Nancy Walker "ALONG FIFTH AVENUE" Jackie Gleason / Carol Bruce 1949 Program

Description

This is a rare souvenir program from the
Original Broadway production of the GORDON JENKINS and TOM ADAIR musical revue "ALONG FIFTH AVENUE" at New York's Imperial Theatre. (The production opened January 13th, 1949 and ran for 180 performances.) ..... The musical starred NANCY WALKER and featured HANK LADD, CAROL BRUCE, JACKIE GLEASON, DONALD RICHARDS, VIOLA ESSEN, JOHNNY COY, VIRGINIA GORSKI, JUDYTH BURROUGHS, JOYCE MATTHEWS, DICK BERNIE, GEORGE S. IRVING, ZACHARY SOLOV, LEE KRIEGER, WALLACE SEIBERT and LOUISE KIRTLAND ..... CREDITS: Sketches by CHARLES SHERMAN and NAT HIKEN; Music by GORDON JENKINS; Lyrics by TOM ADAIR; Additional Music and Lyrics by RICHARD STUTZ, NAT HIKEN and MILTON PASCAL; Sets designed by OLIVER SMITH; Costumes designed by DAVID FFOLKES; Choreographed by ROBERT SIDNEY; Produced by ARTHUR LESSER
..... DETAILS: The oversized 20 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, a page of excerpts from a number of New York reviews and several pages of production photos ..... 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 moderate creasing, a rusted staple and minor 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, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.