Mary Martin "SOUND OF MUSIC" Theodore Bikel / Rodgers & Hammerstein 1960 Souvenir Program with Two Ticket Stubs

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About Mary Martin "SOUND OF MUSIC" Theodore Bikel

This is a beautiful souvenir program from the Original Broadway production of the RICHARD RODGERS and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II musical hit "THE SOUND OF MUSIC" which played the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City. (The production opened November 16th, 1959 and ran for 1433 performances.) ..... The musical starred MARY MARTIN and featured THEODORE BIKEL, PATRICIA NEWAY, KURT KASZNAR, MARION MARLOWE, JOHN RANDOLPH, NAN McFARLAND, LAURI PETERS, BRIAN DAVIES, MARILYN ROGERS, MURIEL O'MALLEY, ELIZABETH HOWELL and KAREN SHEPARD ..... Side Note: "THE SOUND OF MUSIC" tied with the Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick musical "FIORELLO!" in four different 1960 Tony Award categories including "Best Musical" ..... CREDITS: Music by RICHARD RODGERS; Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II (Rodgers & Hammerstein collaborated on "Oklahoma!", "Carousel", "The King and I", "South Pacific", "Me & Juliet", "Flower Drum Song" and "The Sound of Music" among others); Book by HOWARD LINDSAY and RUSSEL CROUSE suggested by "The Trapp Family Singers" by MARIA AUGUSTA TRAPP; Sets designed by OLIVER SMITH; Costumes designed by LUCINDA BALLARD; Choreographed by JOE LAYTON; Musical Direction by FREDERICK DVONCH; Directed by VINCENT J. DONEHUE; Produced by LELAND HAYWARD, RICHARD HALLIDAY, RICHARD RODGERS and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II ..... DETAILS: The oversized 24 page program measures 9" X 12" inches and includes full production credits, photos and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, promotional text, two pages of photos from MARY MARTIN's previous stage successes and several pages of production photos. Includes two ticket stubs from the December 26th, 1960 evening performance taped to the title page ..... 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 minor edge wear, this program is in excellent condition.