Al Hirschfeld "PUT IT IN WRITING" Bob Dishy 1962 FLOP

This is a rare souvenir program from the musical revue "PUT IT IN WRITING" which played the Happy Medium Theatre in Chicago in the fall of 1962. (The production would eventually arrive May 13th, 1963 at New York's Off-Broadway Theatre de Lys and close after only 24 performances.) ..... The ensemble cast included BOB DISHY (who signed the title page), JEANNE ARNOLD, WILL MACKENZIE, ANNE JONES, JACK BLACKTON, BARBARA GILBERT, DODO DENNEY, DEIDRE GREEN and TOM WILLIAMS ..... CREDITS: Sketches mostly by DAVID PANICH and JAY THOMPSON; Music and Lyrics by FRED EBB ("Flora the Red Menace", "Cabaret", "70, Girls, 70", "Chicago", "The Rink", "The Happy Time", "The Act", "Woman of the Year", "Zorba", "Curtains"), NORMAN MARTIN, G. WOOD, WILLIAM ANGELOS, ALAN KOHAN, BUD McCREEDY, MARTIN CHARNIN ("Annie", "I Remember Mama", "Hot Spot", "The First", "Mata Hari", "Zenda", "Two By Two", "La Strada"), ROBERT KESSLER, CHARLES STROUSE ("Annie", "Bye Bye Birdie", "All American", "Golden Boy", "Applause", "It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Superman!", "Charlie and Algernon", "Dance a Little Closer"), FRED TOBIAS and JAY THOMPSON ("Once Upon a Mattress", "From A to Z", "Thoroughly Modern Millie"); Sets designed by HERBERT SENN and HELEN POND; Costumes designed by BILL BELEW; Program Cover illustrated by AL HIRSCHFELD; Choreographed by JOYCE TRISLER; Directed by ROBERT WEINER; Produced by ROBERT WEINER with GEORGE and OSCAR MARIENTHAL ..... The oversized 20 page program measures 9" X 12" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, scenes and musical numbers, photos and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, excerpts from a number of Chicago reviews, a brief history and photo of the Happy Medium Theatre and several pages of production photos of scenes from the show ..... 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 soiling to the covers, this rare program is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian ..... Check my "Other Auctions" for additional rare souvenir programs and playbills, Original Cast CD's and other theatre related memorabilia. Multiple purchases are always combined to save on shipping costs ..... NO RESERVE! ..... This item will be carefully packaged in a protective sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard ..... U.S. SHIPPING: Buyer pays choice of $3.75 USPS media rate shipping with delivery confirmation (50 cents for each additional program or playbill purchased when combined into a single payment - U.S. addresses only) or $5.95 USPS Priority with delivery confirmation. (*Insurance required on all PayPal payments over $100.00. If you intend to pay through PayPal, please wait for a revised invoice before submitting payment so that the insurance fees can be added.) PayPal preferred. Personal checks accepted (U.S. only) but delay shipping by 10 days ..... INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS: (Please Note!) Due to restrictions established by PayPal, all items must be shipped by USPS PRIORITY INTERNATIONAL recorded delivery ... I can ship by USPS International First Class Airmail ($7.50 to Canada / $11.50 to all other international destinations), however the only methods of payment accepted for this shipping option are cashier's checks and bank transfers (with an additional fee) in U.S. dollars. Please email me with any other inquiries ..... THANKS !!!

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