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I'm currently listing a large number of playbills representing some of the most memorable Broadway performances of the 1950's and 1960's ....... This is a rare April 25th, 1955 playbill from the Original Broadway production of the Pulitzer Prize winning TENNESSEE WILLIAMS play "CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF" which played the Morosco Theatre in New York City. (The production opened March 24th, 1955 and ran for 694 performances.) ..... The play starred BARBARA BEL GEDDES as "Margaret" and BURL IVES as "Big Daddy" and featured MILDRED DUNNOCK, BEN GAZZARA, MAXWELL GLANVILLE, MUSA WILLIAMS, MADELEINE SHERWOOD, PAT HINGLE, PAULINE HAHN, DARRYL RICHARD, NICHOLAS PAUL, JANICE DUNN, FRED STEWART, R. G. ARMSTRONG, EVA VAUGHN SMITH, BROWNIE McGHEE and SONNY TERRY ..... CREDITS: Book by TENNESSEE WILLIAMS ("The Glass Menagerie", "A Streetcar Named Desire", "The Rose Tattoo", "Summer and Smoke", "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", "The Night of the Iguana"); Sets designed by JO MIELZINER; Costumes designed by LUCINDA BALLARD; Staged by ELIA KAZAN; Produced by THE PLAYWRIGHTS' COMPANY (Maxwell Anderson, Robert Anderson, Elmer Rice, Robert E. Sherwood, Roger L. Stevens and John F. Wharton) ..... DETAILS: The 36 page playbill measures 6 1/2" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes and bios of each of the leading actors, but no cast photos ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light creasing and minor edge wear, this playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
