Dorothy Loudon "LOLITA, MY LOVE" Alan Jay Lerner 1971 Musical FLOP Playbill

Description

This is a
rare February 1971 playbill from the out-of-town tryout of the ALAN JAY LERNER and JOHN BARRY musical flop "LOLITA, MY LOVE" at the Shubert Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (The production opened February 16th, 1971 at the Shubert Theatre in Philadelphia and closed after one performance for revisions. The show re-opened March 23rd, 1971 at the Shubert Theatre in Boston and closed the same week on March 27th, 1971, cancelling the scheduled Broadway opening at New York's Mark Hellinger Theatre.) ..... The musical starred JOHN NEVILLE, DOROTHY LOUDON, LEONARD FREY and ANNETTE FERRA (replaced in Boston by DENISE NICKERSON) as "Lolita" and the cast included KENDALL MARCH, VALERIE CAMILLE, JOSH WHEELER, LANCE WESTERGARD, DAVID THOMAS, FRAN STEVENS, JACQUELINE JOHNSON, JACQUELINE BRITT,
JACQUE DEAN, NEIL McNELIS,
JOHN MINEO, IRWIN PEARL, GRETEL CUMMINGS,
JOHN WITHAM,
DANIEL WALSH, ADAM PETROSKI and FRANK BOULEY ..... CREDITS: Book and Lyrics by ALAN JAY LERNER ("Brigadoon", "Paint Your Wagon", "My Fair Lady", "Camelot", "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever", "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue", "Carmelina", "Dance a Little Closer" and "Gigi"); Music by JOHN BARRY; Sets designed by MING CHO LEE; Costumes designed by JOSE VARONA; Choreographed by DANNY DANIELS
(replaced in Boston by
DAN SIRETTA); Directed by TITO CAPOBIANCO
(replaced in Boston by
NOEL WILLMAN); Produced by NORMAN TWAIN ..... DETAILS: The 42 page playbill measures 6" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, but no cast photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light surface rubbing to the cover, this rare 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.