Rex Harrison "MY FAIR LADY" Cheryl Kennedy / Lerner & Loewe 1981 Tryout Program

Description

This is a rare souvenir program from the Pre-Broadway Tour of the
ALAN JAY LERNER and FREDERICK LOEWE musical comedy "MY FAIR LADY"
starring REX HARRISON. (The Original Broadway production opened
March 15th, 1956 at the Mark Hellinger Theatre in New York City and ran for 2717 performances. This revival would open August 18th, 1981 at the Uris Theatre in New York City and run for 119 performances.
) ..... The musical starred REX HARRISON
as "Professor Henry Higgins" (the role he originated in 1956) and featured CHERYL KENNEDY (who was replaced out-of-town by 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 28 page playbill measures 9" X 11" inches and includes full production credits, lyrics to several musical numbers, extensive promotional and historical text, photos and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, a chronology with several photos from Rex Harrison's film career and several pages of production photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor edge wear, this program 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 sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.