eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 9y237 WEST SIDE STORY signed stage play souvenir program book 1958 by Lawrence, Kert, AND Bentley! Date Sold 10/22/2019Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Autographed Stage Play Souvenir Program Book (measures 9" x 11 3/4" [23 x 30 cm]; 16 pages) (Learn More) West Side Story, the 1957 - 1959 Jerome Robbins Broadway musical stage play (with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; loosely based on the tragedy 'Romeo and Juliet' by William Shakespeare) starring Carol Lawrence (as Maria), Larry Kert (as Tony), Sonya Wilde (who became Maria after Carol Lawrence left), Chita Rivera (as Anita), Art Smith, Lee Becker, Hank Brunjes (as Diesel and Riff), and Muriel Bentley (who became Anita after Chita Rivera left). Of course, this play became a movie in 1961, and as usual, Hollywood would not cast the Broadway leads (because they weren't nationally known), and instead, they cast Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer in the lead roles, even though both had to be dubbed! If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this souvenir program book has been personally autographed (signed) by THREE people: Carol Lawrence, Larry Kert, AND Muriel Bentley. Given that Muriel Bentley is given a biography in this program, it is a certainty that this program is from after Chita Rivera left the play, but before Carol Lawrence left the play, which makes it from either late 1958 or early 1959. Note that this cool program also has biographies on Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins, Arthur Laurents, and Stephen Sondheim, and each of the above has both a headshot picture and a full page biography! Also note that we have pictured the front cover and an interior 2-page spread from this program. You can use these images to determine the exact condition of it from our super-sized image, but realize that there are some other pages you are not seeing. This item comes from the collection of Duane Robinson, a longtime theater manager who obtained many signed items from celebrities he worked with. He has passed away, and there are no certificates of authenticity with any of his items, but we believe the signatures to surely be authentic. As is true of all the signed items we are currently auctioning, we give every buyer 30 days in which to review what they purchased and they can return any item as long as it is within 30 days of the end of the auction. On non-signed items, we give a "lifetime guarantee" on everything we auction, but on signed items, we give the above modified guarantee of 30 days after the auction closes. Condition: very good. Learn More about condition grades
Postal Mailing Address:
Bruce Hershenson, P.O. Box 874, West Plains, MO 65775. (For our UPS or FedEx address, click here) phone: +1 417 256-9616 fax: +1 417 257-6948 E-mail: Contact Us Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM & 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (CDT) |
|||||||||||||
Copyright Notice:
©1998-2024 Bruce Hershenson. All rights reserved.
All materials contained in this document are protected by United States copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast without the prior written permission of Bruce Hershenson. You may not alter or remove any trademark, copyright or other notice from copies of the content. However, you may download or print material from this Web site for your personal, non-commercial use only. |