Description
This is a rare March 8th, 1968 program (playbill) from the two-night engagement of the ALAN JAY LERNER and BURTON LANE musical "ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER" at the Auditorium Theatre in Rochester, New York. (The Original Broadway production opened October 17th, 1965 at the Mark Hellinger Theatre in New York City and ran for 280 performances.) ..... The musical starred JOHN RAITT (shown in the cover photo) and LINDA MICHELE and featured BRIAN AVERY, JOHN RUBINSTEIN, BERT CONWAY, RUTH WARSHAWSKY, CAROLE CARLE, SANDRA NITZ, WALTER WILLISON (two years before he would make his Broadway debut), ROBERT HATTON, CRAIG YATES and R. G. DENNISON ..... CREDITS: Book and Lyrics by ALAN JAY LERNER ("Brigadoon", "Love Life", "Paint Your Wagon", "My Fair Lady", "Camelot", "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever", "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue", "Carmelina", "Dance a Little Closer" and "Gigi"); Music by BURTON LANE ("Hold on to Your Hats", "Finian's Rainbow", "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever", "Carmelina"); Sets designed by HERBERT SENN and HELEN POND; Costumes designed by BROOKS - VAN HORN; Choreographed by LUIS DE YBARRONDO; Directed by ROSS BOWMAN; Produced by ROBERT CHERIN in association with the ROCHESTER BROADWAY THEATRE LEAGUE ..... DETAILS: The sixteen page playbill measures 6" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and bios of each of the leading actors but with the exception of the front cover, no cast photos ..... CONDITION: This rare 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.
