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plays from the 1960sthe 1960s group: All of these Playbills are in very good shape with few signs of creasing or nicks. This group also includes one from 1959:

"George W. George & Frank Granat and Howard Erkine, Edward Specter Productions and Peter S. Katz present: Any Wednesday." The Music Box. Volume 2, April 1965, Number 4. Written by Muriel Resnick. Directed by Henry Kaplan. Starring: Barbara Cook and Don Porter.

"Jack Farren and Gilbert Cates present...: You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running." Lunt Fontaine Theatre. Volume 5, Issue 12, December 1968. Written by: Robert Anderson. Directed by: Alan Schneider. Starring Eddie Bracken, Michaele Myers, Robert Elston, Linda Selman and Joe Silver.

"Lee Guber and Shelly Gross by arrangement with Bruno Coquatrix present: The Grand Music Hall of Israel." The Palace Theatre. Volume 5, Number 2, February 1968. Staged and Choreographed by Jonathan Karmon. Starring: Geula Gill, The High Willows, Ilan and Ilanit, The Carmelim, Nishri, Boaz and Nechemia, Alice and Hannan and The Karmon Histadruth Ballet.

"Saint Subber presents: The Odd Couple." Eugene O'Neill Theatre. Volume 3, Number 11, November 1966. Written by: Neil Simon. Directed by: Mike Nichols. Starring: Eddie Bracken and Mike Kellin.

"Alexander H. Cohen presents: Halfway Up the Tree." Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Volume 4, Number 11, November 1967. Written and directed by: Peter Ustinov. Starring: Anthony Quayle, Eileen Herlie, Hanne Bork, Sam Waterston, Margaret Linn, Graham Jarvis, Wiliam Larsen and John Tillinger.

"Allen-Hodgdon, Stevens Productions and Harold Fielding present: Half a Sixpence." Broadhurst Theatre. Volume 2, Number 9, September 1965. Book: Beverly Cross. Directed by: Gene Saks. Music and lyrics: David Heckner. Starring: Tommy Steele.

"Feuer and Martin by arrangement with Lester Linsk present: Walking Happy." Lunt Fontaine Theatre. Volume 4, Number 3, March 1967. Written by: Roger O. Hirson and Ketti Frings. Directed by Cy Feurer. Music: James Van Heusen. Lyrics: Sammy Cahn. Starring: Norman Wisdom, Louise Troy and George Rose.

"David Merrick and Joseph Kipness present: La Plume de ma Tante." Royale Theatre, 1959. Starring: Robert Dhery, Collette Brosset, Pierre Olaf, Jaques Legras, Roger Caccia and Jean Levre. Includes ticket stubs and promotional postcard for the show. "Written, devised and directed by Robert Dhery." Music: Gerard Calvi. Shows minor signs of wear, a few creases, a few nicks.

Good to very good. $80.00.


plays from the 1970sthe 1970s group: Most of these Playbills are in very good shape. Exceptions are noted.

"Jeff Britton in association with Sagittarius Production, Inc. present: The Me Nobody Knows." Helen Hayes Theatre. Volume 8, Issue 1, January 1971. Book: Stephen M. Joseph, editor. Original idea: Herb Shapiro. Directed by: Robert H. Livingston. Music: Gary William Friedman. Lyrics: Will Holt. Starring: Northern J. Calloway, Beverly Ann Bremers, Irene Cara, et al.

"Alfred de Liagre, Jr., Roger L. Stevens present: John Wood in Ira Levin's Deathtrap." June 1978. The Music Box. Directed by Robert Moore. Also starring: Marian Seldes, Victor Garber, Richard Woods and Marian Winters. Minor foxing on front cover.

"Harry Rigby with Terry Allen Kramer presents: Alice Faye, John Payne in Good News." Volume 11, November 1974. St. James Theatre. Book: Laurence Schwab, B.G. De Silva and Frank Mandel. Words and music by: De Sylva, Brown and Henderson. Also starring: Stubby Kaye, et al. Some rubbing on covers.

"Kenneth Waissman and Maxine Fox in association with Anthony D'Amato present: Grease. Volume 12, March 1975. Royale Theatre. Book, music and lyrics by: Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Direted by Tom Moore. Starring: Dorothy Leon, Carol Culver, John Lansing, Randee Heller, et al. Minor rubbing on front cover.

"Michael Abbott, Rocky H. Aoki, Jerry Hammer present: Richard Kiley, Clive Revill in The Incomparable Max." Play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. Directed by: Gerald Freedman. Also starring: Michael Egan, Constance Carpenter, Rex Thompson, et al. Volume 9, Issue 10, October 1971. Ticket stub stapled inside. Small tear in name of theatre.

"Philip Rose, Gloria and Louis K. Sher present: Shenandoah." Alvin Theatre. Volume 11, December 1974. Book by: James Lee Barrett, P. Udell and P. Rose. Directed by: Philip Rose. Music: Gary Geld. Lyrics: Peter Udell. Starring: John Cullum, Donna Theodore, Penelope Milford, et al. Some rubbing on covers.

"Tom Mallow by arrangement with John Gale present: Maureen O'Sullivan, Tony Tanner in No Sex Please, We're British. Volume 10, Issue 2, February 1973. Ritz Theatre. Written by: Anthony Marriott and Alistair Foot. Directed by: Christopher Hewett. Also starring: Stephen Collins, J.J. Lewis, Ronald Drake, et al.

Edgar Lansbury, Joseph Beruh, Ivan Reitman present: The Magic Show. March 1977. CORT Theatre. Book by: Bob Randall. Music by: Stephen Schwartz. Directed by: Grover Dale. "Magic created by: Doug Henning." Starring Joseph Abaldo, Louisa Flaningam, Kenneth Kimmins, Lynne Thigpen, Gwendolyn Coleman, et al. Some foxing on front cover, some discoloration on back.

"Arthur Whitelaw, Max J. Brown, Byron Goldman present: Shelley Winters in Minnie's Boys." Imperial Theatre. Volume 7, Numer 3, March 1970. Book: Arthur Marx and Robert Fisher. Music: Larry Grossman. Lyrics: Hal Hackady. Production Consultant: Groucho Marx. Directed by: Stanley Prager. Starring: Arny Freeman, Mort Marshall and Julie Kurnitz. The Marx Brothers: Lewis J. Stadlen, Daniel Fortus, Irwin Pearl, Alvin Kupperman , Gary Raucher. Also starring: Roland Winters.

Stubs, the seating plan guide for New York Theatres; music halls and sports stadia. 28th Anniversary Edition. Volume 28, Number 1. Metropolitan New York edition 4. Published by: Meyer Schattner, 1971. Library of Congress Card Catalogue Number 46-22521. ISBN: 0-911458-00-X.

Good to very good. $125.00.

plays from the 1980sthe 1980s group: "Lorde Grade, Martin Starger, Robert Fryer and Harold Prince present: Merrily We Roll Along." Alvin Theatre. November 1981. Music and Lyrics by: Stephen Sondheim. Book by: George Furth, based on the play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. Directed by: Harold Prince. Starring: Jim Walton, Ann Morrison, Lonny Price, Sally Klein, Jason Alexander and Terry Finn. Some pulling near staples. Ticket stub stapled inside.

Okay, so the next one is a Stagebill, not a Playbill. We thought you might like it just the same. Volume III, Number 8, April 1980. Carnegie Hall. "Marvin Hamlisch playing and conducting his music joined in concert by Gerard Schwarz, Conductor, and the members of the New York Philharmonic." A bit of foxing, a bit of rubbing on the front cover. Ticket stub stapled inside.

Good to very good. $20.00.

plays from the 1990sthe 1990s group: "Cameron Mackintosh presents: Les Miserables." Imperial Theatre. Volume 96, Number 7, July 1996. Written by: Alain Boubill and Claude-Michel Schönberg, "based upon the novel by Victor Hugo." "Directed and adapted by: Trevor Nunn and John Caird." Music: Claude-Michel Schönberg. Lyrics: Herbert Kretzmer. Starring: Kristen Behrendt, Christa Justus, Gary Lynch, Gary Moss, and virtually every other actor in New York who wasn't in "Cats" at the time (just kidding.) Some pulling near staples. Ticket and replacement cast list stapled inside.

"Dana Matthow presents: Grandma Sylvia's Funeral." Soho Playhouse. Volume 97, Number 9, September 1997. Conceived by: Glenn Wein and Amy Lord Blumsack. Created by: Glenn Wein, Amy Lord Blumsack and The Original Company. Directed by: Glenn Wein. Starring: Glen Wein, Jonas Cohen, Steve Axelrod, Stacey Hope Prussman, Sondra Gorney, Jaid Barrymore, Ian Grey, Andrea Kolb, et al. Looks just fine.

Good to very good. $20.00.


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