Bock and Harnick "TO BROADWAY WITH LOVE" New York World's Fair 1964 Playbill

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This is a rare playbill (program) from the o
riginal production of the musical revue "TO BROADWAY WITH LOVE" at the Music Hall of the Texas Pavilion at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair. (The production premiered on April 22nd, 1964, but failed to draw the anticipated audiences and closed after fewer than 100 performances.) ..... A spectacular revue which saluted the American musical, it was written specifically for the Texas Pavilion of the New York World's Fair. The show, like the rest of the pavilion, was the brainchild of Angus G. Wynne, Jr., a Texas businessman who had recently opened the first Six Flags theme park. Most of the songs were culled from previous Broadway shows, but JERRY BOCK and SHELDON HARNICK supplied musical continuity and eight original numbers: "To Broadway With Love," an homage to the Ziegfeld bring-on-the-girls number "Beautiful Lady," "Mata Hari Mine," "Remember Radio," a lilting waltz "Popsicles in Paris," "Hawaii," "Concert," and "Finale". (Reprinted in part from the Bock & Harnick website) ..... The cast included CARMEN ALVAREZ, KELLY BROWN, BOB CARROLL, JEAN DEEKS, TED FORLOW, DOROTHY FRANK, JOHNNY HARMON, HOWARD HARTMAN, REBY HOWELLS, PATTI KARR, NANCY LEIGHTON, GLORIA LEROY, DON LIBERTO, ROD PERRY, JIMMY RANDOLPH, EDDIE ROLL, STEWART ROSE, GUY ROTONDO, EILEEN SCHAULER, MILLIE SLAVIN, SHEILA SMITH and RICHARD TONE ..... CREDITS: Original Music by JERRY BOCK and Lyrics by SHELDON HARNICK (together wrote the music and lyrics for "Fiddler on the Roof", "The Apple Tree", "Tenderloin", "Fiorello!", "The Rothschilds" and "She Loves Me"); Additional Musical Numbers by GEORGE M. COHAN, JEROME KERN, GEORGE GERSHWIN, HAROLD ARLEN, COLE PORTER, IRVING BERLIN, KURT WEILL, LEONARD BERNSTEIN, RICHARD RODGERS, OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II, HAROLD ROME, JULE STYNE, BETTY COMDEN, ADOLPH GREEN, STEPHEN SONDHEIM, FREDERICK LOEWE, ALAN JAY LERNER, JERRY HERMAN, CY COLEMAN and others; Sets designed by PETER WOLF; Costumes designed by FREDDY WITTOP; Choreographed by DONALD SADDLER; Conceived and Staged by MORTON DA COSTA; Produced by GEORGE SCHAEFFER in association with ANGUS G. WYNNE, Jr. and COMPASS FAIR, INC.
..... DETAILS: The oversized four page program measures 8" X 11" inches and includes full production credits, list of scenes and musical numbers with composer credits and cast list, but no photos or bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light creasing along the outside edge, 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 sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.