Madeline Kahn "ON THE 20TH CENTURY" 1978 Boston Tryout

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I'm currently listing a large number of playbills from out-of-town tryouts prior to the Broadway runs. Many are from early performances when revisions were common and include song titles that were cut before opening in New York. (See cut song below) ....... This is a January 1978 playbill from the Pre-Broadway tryout of the CY COLEMAN, BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN musical comedy "ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY" at the Colonial Theatre in Boston. (The production would open February 19th, 1978 at the St. James Theatre in New York City and run for 449 performances.) ..... The musical starred MADELINE KAHN, JOHN CULLUM (who would win the Tony Award for "Best Actor in a Musical") and IMOGENE COCA and featured GEORGE COE, DEAN DITTMAN, KEVIN KLINE (who would win the Tony Award for "Best Featured Actor in a Musical"), RUFUS SMITH, GEORGE LEE ANDREWS, TOM BATTEN, JUDY KAYE and WILLI BURKE ..... CREDITS: Music by CY COLEMAN ("Wildcat", "Sweet Charity", "Little Me", "Seesaw", "I Love My Wife", "On the Twentieth Century", "Barnum", "City of Angels", "The Will Rogers Follies"); Book and Lyrics by BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN ("On the Town", "Wonderful Town", "Bells are Ringing", "Say, Darling", "Do Re Mi", "Two on the Aisle", "Subways are for Sleeping", "Fade Out, Fade In", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "On the Twentieth Century", "Applause", "A Doll's Life" , "The Will Rogers Follies") based on plays by BEN HECHT, CHARLES MAC ARTHUR and BRUCE MILLHOLLAND; Sets designed by ROBIN WAGNER; Costumes designed by FLORENCE KLOTZ; Choreographed by LARRY FULLER; Directed by HAROLD PRINCE; Produced by ROBERT FRYER, MARY LEA JOHNSON, JAMES CRESSON and MARTIN RICHARDS in association with JOSEPH HARRIS and IRA BERNSTEIN ..... The 32 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 leading actors and members of the creative team, but no cast photos ..... CUT SONG: The list of musical numbers includes "This is the Day" which was cut out-of-town ..... CONDITION: This playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian ..... Check my "Other Auctions" for additional rare Pre-Broadway playbills and programs, Original Cast CD's and other theatre related memorabilia. Multiple purchases are always combined to save on shipping costs ..... NO RESERVE! ..... This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard ..... U.S. SHIPPING: Buyer pays choice of $3.25 USPS first class/ media rate shipping with delivery confirmation (50 cents for each additional program or playbill purchased when combined into a single payment - U.S. addresses only) or $5.95 USPS Priority with delivery confirmation. PayPal preferred. Personal checks accepted (U.S. only) but delay shipping by 10 days ..... INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS: (Please Note!) Due to restrictions established by PayPal, all items must be shipped by USPS Priority International recorded delivery (however up to 10 playbills can easily be shipped together in a Priority flat rate envelope for one shipping charge when all purchases are combined into a single payment) ... I can ship by USPS International First Class Airmail ($4.00 to Canada / $6.50 to all other international destinations), however the only methods of payment accepted for this shipping option are cashier's checks in U.S. dollars and bank transfers (with an additional fee). Please email me with any other inquiries ..... THANKS !!! read more

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