This is a rare October 18th, 1966 PREMIERE PERFORMANCE playbill from the Original Broadway production of the JERRY BOCK and SHELDON HARNICK musical "THE APPLE TREE" at the Sam S. Shubert Theatre in New York City. (The production opened October 18th, 1966 and ran for 463 performances.) ..... The musical starred LARRY BLYDEN, ALAN ALDA and BARBARA HARRIS (all shown in the cover photo) and featured CARMEN ALVAREZ, JACKIE CRONIN, MICHAEL DAVIS, NEIL F. JONES, MARC JORDAN, ROBERT KLEIN, BARBARA LANG, MARY LOUISE, JAY NORMAN and JACLYNN VILLAMIL ..... CREDITS: Music by JERRY BOCK and Lyrics by SHELDON HARNICK (together wrote the music and lyrics for "Tenderloin", "Fiorello!", "Fiddler on the Roof", "The Rothschilds" and "She Loves Me"); Book by JERRY BOCK and SHELDON HARNICK based on Stories by MARK TWAIN, FRANK R. STOCKTON and JULES FEIFFER; Additional Book Material by JEROME COOPERSMITH; Sets and Costumes designed by TONY WALTON; Choreographed by LEE THEODORE; Directed by MIKE NICHOLS; Produced by STUART OSTROW ..... DETAILS: The 64 page playbill measures 6" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team but with the exception of the front cover, no cast photos. Includes a full page ad for the Original Broadway Cast recording of "THE APPLE TREE" (Coming Soon) on Columbia Records (third scanned image) ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a light crease at the top right, 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.