Elaine Stritch "ANGEL IN THE WINGS" Al Hirschfeld / Paul Hartman 1948 Playbill

Description

This is a beautiful August 30th, 1948 playbill from the Original Broadway production of the BOB HILLIARD and CARL SIGMAN musical revue "ANGEL IN THE WINGS" at New York's Coronet Theatre. (The production opened December 11th, 1947 and ran for 308 performances.) ..... The musical starred PAUL and GRACE HARTMAN (each received a Tony Award as "Best Actor" and "Best Actress" in a Musical) and featured HANK LADD, ELAINE STRITCH (making her Broadway Musical stage debut), ROBERT PAGENT, MARIE-JEANNE, DULCIE COOPER, LARRY SEMON, JOHNNY BARNES, MILDRED FENTON and TOMMY MORTON ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by BOB HILLIARD and CARL SIGMAN; Sketches by HANK LADD, TED LUCE and THE HARTMANS; Sets designed by DONALD OENSLAGER; Playbill Cover illustrated by AL HIRSCHFELD; Costumes designed by JULIA SZE; Choreographed by EDWARD NOLL; Staged by JOHN KENNEDY; Produced by MARJORIE and SHERMAN EWING ..... DETAILS: The 36 page playbill measures 6 1/2" X 9" inches and includes a wonderful AL HIRSCHFELD cover, full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, bios of each of the leading actors and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos ..... CONDITION: This 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.