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eBay This is a rare autographed September 23rd, 1982 OPENING NIGHT playbill from the Original Broadway production of the LARRY GROSSMAN, BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN musical flop "A DOLL'S LIFE" which played the Mark Hellinger Theatre in New York City. (The production opened September 23rd, 1982 and closed after only five performances.) ..... Written as a sequel to Ibsen's "A Doll's House", the musical starred GEORGE HEARN and BETSY JOSLYN and featured PETER GALLAGHER, EDMUND LYNDECK, BARBARA LANG, PENNY ORLOFF, NORMAN A. LARGE, MICHAEL VITA, WILLI BURKE, PATTI COHENOUR and DAVID VOSBURGH ..... Note: The playbill's title page was signed by GEORGE HEARN, BETSY JOSLYN, PETER GALLAGHER and EDMUND LYNDECK and will be accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity ..... CREDITS: Book and Lyrics by BETTY COMDEN and ADOLPH GREEN ("On the Town", "Wonderful Town", "Bells are Ringing", "Do Re Mi", "Subways are for Sleeping", "Fade Out, Fade In", "Hallelujah, Baby!", "Lorelei", "On the Twentieth Century", "Applause", "The Will Rogers Follies"); Music by LARRY GROSSMAN ("Minnie's Boys", "Goodtime Charley", "A Doll's Life", "Grind"); Sets designed by TIMOTHY O'BRIEN and TAZEENA FIRTH; Costumes designed by FLORENCE KLOTZ; Choreographed by LARRY FULLER; Directed by HAROLD PRINCE; Produced by JAMES M. NEDERLANDER, SIDNEY SHLENKER, WARNER PRODUCTIONS, INC., JOSEPH HARRIS, ROBERT FRYER, MARY LEA JOHNSON and MARTIN RICHARDS in association with HAROLD PRINCE ..... DETAILS: The 80 page playbill measures 5 5/8" 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 as well as individual head shots of each of the leading actors and a page of "Scenes" (seven production photos) from the musical ..... CONDITION: With the exception of tiny tears at the staples, 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, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.

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