This is a rare October 7th, 1980 playbill from the Goodspeed Opera House revival of the GEORGE M. COHAN musical “LITTLE JOHNNY JONES” at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Several members of the cast would appear in the Broadway revival which would open March 21st, 1982 at the Alvin Theatre in New York City and close the same night after only one performance.) ….. The musical starred ERIC WEITZ in the title role and featured JACK BITTNER, MAUREEN BRENNAN, JANE GALLOWAY, JOHN JELLISON, ANNA McNEELY, ERNIE SABELLA and PETER VAN NORDEN ….. Side Note: The show which introduced the George M. Cohan classics, “Give My Regards to Broadway” and “Yankee Doodle Boy”, returned to Philadelphia’s Walnut Street Theatre where the show had premiered in 1904 before opening at New York’s Liberty Theatre ….. CREDITS: Book, Music and Lyrics by GEORGE M. COHAN; Adapted by ALFRED UHRY; Sets designed by JOHN LEE BEATTY; Costumes designed by DAVID TOSER; Choreographed by DAN SIRETTA; Directed by GERALD GUTIERREZ; Produced by the WALNUT STREET THEATRE; Originally Produced by MICHAEL P. PRICE for the GOODSPEED OPERA HOUSE ….. DETAILS: The 16 page playbill measures 5 3/4″ X 9″ inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, a history of the show and bios of each of the leading actors and members of the creative team, but no cast photos ….. CONDITION: 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.
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