1950 Pre-Bway ALIVE AND KICKING Gwen Verdon Debut, Jack Cole, Carl Reiner FLOP - $495 - (Eureka Springs, AR)

Souvenir program from the pre-Broadway tryout tour of the musical revue ALIVE AND KICKING, which introduced GWEN VERDON to Broadway, under the aegis of her mentor, JACK COLE. Starred DAVID BURNS and LENORE LONERGAN, with CARL REINER, among others. Music mostly by Hal Borne and Irma Jurist. Lyrics mostly by Paul Francis Webster and Ray Golden. Many interpolations by a squadron of composers and lyricists. Sketches by Ray Golden and IAL Diamond, with help from Henry Morgan, Joseph Stein, and Arthur Ross. Choreographed by Jack Cole. Directed by Robert H. Gordon. Produced by William R. Katzell and Ray Golden. The show eked out only 46 performances when it got to Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre. In excellent condition.

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