Rodgers and Hammerstein "OKLAHOMA" Christine Andreas / Paige O'Hara 1980 Program

Description

This is a rare souvenir program from the 1980 National Tour of the groundbreaking RICHARD RODGERS and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II musical comedy "OKLAHOMA!". (The
Broadway revival
opened December 13th, 1979
at the Palace Theatre in New York City
and ran for 293 performances before going on the road.) ..... The musical starred CHRISTINE ANDREAS as "Laurey" and WILLIAM MALLORY
as "Curly"
and featured MARY BOUCHER as "Aunt Eller", BRUCE ADLER as "Ali Hakim", RICHARD LEIGHTON as "Jud Fry", PAIGE O'HARA as "Ado Annie", LARA TEETER as "Will Parker" and PHILIP RASH as "Andrew Carnes" ..... CREDITS: Music by RICHARD RODGERS; Book and Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN 2nd based on the play "Green Grow the Lilacs" by LYNN RIGGS. (This was the first collaboration for Rodgers and Hammerstein who would go on to write "Carousel", "The King and I", "South Pacific", "Flower Drum Song" and "The Sound of Music" among others); Sets designed MICHAEL J. HOTOPP and PAUL DE PASS; Costumes designed by BILL HARGATE; Choreographed by AGNES de MILLE; Directed by WILLIAM HAMMERSTEIN; Produced by ZEV BUFMAN and JAMES M. NEDERLANDER ..... DETAILS: The oversized sixteen page program measures 9" X 12" inches and includes full production credits, photos and bios of each of the leading actors, bios of each member of the creative team and several production photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of moderate edge wear, this 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.