Description: On January 23rd, 1993, most of the original cast of Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” reunited for a one night 25th Anniversary concert performances of the show as a benefit for the Actors Fund of America AIDS Initiative and St. Mary’s Comprehensive AIDS Resource ProgramFrom the LA Times “It’s among “the most revered and the least revived” of musicals, remarked Angela Lansbury.She was referring to “Company,” the legendary 1970 show about a bachelor named Bobby and the company he keeps. Lansbury welcomed a crowd of more than 3,100 “Company” fans to a one-night, concert-style rendition of the score, sung by most of the original cast at the Terrace Theater in Long Beach on Saturday. Most of the tickets to the Long Beach event were sold before the first ad ran, and the rest sold out on the same day as that ad. The event’s producer, Barry Brown, said he wants to stage a similar original-cast reunion in New York at the same theater where “Company” played”The cast included Dean Jones, Elaine Stritch, John Cunningham, Charles Kimbrough, Barbara Barrie, Beth Howland, Teri Ralston, Pamela Myers, George Coe and Donna McKechnie.Of the 14 original cast members, the only ones Brown couldn’t get were Merle Louise, who was onstage in the Prince-directed “Kiss of the Spider Woman” in London, and the late Charles Braswell. Alice Cannon, Louise’s understudy and successor in 1970, took her part in Long Beach. Stanley Grover, Braswell’s first replacement, took his.This is before the more common New York concert later that year. Much more rare of a find is this Long Beach Program The program is in good condition, with minor surface scuffing on the front cover and gentle edge wear. The program includes notes and anecdotes from creators Sondheim, George Furth and Hal Prince, a breakdown of musical numbers, as well as photos and bios of the cast members.This oversized program measures approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches.The programs I sell are between 30-150 years old. They will have signs of wear. Please carefully examine photos.************I always combine shipping on purchases, and I refund any difference between what you were charged and what I paid for shipping and handling.All items sold are vintage finds sourced from estate sales and thrift stores in the Hollywood area of Southern California.I do my best to catalog any flaws I find in the description of the item.I do not accept order cancellations for any reason other than I have not shipped the item in the time I promisedYour purchase helps me continue to fund my artistic work as a photographer in Hollywood California. It also helps me to feed my increasingly finicky cat who now only wants the most expensive cat food
Price: 94.99 USD
Location: Long Beach, California
End Time: 2024-12-04T20:05:00.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Industry: Theater
Brand: Playbill
Color: Purple
Object Type: Souvenir Program
Original/Reproduction: Original
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
