Rex Harrison "MY FAIR LADY" Nancy Ringham / Lerner and Loewe 1981 Playbill

Description

This is a rare September 7th, 1981 playbill from the opening weeks of the Broadway revival of the classic
ALAN JAY LERNER and FREDERICK LOEWE musical comedy "MY FAIR LADY"
at the Uris Theatre in New York City. (The Original Broadway production opened
March 15th, 1956 at the Mark Hellinger Theatre in New York City and ran for 2717 performances. This revival opened August 18th, 1981 and ran for 119 performances.
) ..... The musical starred REX HARRISON
as "Professor Henry Higgins" (the role he originated in 1956) and featured NANCY RINGHAM as "Eliza Doolittle". Others in the cast included MILO O'SHEA, CATHLEEN NESBITT (Original 1956 Broadway Cast member), JACK GWILLIM, NICHOLAS WYMAN, MARIAN BAER, CLIFFORD FEARL, HARRIET MEDIN, JACK SEVIER and BEN WRIGLEY
..... CREDITS: Music by FREDERICK LOEWE; Book and Lyrics by ALAN JAY LERNER (Lerner and Loewe collaborated on "Brigadoon", "Paint Your Wagon", "My Fair Lady", "Camelot" and "Gigi") based on "Pygmalion" by GEORGE BERNARD SHAW; Sets designed by OLIVER SMITH; Costumes designed by CECIL BEATON; Choreographed by CRANDALL DIEHL based on the original by HANYA HOLM; Directed by PATRICK GARLAND; Produced by DON GREGORY and MIKE MERRICK
..... DETAILS: The 92 page playbill measures 5 5/8" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and bios of each of the actors and members of the creative team as well as an individual photo of REX HARRISON and two production photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light soiling to the cover, a corner crease at the bottom right and minor edge wear, this 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.