Jerome Kern "SHOW BOAT" Carol Bruce / Buddy Ebsen / Pearl Primus 1946 Program

Description: This is a rare souvenir program from the Broadway revival of the JEROME KERN and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II musical comedy "SHOW BOAT" at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City. (The Original Broadway production opened December 27th, 1927 at the Ziegfeld Theatre and ran for 575 performances. The revival opened January 5th, 1946 and ran for 418 performances.) ..... This masterwork by JEROME KERN and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II remains one of the greatest of all musicals and possibly the greatest musical theatre score to date. The story starts in the 1880's on one of the many American riverboats that featured traveling shows. The musical starred CAROL BRUCE as "Julie", RALPH DUMKE as "Cap'n Andy", NANCY KENYON as "Magnolia", PEARL PRIMUS as "Queenie", ETHEL OWEN as "Parthy Ann Hawks", BUDDY EBSEN as "Frank", COLETTE LYONS as "Ellie", CHARLES FREDERICKS as "Gaylord Ravenal" and KENNETH SPENCER as "Joe" ..... CREDITS: Music by JEROME KERN ("Roberta", "Very Good Eddie", "Leave It To Jane", "Sally"); Book and Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN 2nd ("Oklahoma!", "Carousel", "The King and I", "Flower Drum Song", "South Pacific", "The Sound of Music") adapted from the novel by EDNA FERBER; Sets designed by HOWARD BAY; Costumes designed by LUCINDA BALLARD; Choreographed by HELEN TAMIRIS; Directed by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II; Produced by JEROME KERN and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II ..... DETAILS: The oversized 20 page program measures 9" X 12" inches and includes full production credits, a synopsis of the story, promotional text, photos and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, a page of excerpts from a number of New York reviews and several pages of production photos ..... PLEASE NOTE: The scanned pages have been cropped due to the limitations of my scanner. The margins are slightly wider than shown ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a light corner crease and minor edge wear, this rare 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. Pay me securely with any major credit card through PayPal!

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Location: Cannon Beach, Oregon

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