Julie Andrews "MY FAIR LADY" Rex Harrison / Lerner & Loewe 1956 Playbill / Bonus

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I'm currently listing a large number of playbills representing some of the most memorable Broadway performances of the 1950's and 1960's ......... This is a rare November 12th, 1956 playbill from the Original Broadway production of the ALAN JAY LERNER and FREDERICK LOEWE musical classic "MY FAIR LADY" which played the Mark Hellinger Theatre in New York City. (The production opened March 15th, 1956 and ran for 2717 performances.) ..... The Tony Award winning "Best Musical" starred REX HARRISON and JULIE ANDREWS (both shown in the cover photo) and featured STANLEY HOLLOWAY, ROBERT COOTE, VIOLA ROACHE, PHILIPPA BEVANS, JOHN MICHAEL KING, REGINA WALLACE, OLIVE REEVES-SMITH, ROBIN CRAVEN, GORDON DILWORTH and ROD McLENNAN ..... CREDITS: Music by FREDERICK LOEWE; Book and Lyrics by ALAN JAY LERNER (Lerner and Loewe collaborated on "Brigadoon", "Paint Your Wagon", "My Fair Lady", "Camelot" and "Gigi") based on "Pygmalion" by BERNARD SHAW; Sets designed by OLIVER SMITH; Costumes designed by CECIL BEATON; Choreographed by HANYA HOLM; Directed by MOSS HART; Produced by HERMAN LEVIN ..... DETAILS: The 68 page playbill measures 6 1/2" 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 as well as one additional production photo. Includes a full page ad for the Original Broadway Cast recording of "MY FAIR LADY" on Columbia Records ..... BONUS: The playbill includes illustrated profiles of the show's composer and lyricist (shown in the scanned images) that appeared in very few issues of playbill ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light spotting and minor edge wear, this playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian.