This is a beautiful March 3rd, 1947 playbill from the Original Broadway production of the BURTON LANE and E. Y. "Yip" HARBURG musical "FINIAN'S RAINBOW" at New York's 46th Street Theatre. (The production opened January 10th, 1947 and ran for 725 performances.) ..... The musical starred Scottish singing star ELLA LOGAN and featured ALBERT SHARPE, DONALD RICHARDS, DAVID WAYNE (winner of the 1947 Tony Award for "Best Featured Actor in a Musical"), ANITA ALVAREZ, SONNY TERRY, EDDIE BRUCE, TOM McELHANY, ALAN GILBERT, ROBERT ERIC CARLSON, AUGUSTUS SMITH, Jr., MAUDE SIMMONS, WILLIAM SCULLY, WILLIAM GREAVES, ROBERT PITKIN, LUCAS ACO, WILLIAM McDANIEL, DIANE WOODS, JANE EARLE, ROLAND SKINNER, ARTHUR TELL, ROYAL DANO, JERRY LAWS, LORENZO FULLER, LOUIS SHARP, MICHAEL ELLIS, HARRY DAY, NORMA JANE MARLOWE, ELAYNE RICHARDS, LADDIE LOTTA and the LYN MURRAY SINGERS ..... CREDITS: Music by BURTON LANE ("Hold on to Your Hats", "Finian's Rainbow", "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever", "Carmelina"); Lyrics by E. Y. "Yip" HARBURG ("Ziegfeld Follies of 1931", "Ballyhoo of 1932", "The Show Is On", "Hooray for What!", "Bloomer Girl", "Finian's Rainbow", "Flahooley", "Jamaica", "Darling of the Day" and the classic film score "The Wizard of Oz"); Book by E. Y. HARBURG and FRED SAIDY; Sets designed by JO MIELZINER; Costumes designed by ELEANOR GOLDSMITH; Choreographed by MICHAEL KIDD; Directed by BRETAIGNE WINDUST; Produced by LEE SABINSON and WILLIAM R. KATZELL ..... DETAILS: The sixty page playbill measures 6 1/2" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, individual photos and bios of each of the leading actors and one additional production photo. Includes a full page ad for a Studio Cast Recording of the songs from "FINIAN'S RAINBOW" on RCA Victor Records (last scanned image) ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, 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.