Anne Bancroft "MIRACLE WORKER" Patty Duke (Debut) 1959 Broadway Souvenir Program

Description

This is a rare souvenir program from the
Original Broadway production of the WILLIAM GIBSON play "THE MIRACLE WORKER" which played the Playhouse Theatre in New York City. (The production opened October 19th, 1959 and ran for 719 performances.) ..... The Tony Award winning "Best Play" starred ANNE BANCROFT as "Annie Sullivan", PATRICIA NEAL and
TORIN THATCHER
and featured ten year-old PATTY DUKE as "Helen Keller" (in her Broadway debut), JAMES CONGDON, KATHLEEN COMEGYS, MICHAEL CONSTANTINE and BEAH RICHARDS ..... CREDITS: Book by WILLIAM GIBSON; Sets designed by GEORGE JENKINS; Costumes designed by RUTH MORLEY; Directed by ARTHUR PENN (Tony Award winner); Produced by FRED COE
..... DETAILS: The oversized 16 page program measures 9" X 12" inches and includes full production credits, promotional text, photos and bios each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, a page of excerpts from a number of New York reviews and several pages of production photos .....
PLEASE NOTE: The scanned pages have been cropped due to the limitations of my scanner. The margins are slightly wider than shown
..... CONDITION: With the exception of light creasing from normal handling, this rare program is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.