This is a rare "Curtain Time" Fireside Theatre insert promoting the Book Club's hardcover selection for the month of July 1976: The Original Off-Broadway script of the BERTOLT BRECHT and KURT WEILL musical "THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CITY OF MAHAGONNY". (The American Premiere production opened April 28th, 1970 at the Anderson Theatre in New York City and closed after only eight performances.) ..... The musical starred BARBARA HARRIS, ESTELLE PARSONS and MORT SHUMAN and featured JACK DE LON, BILL COPELAND, JOE BUTLER, VAL PRINGLE, ALAN CROFOOT, DON CRABTREE, EVAN THOMPSON, RICHARD MILLER, KENNETH FRETT, JAMES HOBSON, GORDON MINARD, TRACY MOORE, HOLLY HAMILTON, SAYRAH HUMMEL, ANNE KAYE, LANI MILLER, JACQUELINE PENN, LOU RODGERS, ADRIENNE WHITNEY, DEVON WILSON, RUDY CHALLENGER, JACK FLETCHER, JIMMY JUSTICE and ALEX ORFALY ..... CREDITS: Book by BERTOLT BRECHT; English Adaptation by W. H. AUDEN and CHESTER KALLMAN; Music by KURT WEILL ("Johnny Johnson", "Knickerbocker Holiday", "Lady in the Dark", "One Touch of Venus", "Lost in the Stars", "Street Scene", "Love Life", "Threepenny Opera"); Sets designed by ROBIN WAGNER; Costumes designed by RUTH MORLEY; Conceived and Directed by CARMEN CAPALBO; Produced by CARMEN CAPALBO and ABE MARGOLIES ..... DETAILS: The six panel, bi-fold insert measures 5" X 7 1/4" inches and includes promotional text, four photos from the 1970 Anderson Theatre production, a brief synopsis of the story and excerpts from two New York reviews ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this flyer 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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