined: 12/16/06
I saw a preview of the original CHICAGO (1975) and my playbill is signed by Bob Fosse. One of my treasures.
Broadway Star Joined: 1/17/07
Not an actual Playbill, but the program they gave out at the 10th Anniversary gala for Chicago in London, signed by Ann Reinking and Ruthie Henshall.
All the playbills (Big River and Mary Poppins) that were autographed by Daniel Jenkins. Each has a different personal message to me
The members have some great playbills!
My most treasured is from Falsettos and signed by the entire original cast. That and a program from Talking Heads in London signed by Maggie Smith.
For the 1960 Alec Wilder musical, "Kittiwake Island", which ran for only 7 performances, starring a young Lanie Kazan. But my most prized playbill is the programme my grandfather gave me from the Palace Theatre, Manchester, of the world premiere in 1950 of Noel Coward's musical play, "Ace of Clubs".
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