Lucie Arnaz "ONCE UPON A MATTRESS" Kay Medford / Rudy Vallee 1973 Kenley Program

Description

This is a rare souvenir program from the
Kenley Players' August 28th, 1973
Summer Stock engagement of the MARY RODGERS and MARSHALL BARER musical comedy hit "ONCE UPON A MATTRESS" at the John Kenley Theatre in Dayton, Ohio. (The original production opened May 11th, 1959 at New York's Off-Broadway Phoenix Theatre, transferred to New York's Alvin Theatre on November 25th, 1959, moved to the Winter Garden on February 24th, 1960, the Cort Theatre on April 25th, 1960 and closed at the St. James Theatre on July 2nd, 1960, running for a combined 460 performances.) ..... The musical starred LUCIE ARNAZ, KAY MEDFORD, ED EVANKO, DEAN DITTMAN and RUDY VALLEE and featured CHRIS ANDREAS, DON AMENDOLIA, J. J. JEPSON, CHRISTI CURTIS, MICHAEL LICHTEFELD, CHRIS CARLSON, LINDA RHODES, FRANK ECHOLS, PATRICK QUINN, RON KUROWSKI, DAVID FREDERICKS, JOHN FOSTER, CAROL TRIGG, WANDA GRIFFIN and DANA SNYDER ..... CREDITS: Book by JAY THOMPSON, MARSHALL BARER and DEAN FULLER; Music by MARY RODGERS; Lyrics by MARSHALL BARER; Sets designed by ROBERT FRANKLIN; Costumes designed by SHERRY LYNN MORLEY; Choreographed by LEO MULLER; Directed by LESLIE B. CUTLER; Produced by JOHN KENLEY
..... DETAILS: The oversized eight page program measures 8 1/2" X 11" inches and includes full production credits, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and photos and bios of each of the leading actors ..... 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 musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.